Nose to tail bbq

The rain (aka God's crowd control) certainly didn't stop dedicated foodies from around Sydney from heading down to Pyrmont Park's SMH Growers Market to witness (and partake in) one of the first public events for Sydney International Food Festival.



































Fergus Henderson and his The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating

The Nose-To-Tail BBQ, hosted by Fergus and Margot Henderson and directed by the steady hand of Alex Herbert from Bird Cow Fish (Pig?) was inspired by Fergus' food philosophy of nose to tail eating. That is, rather than seeing a pig, for example, as a few chops and a nice side of bacon, Henderson brings into light the concept of gaining the most value from an animal by championing the less popular cuts of meat and offal. A sort of 'if you're going to eat meat, know the whole beast, to put it in a very crude nutshell.

















Sydney's finest

The event included some of Sydney's best restaurants including Becasse, Dank Street Depot, Longrain, Restaurant Balzac, Ash Street Cellar, Four in Hand, Astral and of course Bird Cow Fish, cooking side by side in a celebration of porcine perfection, sponsored by (of course) Australian Pork.




































Kylie Kwong in assembly mode

The likes of Jared Ingersoll, Justin North, Matt Kemp, Kylie Kwong, Jeremy Strode, Alex Herbert, Paul McGrath, Martin Boetz, Colin Fassnidge, Warren Turnball, Lauren Murdoch, Sean Connolly and their teams stripped down to the tongs and mucked in with their teams in full view of an appreciative cutlery-weilding audience.