An Edible Voyage

September 2020 Tucked on a corner, opposite the green, in the village of Maenclochog is the unassuming Caffi’r Sgwar Adorned with plastic table cloths and packed with long standing locals, it wasn’t a place I naturally gravitated to.  However a good friend from the next village mentioned in passing that it’s a local institution, so I was immediately sold! If I’m honest, my expectations for a flat white were fairly low, but it was up there with some of the best I’ve had.  I was also expecting a fairly small range of cakes, given the size of the café, and village as a whole, so I was pleasantly taken aback to find a counter bursting with an assortment of homemade brownies (three different flavours as well as gluten free), seasonal cakes, scones, quiches and sausage rolls.  The super fudgey brownies with the slight crunch on top are absolutely divine, and not usually a fan of cold sausage rolls, the delicious meaty, cheesy and slightly sweet taste of the generously stuffed p...

June 2020 What do you want in a doughnut?  Pillowy dough? A generous dusting of sugar to coat your lips?  A sweet, fruity and jammy, or creamy and custardy filling? There's a bakery start-up in Oxford that can deliver you all of these and more.  Patron.  With exciting fillings such a hazelnut praline, lemon curd, chocolate and tonka bean, and the cheery sounding chuckleberry jam, you will be spoilt for choice.  And if that wasn't enough decadence, they also make banana bread and gooey chocolate brownies.  Eco-friendly home delivery around Oxford by bike or collect from Jericho Coffee Traders Osney Mead or Tap Social's White House Horse Box outside The White House pub on Abingdon Road.