On paper, the pitch is doomed to fail: let’s establish a pop-up Izakaya (Izakaya being a style of local tavern found in neighbourhoods all over Japan, serving small plates of food to enhance the pleasure of drinking with friends) in a refurbished Jacobean dining room upstairs from our pub in Bath city centre. Oh, andContinue reading “Budō, Argyle Street, Bath”
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Dinner at The Gainsborough Bath Spa
Enormous, glistening prawns (‘Dancing Prawns’, no less!) – crispy on the outside, soft and juicy within – drenched in a glossy, citrus-infused, Asian-esque emulsion and dotted hither and thither with sweetly nutty crystallised walnuts. A trio of meaty, chargrilled skewers (chicken, lamb and beef), each one tasting of their very best selves, served with aContinue reading “Dinner at The Gainsborough Bath Spa”
Sunday Lunch at The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath
Where shall we go for Sunday lunch in Bath? That’s probably the most-asked question on my X/Twitter (@ThePigGuide) timeline, at all times of the year. You’d be forgiven for thinking that it’d be the easiest question to respond to, too; after all, multiple pubs, restaurants and even bars in Bath offer multiple twists and turnsContinue reading “Sunday Lunch at The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath”
Green Park Brasserie, Green Park Road, Bath
I love Green Park Brasserie. Okay, that’s hardly an original thought; the lively, multi-faceted restaurant, bar and live music merrymaking zone situated on the buzzing Green Park Road/James Street West intersection opened its doors in Bath back in 1992, around the same time I too made a home for myself in the city. While GPBContinue reading “Green Park Brasserie, Green Park Road, Bath”
The Prandial Playground, Bath and Beyond... 