Josh Niland to present new cookbook Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse at Fortnum & Mason as Sydney restaurant marks ten years

This Friday, Australian chef Josh Niland will be a special guest at Fortnum & Mason’s Piccadilly store, where he will discuss his new cookbook, Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse that marks ten years of his Sydney restaurant. The talk is part of the retailer’s Kitchen Stories series and will run from 6.30pm to 8pm at the Book Shop on the third floor.

Niland famously takes a whole-fish approach to cooking, applying techniques more often associated with meat (such as ageing and butchery), and aiming to use as much of each fish as possible. He runs Saint Peter with his wife, Julie, alongside Fish Butchery and The Grand National Hotel by Saint Peter. 

The new book traces the restaurant’s first decade. It is built around three essays covering Saint Peter’s history, the thinking behind its cooking and how the kitchen works in practice. These are accompanied by more than 100 recipes drawn from signature dishes, setting out how Niland and his team age, prepare and cook fish.

The conversation will be led by David Loftus, the photographer who shot the artwork for the publication. Loftus has worked with a number of well-known chefs and food writers over his career, and his involvement offers insights into how the book was put together as well as the cooking behind it.

During the evening, Niland is expected to share stories from ten years of running Saint Peter and to explain the ideas that underpin his cooking. Aimed both at keen seafood cooks and those with a more general interest in how fish can be prepared and eaten differently, it promises to be an inspiring experience.

Food Desk

Josh Niland’s talk takes place on Friday 13^th November 2026 at the Book Shop, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER. For further information, visit the store’s website here.

For further information about Josh Niland, visit the chef’s Instagram here.