Oliver Bonas opens its doors in Bath

Independent British lifestyle store Oliver Bonas is thrilled to announce the opening of a new store in Bath.

The store will open its doors on Saturday 10 June in Bath on St Lawrence Street, celebrating its opening with a in-store promotion and drinks. Customers will receive an OB tote bag when they shop, designed exclusively for the opening by the Oliver Bonas Design Team. 

Saturday 10 June | Unit 5a St Lawrence Street, Bath
Go to oliverbonas.com for more information

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Words by Melissa Blease

Gado-Gado

If you're looking to liven up your salad days, you've come to the right place: I give you Gado-Gado, the Indonesian version of a mixed salad mega-boosted by a fascinating sweet/savoury peanut sauce... and guaranteed to take your taste buds on an exotic journey to summer satisfaction paradise.

Fresh, vibrant and infinitely versatile, Gado-Gado translates from the Indonesian simply as 'mix-mix' – the ingredients are served in separate little sections around individual serving dishes for diners to gado-gado as they choose, with the all-important dressing found both beneath the body of ingredients and drizzled across the top, again leaving it up to the individual diner to decide how much or how little they prefer to accompany each glorious mouthful. 

Gado-Gado can be made with all manner of raw or lightly steamed vegetables and protein, but we're going fairly traditional here with the Tempeh, prawns and boiled eggs. Traditional tofu works well too, as do slivers of cold roast chicken, flash-fried steak or even crispy fried fish. Bali Ha'i!

Ingredients (serves 2)

For the salad:
200g new potatoes, halved and lightly steamed in their skins
2 large eggs, hard boiled, shelled and halved
200g Tempeh (or tofu)
12 large, cooked king prawns
2 large, ripe tomatoes, chopped into chunky chunks
1 Little Gem lettuce (or similar amount of crispy lettuce), chopped
1 handful of green beans, steamed and chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 handful of ready-to-eat beansprouts
6-8 radishes, thinly sliced
3” cucumber, thinly sliced
1 red chilli, thinly sliced

For the dressing:
1-2 red chillies
1 clove of garlic, peeled
25g palm (or soft brown) sugar
75g crunchy peanut butter
100ml coconut milk
The juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tsp fish sauce

To serve: 2 handfuls prawn crackers, crumbled; ½ bunch fresh coriander, chopped

Method

Start by prepping all the ingredients for your salad so they're ready to go when you are, allowing them all to come to room temperature before serving if you're making ahead (for the Tempeh or tofu in this recipe, cut into chunky dice and sauté in a splash of vegetable or sesame oil for around 12-15 minutes until crisp and golden).

Put all the ingredients for the dressing into a blender and blitz until smooth. Adjust to taste as necessary; sharper? Sweeter? You decide.

Divide half of the dressing across the base and sides of two serving bowls. Arrange all the ingredients for the salad (apart from the fresh coriander and the prawn crackers) in sections around the bowl, and top with the rest of the dressing followed by crumbled prawn crackers, fresh coriander and extra slices of fresh red chilli if you feel like turning the heat up. 

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Collection

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants are delighted to introduce this special wine club, hand-picked by their team of expert Sommeliers to give you an incredible wine experience at home. This selection of everyday wines are absolute classics that are at the backbone of a top wine list, noted and lauded for their consistent crowd-pleasing quality and versatility in food matching, and are the sommelier’s go-to.

Start with a glass of the esteemed Grand Brut from Maison Perrier-Jouët, then choose unoaked Chablis to compliment fresh seafood. Aged red Burgundy packs soft red-fruit, and a classic meaty note, and cries out for game-bird, while the rapier-tang of the Gavi di Gavi suits mushroom risotto. The Cabernet-heavy Villegeorge has the power to match the heartiest of main-courses, but a lightly chilled Trocken Riesling has a culinary versatility that is hard to match.

Priced at £250, The Everyday Essentials Collection contains:

1 x NV Grand Brut, Perrier Jouet
1 x 2020 Chablis, Domaine de Vauroux
1 x 2019 Gavi di Gavi, Vigneto Ciapon DOCG, Bergaglio
1 x 2020 Riesling Urstück Trocken, Paulinshof
1 x 2014 Haut-Médoc, Château de Villegeorge
1 x 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin, Joseph Drouhin

Click here to see this and the other Gordon Ramsay restaurant wine collections

Bandook

Perched in Milsom Place, just off Milsom Street in central Bath, Bandook offers an oasis of superb Indian street-food and hospitality.

The story began when the team behind the award-winning fine dining Indian restaurant Mint Room had a vision to create a modern, casual dining, Indian street-food restaurant, one that would be fun and relaxed and yet create a ‘wow’ factor with its cooking. Bandook is the perfect off-the-beaten-track spot to dine and enjoy drinks in a stylish interior inspired by the colonial era.

As well as the great food, keep an eye out for the special jazz nights, bottomless brunches at weekends and much more. This is a vibrant, fun, and really great place to enjoy excellent Indian food… Just fantastic!

Visit bandookkitchen.com for more information. 

The Mill at Rode

Just a short ride from Bath, The Mill at Rode is nestled amongst some of the best countryside that Somerset has to offer, with outdoor sun-trap terraces resting over the tranquil River Frome, and a pinnacle for local village life. Serving elevated pub classic meals, well-kept ale, refreshing local cider and classic cocktails. 

The Mill is steeped in history and the old mill wheel is visible from the games room, and the romantic ‘Loom Room’ is the perfect location to say “I do”, along with a padlock to seal the deal on the love bridge. Beautiful in the summer and cosy in the winter this is a great all-year round destination for relaxed gastro-pub dining or special occasions.

To find out more, visit themillatrode.com

Sunday Sessions at The Gaff

The Gaff's Sunday Sessions are arriving in Bath on 11 June! Head over to their Milsom Place restaurant this Sunday for live music, unlimited mimosas, snacks, and a Sunday roast, all for just £45 per person. Vegetarian and pescatarian options are available, and advance booking is essential. 

To book, visit thegaffrestaurant.co.uk or call 01225 984834

Looking for more delicious foodie inspo?

Click through to browse our full Delicious Guide!

Allure Homme Sport | £72

The best gifts are those that reflect the personality of their wearer, so this Father's Day show your love with a fragrance that complements his unique character. 

Allure Homme Sport is a fresh and woody fragrance. The blend of aquatic, lively and sensual notes evokes a man of action seeking to push his limits.

To find out more, visit chanel.com

BBQ Tool Set | £59.95

Get ready for your next garden party with this handy BBQ tool set made from ash wood and stainless steel. Featuring all the tools you need to get going, this is a perfect gift for budding chefs.

Visit grahamandgreen.co.uk to shop

It’s Mille Miglia time!

Started in 1927 by an Italian Count and a group of car enthusiasts in the town of Brescia, the Mille Miglia (15-18 June) is a 1,000 mile, open-road rally circuit in Northern Italy; apart from WWII, the race took place every year until 1957.

The Mille Miglia was always fiercely contended and Sterling Moss scored a famous victory in 1955 with a record time of just over 10 hours (with an average speed of 98mph) in his Mercedes. The race was also gruelling and notoriously perilous – and due to increasing accidents and fatalities (drivers and spectators) it was cancelled in 1957.

The race was revived in 1977: this time more of a grand tour for well-heeled gentlemen and a 1000-mile parade of classic and vintage cars – although to this day some of the playboy drivers still like the rush of competitive adrenalin.

Luxury brand Chopard has long been associated with the Mille Miglia as principal sponsor, and every year it creates a new limited-edition timepiece to celebrate the event: all drivers are presented one as a trophy for their endurance.

Here’s Chopard's Mille Miglia GT Power Control 43mm titanium automatic – super stylish with a grey dial and fabric strap, the watch features 5 minute markers on the bezel ring, luminous fill on the hour and minute hands and transparent case back. It is water resistant to 100m and has a power reserve of around 60 hours… you can see how much ‘juice’ is available on the power gauge (between the 8 and 10 o’clock markers); £7,990. Miglia Millia watches feature a striking ‘1000 Miglia’ arrow design at the date marker, closely resembling the red road signs used along the route.

It’s a terrific backstory and these lovely watches make a great acquisition for any classic car enthusiast, playboy, or just someone who appreciates a fine timepiece.

Find out about these and more from the Chopard Mille Miglia range at Mallory

Curated by Daniel McCabe

Sixteen Journal is a themed and textless photography magazine that allows well-known and not so well known artists to share their work without the constraints of the commercial environment. The magazine is founded principally on portraiture, with each issue providing a study of people as subjects in posed portraits, in the street, at home, at work and so on. As contemporary photography goes, this is both accessible and satisfying as well as beautifully packaged. Following recent releases themed around Jazz, Womanhood and The American West, the latest volume (#9) is dedicated to Hispanic Culture and issued in four different covers by Jack Davison, Darren Gwynne, Joseph Rodriguez and Elizaveta Porodina. | £29

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Diamond Crime panel at the Bath Central Library

Bath Central Library are holding a brilliant author event for National Crime Reading Month. Join them when they chat with experts Jeff Dowson & Stephen Timmins for an afternoon of Crime Conversation. 

Diamond Crime stays away from the traditional panel presentation, and instead encourages more of a conversation with the audience. The authors will talk about storytelling, characters, plot, pace, rhythm, and more.

Saturday 17 June from 2pm | Bath Central Library 
Visit eventbrite.co.uk to book free tickets

Bath Contemporary Artists' Fair

The award-winning monthly Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair (BCAF) is back on Sunday 11 June. Committed to bringing the best of contemporary art from the city and beyond to the heart of Bath, the fair has created a regular space where artists can network, share ideas, connect with the public, and where the public can connect with art. Visitors can browse the works of local artists and admire fine art, photography, sculpture, textiles, ceramics and much more, all under the vaulted glass roof of Green Park Station. 

Sunday 11 June | 10am - 5pm | Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath
For updates and exhibiting artists visit the website: bcaf.co.uk

Image: Karen Elliott

Bath Spa's exhibition of undergraduate achievements

This exhibition showcases the extraordinary achievements of our graduating students. Bath Spa hope that you can play your part in congratulating the graduates of 2023 by viewing the exhibition.

The work of more than 200 students in Creative Arts Practice, Creative Computing, Digital Animation, Fashion Design, Film, Television and Digital Production, Fine Art, Furniture and Product Design, Graphic Communication, Interior Design, Photography, and Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors will be on display.

10 June - 17 June | 10am - 6pm | Bath Spa University, Locksbrook Campus
Visit bathspa.ac.uk for more details

St John’s Road, Bath BA2

Offered for sale by Cobb Farr estate agents in Bath

This is a very attractive 3 bedroom semi-detached Georgian period property of lovely proportions, located in an ideal central position within easy level walking distance of Bath city centre.

This beautiful property offers a rare opportunity to acquire a riverside position in the heart of Bath with off street gated parking, lovely gardens and a private garage.

The property sits back quietly from the road and is approached via a 5-bar gate into a large driveway and well stocked front gardens. The ground floor accommodation offers elegantly proportioned rooms with high ceilings, recently refreshed Georgian windows and attractive period detail. To the front there is a large drawing room with a feature central fireplace which is conveniently linked to the kitchen and breakfast room to the rear and enjoys direct access on to a pretty paved riverside sun terrace which spans the width of the property.

The first-floor accommodation offers 3 particularly generous double bedrooms. The master suite has a split-level en-suite shower room and a large walk-in wardrobe. In addition, there is a further family bathroom.

Externally the rear sun terrace, which enjoys a wonderful riverside aspect has a stone-built outhouse and steps that lead down to a mooring.

To the front there are charming well stocked gardens, with side gated access to the rear, off street gated parking for several cars along with a single garage.

St Johns Road is particularly well placed for easy access to a triangle of excellent state and independent schools both on the northern and southern slopes, which include the award-winning Bathwick St Mary’s Primary School and King Edwards Schools on North Road. 

£1,100,000

For more images and details click here to see the property on the Cobb Farr website