A nice take on Fergus Henderson’s book Nose to Tail Eating

[Anna N]

 

Here

 

“The instructions for the pot roast pig’s head suggest using only half, “as it is a perfect romantic supper for two. Imagine gazing into the eyes of your loved one over a golden pig’s cheek, ear and snout.” Yes. Just imagine. What really matters, however, are the recipes for dishes anyone with an appetite will want to eat: for a soupy stew of white beans and smoked bacon or a pig’s head and potato pie, for a salad of shredded white cabbage and brown shrimps or a steamed lemon and vanilla syrup sponge.”

 

From @jayrayner  

[AAQuesada]

Great book! -& great article thanks for sharing!

 

I love his beet salad

 

http://ruthreichl.com/2009/12/red-salad-from-fergus.html/

Edited March 1, 2021 by AAQuesada
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[Anna N]

5 minutes ago, AAQuesada said:

Great book! 

 

I love his beet salad

 

http://ruthreichl.com/2009/12/red-salad-from-fergus.html/

Thanks. I can admire from afar but for people like me who like prescriptions rather than suggestions…… his recipes can be unnerving.  

[weinoo]

I've had a few of those dishes at St. John and can vouch for the fact that they are GREAT! Oh man, those brown shrimp...

 

On our second visit, suffice to say that there might've been a dish or two not to Significant Eater's liking.

 

I like Fergus's books as suggestions (but aren't almost all recipes suggestions?).

 

As a side note, the last "concert" we went too pre-pandemic was Jay Rayner's Last Supper - he was pretty funny! You know, for a Brit.