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Nights Out At Home

Nights Out At Home

Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant Critic

Summary

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

In his first cookbook, award-winning writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner offers delicious, doable recipes inspired by his favourite restaurant dishes for you to cook at home.

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‘For the past twenty-five years, I have been reviewing restaurants across Britain and beyond, from the humblest of diners to the grandest of gastro-palaces. And throughout I’ve been taking the best ideas home with me to create glorious dishes for my own table.

Now I get to share those recipes with you.’

With 60 recipes that take their inspiration from restaurants dishes served across the UK and further afield, Nights Out at Home includes a cheat’s version of :
  • The Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad
  • The brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst
  • The cult tandoori lamb chops from London’s Tayyabs - a recipe which has never been written down before!
  • Jay’s own personal take on the mighty Greggs Steak Bake

Seasoned with stories from Jay’s life as a restaurant critic, and written with warmth, wit and the blessing, and often help, of the chefs themselves, Nights Out at Home is a celebration of good food, great eating experiences, and home cooking – with a twist!

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‘Jay Rayner's love and profound understanding of food has been channelled into a wonderful book’ STANLEY TUCCI

'A must buy for anyone who loves food, restaurants and cooking' TOM KERRIDGE

‘This book is not just a collection of food memories but also of recipes that make you want to roll up your sleeves and start cooking’ MICHEL ROUX

'With Jay as our guide, Nights Out At Home is a witty, mouth-tingling taste adventure' ANDI OLIVER

Reviews

  • Jay has a way with words, but he’s also a dab hand in the kitchen. This book is not just a collection of food memories but also of recipes that make you want to roll up your sleeves and start cooking
    Michel Roux

About the author

Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has been the restaurant critic for The Observer since 1999 (garnering millions of views per year), has presented the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show The Kitchen Cabinet for over a decade and is the author of a dozen books, most recently My Last Supper and Chewing the Fat. His varied television work includes his role for 15 years as a critic on MasterChef, food reporting for the BBC's One Show and forming part of the expert panel on Top Chef Masters in the US. In March 2023 he was named Critic of the Year, in the UK Press Awards.
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