Heston Blumenthal’s ‘skinnier’ menu at The Fat Duck

Blumenthal poses for a photo outside The Fat Duck on Nov 19 (2025). The three Michelin-starred establishment now offers a lite version of its signature menu, inspired by the lack of appetite Blumenthal experienced while on tirzepatide. — AFP

When Michelin-starred British chef Heston Blumenthal turned to anti-obesity jabs to lose weight, his appetite evaporated and he realised the popularity of such medications risked biting into restaurant sales.

So he devised a menu-lite, offering small plates of his star menu – “The Journey”, priced at GBP350 (RM1,922.15) per person – at his Fat Duck restaurant in the village of Bray, west of London.