Sunday 24th May 2026

Lifestyle

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine  our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs. 

Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

Experiencing Trinifree with a proper “Trinittude” (Trinifree-attitude) means the chance to do things I would have considered unfathomable during the past two terms, like take a nap in the afternoon or resolve to never pull an all-nighter in order to finish an essay.

Is there such a thing as a break-up season?

In the warmer months we are more open to new connections and to seeing the beauty which was always there, but perhaps lay dormant or buried during the winter.

Hospitable cultures exist because women exist

We don't just owe the survival of our culture to women, but our very own survival. Every homemade meal, tender embrace, wiped tear, wrapped gift, handwritten card, wise word of advice, and lullaby has raised and nourished us.

Recipe: Sweet Nachos

Serves 4-8 Time: 1 hour

Slow Cookers: The Future Of Student Gastronomy?

Struggling to find the time to cook? The slow cooker may be a solution.

Recipe: Chocolate Tacos

A sweet twist on a savoury classic.

A Public Health Emergency

"The first step to alleviating this issue is acknowledging that it exists."

The Anatomy of Portioning

The problem of portion sizing facing our national nutrition

Restaurant Review: Pan Pan

A restaurant where Korean food can finally garner the acclaim it deserves.

Recipe: Scallops with Celeriac Purée, Chorizo Oil, Fennel and Grapefruit

This recipe serves 1 and takes approximately 90 minutes to prepare

Crossing continents

How to build your academic career halfway around the world

‘New year, new me’: why it’s time to ditch new year’s resolutions

Only 8% of us actually stick to our New Year's resolutions

The omnipresence of Christmas in the UK, from someone who didn’t celebrate it

Maybe because I didn’t grow up with Christmas, and find little personal reason to celebrate the birth of Christ.

The decline of Wonderland: festive fun or Christmas consumerism?

"Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland has become a behemoth, logistically impossible and perhaps overhyped extortionate vehicle of money wasting and consumerism."

Nothing beats a traditional German Christmas market

As any Christmas enthusiast can testify, no two Christmas markets are the same

“Ugly Delicious” explores the twisted perceptions of Eastern cuisines in the West

Why do most of us associate French food with sophisticated candle-lit date nights and Chinese, Indian or Mexican food with greasy takeaways?

Ten reasons you should try Veganuary

The food we eat seems to be all the talk in the media. From William Sitwell’s comments on veganism to the establishment of World Vegan...

Varsity Ski Trip: a downhill slope?

There is nothing like finishing term and starting the Christmas festivities than getting stuffed onto a musty old coach for twenty-something hours

Recipe: Mull with OJ, spice and all things nice

Georgina MacRae shares her tips for the perfect Christmas mull

Restaurant Review: Jee Saheb

The traditional restaurant sticks to the classics from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan

Making myself at home

"When you're here for most of the year, making this city your true home is a feat that seems impossible."

Restaurant Review: Zheng

This Chinese-Malaysian in Jericho didn't live up to expectations

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