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Pit Kitchen
Oxfordshire and its surrounds are famous for outstanding food and hospitality: from farms, growers and markets to cafes, pubs and restaurants. We are delighted to have the chance to feature some of the very best. My recent lunch at Pit Kitchen wasn’t the first time I’d eaten the delicious fire-cooked food at the foodie-spot originally created by Adam and James, brothers with a dream of bringing Dalston flavours and energy to the heart of the Cotswolds. Their first venture, a pop-up just outside Chipping Norton, coincided with my first week as editor of this magazine and I
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