The Book of St John

The Book of St John is too witty to be a manifesto, but it is a sturdy invocation of the need for comfort, generosity and ritual at the table. And it is a gurglingly delightful compendium of - quite simply - delicious ideas and stories – Nigella LawsonLegendary and lovely. Long May it last – Simon HopkinsonFergus and Trevor are generous, infectious and wonderful human beings, matched only by the restaurants they run. Their influence on the British food scene in the last twenty years cannot be rivalled by many others and this book is a true celebration of their legacy – Angela HartnettFergus and Trevor know what’s good – everything! We should all follow their example and learn to enjoy what we can, while we can. I wouldn’t be who I am today without them – David ChangThere was British food, and then there was St. JOHN. This wonderful book celebrates twenty-five years of the radical, brave and delicious world that is St. JOHN. Fergus has written that he is more cosmic than earth bound. For me, he is both: a tree with roots that are strong, with branches that reach up to the stars – Ruth RogersThe Book of St. JOHN is very beautiful – Robert Elms * BBC Radio London *This splendid volume is full of ebullient food aphorisms. To open its stylish pages is to live for a while in a Britain where seed cake and Madeira were taken for elevenses. – Bee Wilson * Sunday Times Best cookbooks of the year *With its boundary-pushing British cuisine, relaxed and jolly tone and filling, comforting food to share, it’s certainly one to treasure. * Crumbs, Bath and Bristol *

Fergus Henderson MBE co-founded St. JOHN in 1994 with Trevor Gulliver, following on from the Henderson’s cult French House in Soho. The original St. JOHN Smithfield quickly earned a reputation for its concise and innovative menu and became a must-visit destination on the London restaurant scene. Fergus is known for his promotion of nose to tail eating. St. JOHN now have two more restaurants in London - Bread and Wine on Commercial Street and the Neal’s Yard Bakery.

Trevor Gulliver opened St. JOHN in Smithfield with Fergus Henderson in 1994. The original St. JOHN Smithfield quickly earned a reputation for its concise and innovative menu and became a must-visit destination on the London restaurant scene. St. JOHN now have two more restaurants in London - Bread and Wine on Commercial Street and the Neal’s Yard Bakery.

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