about the bertinet kitchen
who we are
The Bertinet Kitchen is a purpose built cookery school that opened in September 2005 in the centre of beautiful and historic Bath. Owned and run by French chef and baker, Richard Bertinet, The Bertinet Kitchen offers a range of relaxed and fun courses for food lovers of all abilities.
Join us for demonstration or hands on classes and learn to make simple and delicious creations. Relax, taste the food and enjoy a glass of wine or two while you hone your skills. The Bertinet Kitchen hosts classes presented by local and nationally known guest chefs and food writers.
richard bertinet
Originally from Brittany in North West France, Richard trained as a baker both in Brittany and at the Grand Moulin de Paris.
His catering background includes stints at the Georges V, Paris and the Chewton Glen Hotel as well as head chef positions at the Rhinefield House Hotel in the New Forest and the Silver Plough at Pitton in Salisbury where in 1990 he was awarded Egon Ronay, Pub of the Year and American Express Magazine, UK Pub of the Year.
In 1996, a position as Operations Director with the Novelli Group of restaurants brought him to London where in 1998 he started advising small food related businesses. The business flourished causing Richard to set up the Dough Co, his consultancy business, in 2000.
Since then Richard has split his time between consultancy work advising on the development of new products for several of the supermarket chains, teaching at London cookery school, Divertimenti and writing.
In 2004, with a young family, Richard and his wife Jo decided that it was time to leave London and head West to be closer to Jo's family. The plans for The Bertinet Kitchen began to take shape and they found the premises at 12 St Andrew¹s Terrace, Bath at the tail end of that year.
The cookery school opened in September 2005 in the same month that Richard's first baking book, DOUGH was published by Kyle Cathie.