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...

Interview: Cooking made easy with Yotam Ottolenghi

Melissa Blease discovers how acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi is making supper time speedy and straightforward with his new cookbook Simple, ahead of his visit t...

Chef talk: Dan Moon

After just two years as head chef at the Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel’s restaurant, Dan Moon has become the face of fine dining in Bath. Melissa Blease talks to ...

Silver Swift: Summer Drinks

Summer brings a new atmosphere to the drinks cabinet – with an emphasis on cool and refreshing. Rose Unwin of Silver Swift assesses the options for summer drin...

Food events:
Summer on a plate

The days are lengthening and that means there’s more time for getting out and about. Melissa Blease takes a look at some summer foodie events in July – from eat...

Bath’s family friendly hotspots for eating out

The summer holidays are looming – exciting for children, but the pressure is on for those planning the schedule of events, and especially what to eat in between...