St. John Restaurant (London, UK): Nose to Tail Eating
Posted: February 17th, 2018 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: bakery, Blvd. Napoléon, Bread and Wine, British, calf's liver, desserts, English, London, Maltby, Michelin star, Nose to Tail Eating, offal, roast bone marrow, Smithfield, St. John, St. John Restaurant & Bar, St. John Street, UK, wine company, winery | 2 Comments »
Specializing in Nose to Tail Eating with a Devotion to Offal
Over the holidays, I made my way to the UK and while I know LDS is mainly focused on Beijing, I wanted to highlight a couple of restaurants I went to that I think are worth going to if you find yourself in London.
Number 1 on my list for London is St. John Restaurant & Bar.
Opened in 1994 on St John Street in Smithfield, London by Fergus Henderson, this down-to-earth English restaurant gets credit for bringing back the popularity of offal dishes, making this gem one of the most important British restaurants of its generation. This is one to remember if you ever hear a Chinese colleague tell you that Westerners don’t eat organ meat/other weird bits of animals because the whole ethic behind St. John is nose to tail dining!
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