de Oxford

Craving Spanish products in Oxford? Unable to nip down to Mercadona, El club del gourmet or Petra Mora because you live in Jericho? I have the answer for you, Branca Food.

This is the delicatessen associated with the Italian eatery Branca next door. However, far from just stocking in Italian food, there's a whole host of Spanish goodies.

Don't forget to sample anything else they have at Branca Food. The cheese selection is particularly good. Buy with some Spanish membrillo to enhance that salty flavour. Ooh and treat yourself an elaborately-wrapped panettone - it's almost Christmas after all!

Festive inspiration

There's nothing quite like seeing the first Christmas ad on TV. Although it has got a bit out of hand in the UK with Christmas adverts premiering, it's not really as much of a thing here in Spain which makes me sad.

Anyway, thank God for youtube. This way I've been keeping up-to-date with Coca-Cola, Baileys, Debenhams, John Lewis, M&S and in fact all the supermarkets...

This one is probably my chosen one for the year. They have ones like this every year and it reminds me of their 2010 advert when I fell in love with that dress at the end. I want my life to look like this. Not gonna lie.

However, for a place in my heart, I'm not sure anything will ever, ever beat this.