Jasmine Green Tea and Dime Bar Ice-cream

Location: G&Ds, Little Claredon Street, Oxford

Date: 12 December 2008

Details: Jasmine green tea and an American-sized scoop of 'Dime Bar' ice-cream.

Notes: This quirky little ice-cream parlour has a well-deserved excellent reputation. We rolled in at gone 11pm and the place was gently winding down. A few quiet clumps of students were enjoying ice-cream and hushed conversation; a few unwashed types pecked away at laptops. Great selection of products, great prices, great staff. Quirky bagel-themed Christmas decorations. Highly recommended.

Fruit Juice with Giraffe (!)

Location: Giraffe cafe, Oxford

Date: 13 December 2008

Details: Apple juice with giraffe stirrer

Notes: Our first visit to the Giraffe chain for breakfast after a long night out in Oxford. Great menu, with suitable choices for all tastes. We especially liked these giraffe stirrers which peep cutely over the rim of the fruit juice glasses. Nice touch.

Technically not a normal 'cuppa and cake' entry but I'm making an exception for such a novel piece of tableware.