So we got back from our break in Cannes, and it was still my big birthday week, and we both had another day off… so we went for a day out in Clevedon, where I used to live many, many years ago, and where we knew for sure that the sun would be shining… well,Continue reading “escala, Clevedon”
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The Peking, Kingsmead Square, Bath
I heard our Sizzling Chicken long before the gloriously fragrant, intrinsically Cantonese ginger/spring onion/chicken combo wafted our way, heralding the imminent arrival of one of our main courses. And it led me to thinking… Of our five basic human senses, hearing is probably the last on the list when it comes to how we connectContinue reading “The Peking, Kingsmead Square, Bath”
Budō, Argyle Street, Bath
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”
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”
Flute, George Street, Bath
As the Anglo-Irish satirist and author Jonathan Swift once said, “he was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” Indeed; I mean, they’re a bit weird-looking, aren’t they? But I was once that bold (wo)man, eating an oyster for the very first time almost two decades ago (at the start of a cookery class,Continue reading “Flute, George Street, Bath”
The Sepoy Club, Broad Street, Bath
Funky boutiques, upmarket nail bars, down-home takeaways. A friendly, independent coffee shop here, a late-night convenience store over there, a dedicated knob shop across the way: if you’re traversing the route from The Podium to George Street, Broad Street – worlds apart, in character and personality terms, from the prosaic parallel line that is MilsomContinue reading “The Sepoy Club, Broad Street, Bath”
Lunch at Montagu’s Mews, the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
What does lunch mean, to you? If you work in town, the answer to that question might mean packing up a leaking box of last night’s leftovers, or grabbing a miserable meal deal that definitely isn’t much of a big deal at all, or buying a sweaty supermarket sandwich to eat on a bench outsideContinue reading “Lunch at Montagu’s Mews, the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa”
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”
Bikano’s, Widcombe, Bath
There are multiple reasons for going out for dinner: excitement, indulgence, bonhomie, celebrations… escapism. But the impromptu “let’s just put our going out clothes on and go out for something to eat” is one of the best reasons of all. Now I’m not saying for one moment that Bikano’s is all and only about simplyContinue reading “Bikano’s, Widcombe, Bath”
Baba’s Mezze, Barton Street, Bath
Baba’s Mezze didn’t host a flashy opening night party, or promote a soft launch week on social media, or send me a lengthy press release telling me what to write when I was bribed to write about it. It just simply opened its doors on Barton Street (which is, in itself, turning into one ofContinue reading “Baba’s Mezze, Barton Street, Bath”
The Prandial Playground, Bath and Beyond... 