Fergus Henderson
Fergus Henderson
Fergus Henderson is an English chef who founded St John restaurant on St John Street in London. He is often noted for his use of offal and other neglected cuts of meat as a consequence of his philosophy of nose to tail eating. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Brian and Elizabeth Henderson, he trained as an architect at the Architectural Association in London. Most of his dishes are derived from traditional British cuisine and the wines are all...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionChef
country wife house
We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.
jobs holiday thinking
I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think well draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.
common-sense tails noses
Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.
animal use polite
If you're going to kill the animal it seems only polite to use the whole thing.
cooking ingredients pleasure
Do not be afraid of cooking as your ingredients will know, and misbehave. Enjoy your cooking and the food will behave; moreover it will pass your pleasure on to those who eat it.