the salt & pepper diaries

The launch of his new book, Beyond Nose to Tail: A Kind of British Cooking Part II, and the famous Unctuous Potential Trotter Gear, means Fergus and gang are on a promo mission.

Thursday 13th September sees him signing books in Selfridges Food Hall, followed by a cooking demo. It all kicks off at 5pm.

photo by P A Jorgensen 

il Buco are throwing another one of their famous street barbies. Feel a little ‘in the know’ with this one, as Jamie at il Buco just emailed me the press release. Looks like it will be a good one. All afternoon on Thursday, September 20.

il buco pig festival and bbq. photo | kathryn

Rather than me write up all the tempting detail - here’s an extract from the release:

il Buco will roast a 160 lb Ossabaw Pig “infernillo style” (literally “little hell”) where the pig is slowly roasted between two large iron griddles with an intense wood fire above and below. This method ensures moist, succulent pork.

Select Menu Items

• Whole Slow-Roasted North Carolina Ossabaw Heritage Pig
• Flying Pigs Farm Porchetta Panini on Ciabatta with Mostarda
• House-made Stone Church Farms Pig, Apple and Peperoncino Sausage
• Farmer’s Market Panzanella
• Julie’s Wild Arugula with Lemon, Red Onion and Pecorino
• Apple Ricotta Fritters with Saba
• House-made Lemonade and Iced Tea
• Chef: Ignacio Mattos

Tickets will be available on-site for $20 per plate including house-made Lemonade and Iced Tea.  Alcoholic beverages including wine, prosecco and beer will be $8 per beverage.

If you’re near by, make the effort, it shouldn’t disappoint.

This week August 29 - September 4

• 1 Shipp’s Tearooms - east end old fashioned tea and biscuits
• 2 Wahaca - Wagamama goes Mexican
• 3 The Rosendale - South London’s most recent Gastroboozer
• 4 Crescent House - good boozer, good food
• 5 Wild Honey - new one from the Arbutus boys

Thanks again to the TO team.