Yes Mam!
If you’ve got a young, budding chef on your hands, get them out from under your feet on Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and/or Friday 8 June, when a very special[…]
Love Food? Have a double helping!
Rain might have stopped play when the Love Food Festival planned an outing in Dyrham Park at the end of last month, but the forecast is looking good for the[…]
To the Manor born
Having recently discovered the delights of Mehak, The Pig recently took another trip to Keynsham to investigate the charms of the Old Manor House Hotel, a charm- and character-laden affair[…]
Blanc Expressions
Bonté divine! Raymond Blanc OBE (or, more likely, one of his serviteurs – celebrity chefs are generally far too busy to carry out menial tasks themselves) is set to open[…]
Guilty Pleasures: all white!
Wholegrain, wholemeal, multi-seeded, organic and biodynamic: these days, our daily bread comes in any colour as long as it’s unbleached, unadulterated brown. But white bread is allowed, on occasion –[…]
“A prawn Goebbels, a Hermann Goering and four Colditz salads…”?
‘Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience’ revisits Bath on Wednesday 30/Thursday 31 May, bringing what could loosely be described as the 13th episode of the classic, much-loved TV series to Komedia[…]
People of Bath: are we revolting?
No matter what you think about Jamie Oliver, Jamie’s Italian and/or all related flim-flam, you’ve got to hand it to the once-naked chef: he certainly gets the nation talking –[…]
A taste of Saturday night?
Midnight, Saturday. The taxi queue is a mile long, home is a 40-minute stagger away, it’s raining again and you’re wishing you hadn’t drunk eight pints of beer. And then[…]
The chips are down!
It all began with one simple question from The Pig: “so, who serves up the best proper chips in Bath?”. 24 hours since the question was posted, and a storm[…]
The Lunch Bunch: has The Pig discovered the Best Sandwich in Bath yet?
So, just how do Bathonians keep their lunchtimes lively? A couple of weeks ago, we were doing it like this…but already, there’s another freshly-cut batch demanding your midday attentions: The[…]


