insideKENT Magazine Issue 44 - November 2015 | Page 61

FOOD+DRINK

SEX, DRUGS AND SAUSAGE ROLLS
A GREAT COLLABORATION OF KENTISH CREATIVITY
A specially commissioned range of tableware,
which was produced by Aylesford Pottery for
The West House restaurant in Biddenden,
has been used in a new book entitled Sex &
Drugs & Sausage Rolls by the Michelin-starred
restaurant owner and chef, Graham Garrett.
Master potters, Billy Byles and Alan Parris both
agreed to the sale, saying: “We were amazed
one day to find a pop legend visiting the
pottery and ordering a bespoke range of ware.
Not only is he a great musician but has a really
wonderful restaurant.”

of fans sing ‘happy birthday’ to him in a
stadium in Moscow, to the misery of being
trapped in an airport for days on end. Graham
also reveals the recipes behind some of his
favourite dishes, many of them inspired by his
childhood and turbulent youth – including the
eponymous sausage roll.
Sex & Drugs & Sausage Rolls is strictly limited
edition with just 5,000 copies, each one
numbered by hand. All books ordered from the
Face Publications website will be signed by
Graham.

As the drummer for 80’s rock bands Dumb
Blondes, Panache and Ya Ya, Graham was
used to rubbing shoulders with the likes of
Bruce Springsteen, Freddie Mercury and
Talking Heads. Later, as a chef, he worked for,
and alongside, some of the biggest names in
the business, including Nico Ladenis, Richard
Corrigan and Gordon Ramsay.

Graham, and his partner Jackie, bought The
West House in 2002. His food has gained the
restaurant multiple awards: including a Michelin
star since 2004, a mention in Harden’s top
restaurants list, and three AA Rosettes.

Graham’s book tells the warts-and-all story of
what it was really like in the music business
back in the 80s – from the glamour of
recording in the States and hearing thousands

www.thewesthouserestaurant.co.uk