Out of Office Coffee (OOOC) which has already brought its tasty blends to Stony Stratford and Newport Pagnell is opening its third market town branch later this week.

Olney, the home of the pancake race, is the lucky site for the new coffee house, which occupies a former wine shop in Mark ...

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World-famous Bletchley Park was, until the mid-1970s, Milton Keynes' best kept secret, but is now one of the region's most visited attractions.

Taking a walk around the 'Home of the Codebreakers' gives you an opportunity to step back in time, and is a real insight into the efforts that we ...

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The great British tradition of afternoon tea, invented by the Duchess of Bedford in the 1840s, has become increasingly popular in recent years with many hotels and tearooms offering this mid-afternoon treat of sandwiches, cakes and tea.

I received a voucher for afternoon tea for two at t ...

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One of Stony Stratford's independent coffee shops seems to be doing so well, it's opening a second cafe this week on Newport Pagnell's High Street.

Out of Office Coffee offers a range of your favourite beverages along with enough baked goods to make your mouth water.

I had a sneek ...

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Hey, there's a new independent coffee shop in town to make another dent in the dominance of the chains.

Out of Office Coffee opened its doors in Stony Stratford recently and TG and I went up there to take a look because, well, coffee and cake! As if you - that is, me - needs any other r ...

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I've written about Buckingham coffee shop Gyre and Gimble before on this blog, but did you know they've moved to new premises?

This little gem moved to a bigger, brighter space only a couple of weeks ago. The new shop is in Cornwall Place and has a much lighter feel but still with the g ...

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Foodies in Milton Keynes are spoilt for choice these days when it comes to food events in and around the city. And the latest on the calendar has beautiful surroundings going for it as well as a fine range of vendors.

The first MK Food Fest was held at Linford Manor Park on Saturday and ...

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Well, not quite a horse, but TG's car is a magnificent steed (see what I did there!)

Ahem, well, Banbury Food Fair has been going for several years and is getting bigger with more choice than ever before. You name it, it had it, from jams and preserves to charcuterie and wine, more meat ...

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"When I say 'Earl Grey', you say 'Yes, please'
'Earl Grey', 'Yes, please'
'Earl Grey', 'Yes, please.'" - Cup of Brown Joy, Professor Elemental.

For me, the bergamot scent of Earl Grey tea summons up a vision of corseted Victorian ladies in tearooms and as someone who quite ...

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"When you're tired of tea, you're tired of life." - Professor Elemental.

Never was a truer word spoken or sung about tea than by the pith-helmeted gentleman quoted above (check out his tune 'Cup of Brown Joy' for a tribute to the great British brew). So the opportunity to review tea pro ...

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