Crafting the ultimate BBQ experience

Set the scene

Add a pop of colour with stunning blooms and potted plants from The Garden of Oxford, or elevate your outdoor space with more plants or garden ornaments and sculptures from Jemini Flowers.

Style your setup: Stay clean in a bold apron from Next to Nothing, roll out a picnic blanket from Woollen Cosy Life, and serve in style with clever kitchenware and home finds from Nothing. And who doesn’t want to go all the way so finish off with a stunning handmade summer soap from Oxford Soap Company?

Make the most of those evening vibes. As the sun sets, light some calming incense from Crystal Spirit Emporium, or decorate your patio area with the warm glow for their wonderful collection of salt lamps to keep the mood mellow and bugs at bay.

Start the sizzle with the essentials

David John Butchers make all their own sausages on site which is why the variety is vast and carefully crafted. Or ask their highly experienced butchers for tips on premium cuts to really make that grill sizzle. For vegetarian options search out the tastiest halloumi from Oxford Cheese Company or Bonner’s Fruit and Veg’s huge mushrooms for mouth-watering burger replacements. Add Bonner’s carefully selected corn on the cob, mushrooms and peppers to some halloumi for easy veggie skewers.

Build your spread

Alpha Bar has a fantastic variety of ready-made organic salads you can pick and mix. All are created with care and sustainability at their heart. Hamblin Bread offer artisan loaves that are perfect for platters. Don’t forget to grab a vast array of sauces, marinates, cold cuts and home made pies and quiches from David John Butchers.

Round off your spread with an impressive array of bold after dinner cheeses from the Oxford Cheese Company – not forgetting their chutneys, crackers and their famous Oxford Sauce!

Sip and Chill

For beverages, visit The Market Cellar Door for carefully selected wines, and if you have a bit of time how about chatting with them to find out the best paring along with a tasting flight? For craft beers Teardrop Bar and The Market Tap by Tap Social have it all tied up. If it’s soft drinks a top tip is to head to iScream. They stock a huge selection of bottled soft drinks, or try locally made apple juice stocked at Teardrop.

Sweet memories

Finish off with a dessert to remember by adding some of iScream’s homemade gelato to Bonners local strawberries. Did you know iScream can deliver orders of 1 litre upwards to addresses within the Oxford ring road? Or select some choice cake slices or brownies to take away from Sofi de France, Colombia Coffee, Browns, and Taylors or have you ever tried Rum Baba? If you are lucky iL Corno will have some in stock, to say they’re a taste sensation really is an understatement – we know!