There’s something wonderfully primal about tucking into a whole roast beast. Last Tuesday, about 40 or so food bloggers and twitterers gathered in the back garden of The Red Lion and Sun in Highgate to do just that, partake in a big hog roast, put on by owner Heath and chef Vincent.
Apart from the moist and tender pork, there were salads galore: green, potato, bean, tomato, and coleslaw, as well as baps and foccacia. It was pretty much all you can eat – a 75 kg Gloucestershire Old Spot pig does feed many!
Thanks again, Lizzie, for organising the meat-up! And you can organise one for you and your mates too – there’s some information and contact details on their website below. Do also check out Ibzo’s post on their spit-roast lamb.
All my photos from the night can be found in this Flickr photoset.
The Red Lion and Sun
25 North Road
Highgate
London N6 4BE
Sat, 28 Aug, 2010 at 19:05
Fantastic! Wish I was there!
Sat, 28 Aug, 2010 at 20:00
brings back memories of 1st birthday parties here (Hawaii), they roast whole pigs…so delicious! especially the crispy skins.
Sun, 29 Aug, 2010 at 04:30
OMG! That is frikkin AWESOME! So jealous!
xox Sarah
Mon, 30 Aug, 2010 at 12:19
I’ve seen other bloggers writing about those hogroasts before, looks like the best crackling ever!
Mon, 30 Aug, 2010 at 17:55
That pig definitely died for a good cause. Looks absolutely ace – I admire your very full plate!
Mon, 30 Aug, 2010 at 18:53
why is the pig smiling? does he know what just happened to him? 🙂
Tue, 31 Aug, 2010 at 18:47
Su-Lin your photos of the night are AMAZING. I was too busy stuffing my face. It was a very fun evening wasn’t it?
Wed, 1 Sep, 2010 at 11:37
OH THE HOG ROAST! Look what goodness I missed out on! *sigh* All that crackling is making me hungry.
Thu, 2 Sep, 2010 at 23:55
Ivan: Next time you come!
kat: :O But but… does the 1 year old also enjoy it? I want to go to Hawaii one day!
Sarah: I bet you’d love it!
Foodycat: Yup – hogroasts must be celebrated – and blog posts are forever.
helena: That was only my first plate… 🙂
June: 😀 Maybe he’s happy that he’s made all of us happy!
Gourmet Chick: Thank you so much! And yes, it was such fun!
catty: Oh yeah. That was quite the meal.