tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470177446400129794.post5868115543059948668..comments2024-01-17T01:37:33.756-05:00Comments on SECRETFORTS: On the Subject of: Seasonality, Process, Authenticity, etc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470177446400129794.post-45973482197405263742009-12-23T12:56:07.384-05:002009-12-23T12:56:07.384-05:00@Jpoogle. I've heard that elsewhere about st. ...@Jpoogle. I've heard that elsewhere about st. John. What was it in particular that put you off. I dare say calling Fergus out as being a bad chef flies in the face of popular belief. Expand on it if you will. <br />thanks.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231085398635307717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470177446400129794.post-8662556055461724052009-12-23T12:41:51.254-05:002009-12-23T12:41:51.254-05:00By the way, here is the Dan Barber video I was ref...By the way, here is the Dan Barber video I was referencing above. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrgD0mAFoU<br /><br />Jpoogle, I didn't go to St. John during my time in London, though I do have his book, "The Whole Beast."<br /><br />For what it's worth, I think the way he's popularized nose-to-tail dining is probably more important than the food that comes out of his restaurant's kitchen.<br /><br />I'll make a note to try Anchor & Hope the next time I'm around that way though.Jarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470177446400129794.post-68131705444709330502009-12-23T10:41:21.840-05:002009-12-23T10:41:21.840-05:00have you guys ever been to st. john? one of the mo...have you guys ever been to st. john? one of the most disappointing meals in my life. expectations were high and they were thoroughly destroyed with mediocre food. i appreciate the concept but fergus is not a good chef. <br /><br />try anchor and hope next time yr in london-town...that place rules.Now You Knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699628745659117800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470177446400129794.post-61309752484195241742009-12-23T10:13:53.003-05:002009-12-23T10:13:53.003-05:00Wonderful stuff. I've definitely been making ...Wonderful stuff. I've definitely been making more frequent hauls to the food co-op in these cold months.<br /><br />On the subject of Dan Barber, this video is worth the 20-minute time investment. He glows about a Spanish farmer who's invented a brand new and ethical way of producing foie gras.Jarednoreply@blogger.com