All new Christmas Tavern to pop up at The Bird, Bath for the festive season

The Bird, Bath on Pulteney Road is to open a new Christmas Tavern for the city on Thursday 28 November, to coincide with the opening of the Bath Christmas Mark...

Top spots to celebrate Bastille Day in Bath

Why and how and where should we celebrate Bastille Day in Bath on 14 July? Melissa Blease consults with experts in the sector and provides some delectable loca...

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts launches apprenticeship programme for budding chefs

Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel has welcomed the first student on to its new chef apprenticeship programme, designed to develop the next generation of culinary profes...

Michelin starred Olive Tree wins silver at South West Tourism Awards

Bath’s only Michelin starred restaurant, the Olive Tree, has won the silver award for Restaurant/Bistro of the Year at the South West Tourism Awards 2019. T...

January diet refresh

If you’re planning to make positive lifestyle changes to your diet in 2019, don’t be too hard on yourself, says Melissa Blease. You see, slow and steady, tort...

Chris Cleghorn:
Cooking on a star

Chris Cleghorn, head chef at the Olive Tree Restaurant, has recently been awarded a Michelin star, the most revered accolade in the restaurant world. Melissa Bl...

Dinner Parties
dos and don’ts

One person’s chilled, home-cooked meal with friends is another’s exhausting chore as they tease the lumps from the béchamel sauce and wish they were watching St...

Koffmann & Mr. White’s opens at Bath’s Abbey Hotel

After much anticipation, the new French English brasserie at the Abbey Hotel in Bath – Koffmann & Mr. White’s – has opened its doors to the public. The r...

The Olive Tree restaurant awarded Bath’s only Michelin star

Renowned chef Chris Cleghorn has been awarded Bath’s only Michelin star at The Olive Tree restaurant, set within the Queensberry Hotel. Chris, 33, has been t...

Riverford veg box scheme turns its back on single-use plastic

Riverford Organic Farmers has found that its veg boxes can reduce plastic use by 77% when compared with supermarket equivalent, reflecting the company's commitm...

Student food:
burgers or bourguignon?

We all know that students live on burgers, kebabs, take-outs and baked beans when not in the student bar, right? Think again, as Melissa Blease questions some s...

Beer in Bath

The days of sipping warm beer on the village green are well gone – nowadays it’s a more sophisticated picture. Melissa Blease investigates how the craft beer re...