Watch Out Blumenthal, Chef Simon Rogan Setting Sights on London

Simon Rogan is known in the U.K. food world as an innovative and slightly quirky chef, a unique talent going his own way at L’Enclume, a restaurant in the Lake District of northern England.

It required a visit from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in their BBC series “The Trip” to put Rogan, 43, on the map for a broad audience. The comedians took over L’Enclume for two days, hired extras to play fellow diners and improvised around the menu, including a green-hued aperitif they compared to mucus.