Fergus Henderson
The Only Way to Cure Your Halloween Hangover Is with More Booze
Take some advice from Fergus Henderson, nonpareil chef and owner of St John in London, and cure your hangover with a hair-curling cocktail.
You Don’t Have to Be Drunk to Eat These Kebabs
With the help of Tartine Bakery’s flatbread recipe and a spice mix from Mission Chinese, St. John alumnus Lee Tiernan’s new London restaurant is reimagining the Turkish staple (and guilty drunk food.)
Chugging Pear Juice Could Save You from Hangover Hell
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that pears may actually be able to lower blood alcohol levels and mitigate the crippling effects of hangovers.
These Chefs Are Making Naughty Curries In an Old-School Pub
“This whole thing about gastropubs being born in 1985—fuck off,” says Tom Harris, one of the chef-owners of East London pub The Marksman. He and partner Jon Rotherman are sticking to tradition inside—while also serving curries made with whole kid goats.
I'm Bringing Faggots Back to London's Restaurant Scene
People aren’t interested in meat and two veg anymore, you’ve got to mix it up. I put faggots and veal with cream of St George’s mushrooms on the menu recently and I’m amazed at the uptake.
These Photos of Chefs’ Burned Hands Are the Anti-Food Porn
One London-based photographer has taken portraits of the burned and scarred hands of fifty London chefs like James Lowe and Margot and Fergus Henderson. Feast your eyes on the war wounds behind that brunch you just Instagrammed.
James Lowe and James Henry Have Created an Edible Bromance
Lyle’s James Lowe and James Henry of Bones shatter the egocentric chef stereotype with monkfish, 14-month cured ham, and good old-fashioned co-operation.
Eating Toadstools and Buried Lamb Near the Arctic Circle
I flew to the wee Norwegian town of Mosjøen for the Arctic Food Festival, where a group of local and foreign chefs gathered together to bury lambs' legs, eat fly agaric mushrooms, and exchange food knowledge.
There's an Edible Horror Farm Coming to England
There's an edible horror farm coming to the UK, full of dripping sponge cake pig carcasses. Because nothing says "I love you" like a sugary sawn-off pig trotter, it's a perfect place to take a date, then.
The Best Dish Is the One You Didn't Order
Set menus aren't a cost-cutting gimmick, says chef James Lowe. Rather, they're a way of serving the best produce at the cheapest price. It's okay for everyone not to love everything, too.
Chef Fergus Henderson Made Positivity Cool in the Kitchen
Legendary chef Fergus Henderson didn't only change the landscape of food with St. John. He also inspired a whole new kitchen attitude—one of calmness, respect, and positivity, you shithead.
The Sign of a Good Restaurant Involves You Falling off Your Seat
I once broke a glass table in the Paris Bar in Berlin. At the time, I screwed a high chair in next to the table for my baby and then, crack, it broke. A total nightmare, but the staff were really kind and didn’t make a fuss. That’s the first sign of a...