More than 100 businesses are taking part in the Great Bath Feast which runs throughout the month of October with 150 events across the city.
An exciting mix of chef demos, social suppers, book talks and cookery classes, plus cheese and apple festivals promise to ignite the taste buds of both local residents and visitors to the city.
Events are featured in a 52 page brochure which is being distributed throughout the city and all events are listed on the website; greatbathfeast.co.uk.
This year’s menu visits the cuisines of South American, Italy, Japan, Morocco Vietnam, Persia and Sardinia as a well as a special Malaysian event with Bath winner of MasterChef, Ping Coombes creating Malaysian cuisine at the Allium Brasserie with Chris Staines.
Closer to home the cheeses from Somerset will be amongst the cheese champs appearing at the Fine Cheese Co. Festival at Milsom Place and Honey’s Midford Cider feature in The Apple Day celebrations at Green Park Market.
Joseph Connolly author of the A to Z of Eating Out talks in conversation with BBC Radio Bristol’s Ali Vowles at a lunch at the Royal Crescent Hotel and many other cookery editors will be visiting the city for talks arranged by Topping & Company.
Cooking the Books with Dr Annie Gray looks back at historical recipes in partnership with Sally Lunns and No 1 Royal Crescent serves up an evening of Georgian Ices.
Feasting and fun span supper clubs at the Hop Pole and the Bertinet Kitchen, a tweet feast at the Bath Priory to a seven course tasting menu at Menu Gordon Jones.
Other highlights include wine and whisky tastings, a wild walk with forager Chris Westgate around Newton Farm and a series of special courses at Demuths Vegetarian Cookery School.
Throughout October the public will be asked to include the hashtag #greatbathfeast with your foodie Great Bath Feast posts on Instagram to win dinner, bed and breakfast at Ston Easton Park.
Nick Brook Sykes, Chief Executive of Bath Tourism Plus said: “With over 150 events and 100 businesses, this year’s Great Bath Feast promises to be the biggest so far, with more businesses than ever taking part in the monthly festival.
“Over the past three years, the Great Bath Feast has built a significant national profile, creating another reason to come to Bath for a short break.”
The Great Bath Feast Pavilion on Stall street (3-12th October ), sponsored by Wellsway BMW will host a cookery theatre and an action packed line up of demos and free events; The Great Bath Breakfast taps into great local produce and the Tennerfeast serves up a tempting list of great deals throughout the month.
Andrew Cooper, Chief Executive, The Bath BID Company said: “The Great Bath Feast, now in its third year, is a very good example of working in collaboration to make a successful event for the city of Bath.
“Businesses from the leisure and retail sector are getting involved through the Great Bath Feast Pavilion in Stall Street, the Tenner Feast and chefs theatre to name but a few of the planned activities.
“The BID has been able to use BID levy funds to invest in the logistics and marketing of the event working in Partnership with Bath Tourism Plus who have also invested time and resource into this festival, which takes place throughout October.”
For a full programme of events and updates visit www.greatbathfeast.co.uk.