On Oxford’s bustling High Street, peering out onto St Mary’s Church and the iconic Radcliffe Camera, Quod Restaurant with its unrivalled location forms the lively hub of the Old Bank Hotel…
Enjoy a house cocktail at the marble topped bar, dine in the light-filled conservatory amidst olive trees and plants, choose from a daily evolving seasonal menu inspired by the regional dishes of Spain and Italy, cooked on the wood fire oven and charcoal grill…
Oxford’s 17th century Old Parsonage Hotel and Parsonage Grill combines original charm and character with all the luxury, amenities and technology available to an independently owned 5 star hotel and restaurant….
An introduction from Jeremy Mogford:
I am lucky enough to have enjoyed a lifetime in the hospitality industry with my involvement with Browns Restaurants, Rules in London and my current Oxford collection of the Old Bank and Old Parsonage Hotels, Quod Restaurant, Parsonage Grill and Gee’s Restaurant.
Wishing to give something back to the hospitality industry which has been very good to me and combining it with my longstanding link to literary Oxford, in 2013 I decided to sponsor a brand new short story prize which had to specifically relate to the subject of food, drink or both…
And so the Mogford Prize for Food & Drink Writing was born, and currently seeking entries for our ninth competition.
Every year we invite two judges to join Jeremy in choosing the winner of the £10,000 award. Past judges have included Lawrence Norfolk and Rick Stein in 2016; Philip Pullman and Mary Berry in 2017; Bill Bryson and Lorraine Pascale in 2018; Julian Barnes and Tim Hayward in 2019; and Stephen Fry and Prue Leith in 2020.
Scroll down further for details of this year’s judges…
Entries for the 2021 Mogford Prize opened on Wednesday 4th November ’20 and closed 10 weeks later on Wednesday 13th January ’21.
The two guest judges in this year’s competition are British mystery and thriller novelist, Mick Herron, and English author and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay MBE…