Chris
Bentham and Abigail Rose will be taking over The Black Boy, Old Headington,
on the 01/10/08. This is an exciting new venture for the pair who have an
excellent catering background working with such mentors as
Raymond Blanc
(Chris Bentham: 9 years, Abigail Rose: 4 years) and
Paul Heathcote (Abigail Rose 3
years).
The business partners have just finished setting up a brasserie and bar in
Oxford (The High Table
Brasserie) and are moving on to fulfil their ambition to provide excellent
food at great prices (the Ala Carte is to be priced under £10.00) with the same
high standard found in many fine dining establishments, yet a relaxed,
unobtrusive service.
Expanding their repertoire to serve and sell home-made artisan bread, Oxford
pasties, Scotch eggs, home-made pork scratchings and home-made chocolates to be
eaten on and off the premises.
The
Sunday Morning Children’s Cookery School (every Sunday from 10am until 11am).
The children’s cookery school will be aimed at two different age ranges; 4-8
years old and 9-12 years old, with great, yet simple recipes which can involve
all the family.
Abigail and Chris are great advocates of children learning to cook, and
hopefully enjoy cooking, from a very early age and as they progress, about the
provenance of food, how it gets to your plate and more simply, the enjoyment of
eating and sharing food you have made!
Abigail’s son, Henry, is three and a half and makes a cracking pizza, muffins,
chocolates and ravioli (with a lot of help for the hot bits!) All children will
receive a recipe card pertinent to the recipe they have made, with an extra one
to try at home on the reverse.
Classes will be limited to six children at each class in order to enable a
positive learning experience. Parents will have to stay with their children but
are welcome to relax with a coffee and pastries.
Christmas menu
The Christmas menu will be available from 01/12/08 to 24/12/08 and will be
priced at £19.95 for three courses.
New Years Eve Menu
New Years Eve Menu will be available to view on-line at The Black Boy web-site.
To
contact The Black Boy:
Address: 91 Old High Street, Headington, Oxford OX3 19T
Temporary e-mail address until The Black Boy web-site is complete:
abirose@hotmail.com
Queries before 01/10/08 : 07979 472518
Phone
number from Monday will be 01865 308850
How to get to the Black Boy by Bus.
Headington Shops for buses to Cowley,
North Oxford, Central Oxford including Oxford Rail and
Bus stations. Also buses to London, Wheatley, Thame, Forest Hill, Botley,
Seacourt and
Thornhill Park and Rides.
Chris
Bentham and Abigail Rose will be taking over The Black Boy, Old Headington,
on the 01/10/08. This is an exciting new venture for the pair who have an
excellent catering background working with such mentors as
Expanding their repertoire to serve and sell home-made artisan bread, Oxford
pasties, 
The children’s cookery school will be aimed at two different age ranges; 4-8
years old and 9-12 years old, with great, yet simple recipes which can involve
all the family. 
