Paul Smith and Margot & Fergus Henderson be part of Invoice Prince for Wallpaper* celebration dinner
To mark the discharge of Wallpaper’s Legends Concern, appearing editor-in-chief Invoice Prince united with Paul Smith and Margot & Fergus Henderson to host a night of wine, meals and dialog at Rochelle Canteen
The much-anticipated October 2022 Legends Concern of Wallpaper*, guest-edited by Giorgio Armani, Kelly Wearstler and culinary royalty Margot & Fergus Henderson, deserved a real celebration, and there’s nobody higher with whom to crack open the St John Crémant than the Hendersons themselves. They joined Paul Smith and Wallpaper* appearing editor-in-chief Invoice Prince for a night of attraction and punctiliously curated nourishment.
Tucked behind a wall on the edges of Boundary Gardens in Shoreditch is Rochelle College, a repurposed sequence of buildings housing a cluster of studios, manufacturing corporations and, the star of final evening’s present, Rochelle Canteen.
Keira Knightley, Margot Henderson and Fergus Henderson within the backyard of Rochelle Canteen to rejoice the discharge of The Legends Concern, Wallpaper* October 2022
Set in a former bike shed, the canteen is pleasant; the workforce are acquainted – Margot and Fergus’ daughter Frances is among the many workers – and the decor (consisting in a part of a tablecloth of mosaiced aprons from St John’s kitchens by Prepare No matter Items Come Your Approach and rustic preparations of flowers from Linley Farm) is fuss-free. Water jugs, clearly handmade (essentially the most telling signal being the imprints of fingers which can be pressed into their curved necks), are sprinkled alongside the desk, an endearing element within the family-style desk setting.
A detailed-knit bunch of Rochelle Canteen regulars arrives by a security-guarded arch, an in-the-know power spreading all through the gardens of this renovated Victorian college. Shut pals of the Hendersons, musician James Righton and actor Keira Knightley slip into the area, a gleeful Margot assembly them with hugs, and drinks quickly following. Knightley settles down subsequent to photographer Johnnie Shand Kydd and his canine – a welcome addition within the leafy courtyard. Co-founder of Rochelle Canteen Melanie Arnold sits on a bench alongside Fergus, readily welcoming the stream of smiles, and author Caroline Roux – who interviewed Margot and Fergus Henderson, in addition to their family and friends as a part of their Wallpaper* visitor editor takeover – seems in the courtyard with open arms.
Awash with heat and simple dialog, the night primarily looks like a reunion of previous pals. Wallpaper* managing director Malcolm Younger wafts the air and relays that he and Margot go manner again; and when requested about Rochelle Canteen’s dinner visitors, Martin Cohen, occasion producer at 6UP, smiles and says, ‘I’ve recognized all of them for years, they’re like household.’
Brown shrimp, cabbage and chervil salad, and tomato, monk’s beard and bottarga adorned the tables, served family-style and enhancing the intimate really feel. Wine from St John, the restaurant chain co-founded by Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver stuffed glasses, the crowning glory on a night of relaxed luxurious. §
Tomato, monk’s beard & bottarga served at Rochelle Canteen
Fergus Henderson and Martin Cohen at Rochelle Canteen
Supply: Wallpaper