All posts in the topic The Black Boy, Old Headington (Short link)
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- There are 8 posts — by 5 authors — in this topic.
- Latest post made by Nicholas Newman at Sep 23 09:37 UTC
With regards to Headington being in The Good Food guide, this is something we'd
like to change. Although there are some good places to eat in Headington (Cafe
Noir for example), my business partner, Chris Bentham, and I will be taking
over The Black Boy at the end of the month. We have recently set up a brasserie
and bar in Oxford called The High Table but have been looking for our own
business for a while now, and this is perfect! We managed to earn our first AA
Rosette in the first six months of opening. We are both long term residents of
Headington and are aware of a little gap that needs filling. Our plan is to
offer the entire Ala Carte under £10.00 whilst supplying freshly made bread,
pasties and pork pies (all home-made) to be sold on and off the premises as
well. We will also be offering daily specials and a weekly Sunday roast. We
also plan to offer Sunday morning cookery classes for children and jazz once a
week for the older ones, with a quiz night too. We really want to ensure that
we are offering what you, as Headington residents require, hence my post, to
check that we will be fulfilling your needs. Aunt Sally will be returning,
although I confess my finesse at the game is severely lacking.
For a brief run down of our history, we are both Raymond Blanc trained but I
personally have some public house experience. We have been in catering for over
36 years between us (18 each) which hopefully explains why we are wise enough
to not presume we know what our community needs, and the need to ask for
advice.
The food range will be centred around modern english food yet incorporating
home-made pizza boards as well. A childrens menu will always be running as an
ancillary. All our products will be home-made. We will be increasing the bitter
offering by two more and very slightly changing the decor until we have the
full re-wiring done (at the moment it is running on an incorrect phase for the
kichen equipment required.)
What we would love to know and hear, is what advice you could have to offer us
to ensure we provide you with a place that is needed rather that one that is
decided that you require.We would like you to be proud of your pub.
We very much hope to be in The Good Food Guide next year, fingers crossed and a
lot of hard work, but hopefully.
May I hear your views and advice?
Regards,
Abigail Rose
Now, can I bang a gong for vegetarians please? Just because we don't eat meat
or fish doesn't mean we don't appreciate good food. A quick look at gourmet
vegetarian recipe books (I'd recommend Ursula Ferrigno for one) will reveal
many, many interesting possibilities. While I like pasta and pizza, they are
easily available in a hundred pizza 'n' pasta places, and the
spinach/feta/riccotta combination is well past its sell-by, thank goodness
(particularly wrapped in filo pastry). I'd like to see vegetarian options on
general menus because they are delicous dishes that anyone might choose, not
just because there has to be something for us to eat and pasta is an easy
get-out. Any chance? As to the freshly-made bread - will this be 'proper'
bread such as is sold in Taylors - what they refer to as Artisan Bread - or
will it be full of improvers and sugar like the more commercial stuff? I'm
happy to pay a little extra for real bread. Cookery lessons for children
sounds an excellent idea. Anyone lucky enough to go to the Children's Food
Festival last year in Abingdon would have seen how enthusiastic kids can get
about food, given the right setting and circumstance - er, and enough freebies,
it has to be said.
My wife took a walk round to the 'Black Boy' this morning to speak with the
owners re using it as a meeting place for the HBA but found it still locked
up..
Will Mr. & Mrs. Rose state what date the Black Boy is opening?
From their email of 6 September: With regards to Headington being in The Good Food guide, this is something we'd like to change. Although there are some good places to eat in Headington (Cafe Noir for example), my business partner, Chris Bentham, and I will be taking over The Black Boy at the end of the month. PG ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Cummings To: Headington & Marston Neighbourhood Forum Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [HMNF] The Black Boy, Old Headington My wife took a walk round to the 'Black Boy' this morning to speak with the owners re using it as a meeting place for the HBA but found it still locked up.. Will Mr. & Mrs. Rose state what date the Black Boy is opening? Frank Cummings Headington, Oxford Info about Frank Cummings: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/frankcummings This topic's messages may be viewed at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2LrQthVzaI8aOmq1x35XKC ----------------------------------------- To post, send your message to: <email obscured> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," in subject line and send to: <email obscured> More info about Headington & Marston Neighbourhood Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/oxford-hm E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
Last night, I walked past the Black Boy and it looked closed. Will it be open for the Virtual Oxford meeting on the 1st Oct ? see http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/HEADINGTONNEWS.htm
No need to follow links outside the forum, Abi has posted up her opening date
for the Black Boy, it's reopening on 30 September and we're all looking forward
to welcoming her and her team!
Dear all, Thank you so much, and thank you all for your advice and positive interest and interaction since this was announced. A special thank to Stephanie for all her advice on how to use the forum, and for all her hard work maintaining it. Look forward to meeting you all, those that can make it, on October 1st! Regards, Abigail Rose> To: <email obscured>> From: <email obscured>> Subject: Re: [HMNF] The Black Boy, Old Headington> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:33:02 +1200> > No need to follow links outside the forum, Abi has posted up her opening date for the Black Boy, it's reopening on 30 September and we're all looking forward to welcoming her and her team!> > > Ruth Wilkinson> Headington, Oxford> Info about Ruth Wilkinson: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/4sPZdZFjHWvbwjqVXjKjFk> > This topic's messages may be viewed at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/3A8gfaNStpqmLY1ZFOSwRJ>
I have just received the Black Boy's press release that Abi and Chris kindly sent me http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/THEBLACKBOYPUBHEADINGTON.htm . It looks like we are in for some interesting and delicious meals, if my experience of eating at their previous restaurant is something to go by. I also see there will be jazz sessions and a quiz night and cookery school classes for children. No doubt many adults would appreciate that the Black Boy would in the future provide such classes for us adults.