: 'It would be disingenuous to the animal not to make the most of the
whole beast; there is a set of delights, textural and flavoursome, which
lie beyond the fillet.' Thus Fergus Henderson set out his stall when he
opened St. John in 1995, now one of the world's most admired
restaurants. His Nose to Tail books are full of exhilarating recipes for
dishes that combine high sophistication with peasant thriftiness. Now
the books are to be joined together in a compendious volume, The
Complete Nose to Tail, with additional new recipes and more brilliant
photography from Jason Lowe. This collection of recipes includes
traditional favourites like Eccles cakes, devilled kidneys, and seed
cake with a glass of Madeira, as well as many St. John classics for more
adventurous gastronomes - roast bone marrow and parsley salad,
deep-fried tripe and pot-roast half pig's head to name but a few.