J Sheekey FISH
Published on 18. October 2012
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84809-380-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the heart of London's Covent Garden, J Sheekey has been offering the finest fish, oysters, shellfish and other fruits de mer since the 1890s. Josef Sheekey was a market stall holder given permission by Lord Salisbury to serve fish and seafood in his 1896 property development in St Martin's Court, on the proviso that he supply meals to Salisbury's after-theatre dinner parties. Over a century later, the restaurant retains its late-Victorian charm and buzzes with fashionable folk and famous faces.
The menu takes in prime fish such as Dover and lemon sole, brill and salmon, with seasonal specials such as Esk sea trout with lovage and girolles, roast lobster with sweetbreads and salt baked bass. Old favourites include lobster thermidor and Sheekey's famous fish pie.
J Sheekey Fish immortalises recipes from this renowned kitchen. Sheekey Executive Chef Tim Hughes has teamed up with legendary cookery editor Allan Jenkins to create the cookery book event of 2012.
The menu takes in prime fish such as Dover and lemon sole, brill and salmon, with seasonal specials such as Esk sea trout with lovage and girolles, roast lobster with sweetbreads and salt baked bass. Old favourites include lobster thermidor and Sheekey's famous fish pie.
J Sheekey Fish immortalises recipes from this renowned kitchen. Sheekey Executive Chef Tim Hughes has teamed up with legendary cookery editor Allan Jenkins to create the cookery book event of 2012.
Reviews / Votes
My favourite dishes from one of my favourite fish restaurants * Rick Stein * J Sheekey is a lovely fish restaurant: the service is second to none, and if I want to have a great night, that's where I'll go * Angela Hartnett * For the secrets of London's most venerable fish restaurant look no further than J Sheekey Fish. From pollock to potted shrimps, crab to Cornish fish stew - here are dishes beloved of Sheekey's fashionable clientele since the 1890s. Add some interesting vegetable ideas, and a slew of puddings - either rib-sticking or airily light - and you have a compelling kitchen companion. * Stella, Sunday Telegraph * A pearl. If you're looking for a slice of the high life, at very reasonable cost, seek out this beautiful (intimate and Deco-ish) annex to Theatreland's old-school fish favourite, where divine oysters head up a sophisticated light-bites menu * Hardens 2011 * J Sheekey Fish - 320 pages of fishy, crabby, scallopy, lobstery, shellfishy, haddocky loveliness -- John Walsh * The Indpendent * Full of wonderful recipes * The Telegraph Magazine * Classic fish dishes from posh (lobster thermidor) to proletarian (deep-fried haddock and chips) from a venerable restaurant in London's West End popular with the likes of Helen Mirren and Cate Blanchett. * YOU magazine, Mail on Sunday * Sheekey's is a slick show and still one of the hottest tickets in town * Time Out 2011 * Today the freshness and availability of all J Sheekey restaurant ingredients mean that they have no restaurant set menu, wonderful fresh selection of dishes of the day, and no sittings, make Sheekeys one of London's finest. * Best London Restauarants 2010 * Celeb haunt J Sheekey brings its fishy know-how to the page in 120 recipes, from shellfish to salads. Useful 'how to' sections demonstrate prep skills, and a fish chart helps you tell your haddock from your hake. * Squaremeal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1581 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84809-380-5 (9781848093805)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Allan Jenkins | Howard Sooley | Tim Hughes
J Sheekey FISH
E-Book
10/2012
1st Edition
Preface Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Allan Jenkins is editor of Observer Food Monthly and previously editor of the Observer magazine, food and drink editor on the Independent newspaper. He once lived in an experimental eco-community on Anglesey, growing organic food on the edge of the Irish sea.
Tim Hughes has worked with Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and many other Michelin-starred Chefs. Tim took on his first Head Chef role aged twenty-four, later becoming Sous Chef at Le Caprice, working under Mark Hix. In following years Tim opened The Canteen in Chelsea Harbour and then became chef at J. Sheekey. He is now Executive Chef at Caprice Holdings.
Tim Hughes has worked with Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and many other Michelin-starred Chefs. Tim took on his first Head Chef role aged twenty-four, later becoming Sous Chef at Le Caprice, working under Mark Hix. In following years Tim opened The Canteen in Chelsea Harbour and then became chef at J. Sheekey. He is now Executive Chef at Caprice Holdings.