Eats. Writes about it for the Financial Times. Chairs Kitchen Cabinet. Plays a bit of piano. Has big hair. Doesn't accept comps for reviews. jay.rayner@ft.com
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Jun 13
For today’s @ftweekend at Little Baobab, a delightful restaurant inside the Africa Centre serving a Senegalese set menu. It’s a room you want to be part of.
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Jun 6
For today’s @ftweekend I am at Wild Izakaya which is an Izakaya - a casual place for a couple of beers and a few snacks - much as fortnums food hall is a grubby corner shop. Terrific cooking, serious ingredients and five pages of premium sake.
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Jun 5
Lincolnshire, we're coming your way
From Vilnius to the herb garden, join a conversation full of bold flavours and fresh perspectives in #Spalding with @BBCRadio4's The Kitchen Cabinet. Host @jayrayner1 and his panel of experts will discuss all things Lithuanian food and Sage. Apply now: bbc.in/4dNoMzE
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May 30
For today’s @ftweekend I am at Holy Carrot in Shoreditch sorrowfully eating plant based food which aims at the restorative and delicious, but misses. The issue isn’t that they serve a plant based menu; it’s the plant based menu they are serving.
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May 23
For today’s @ftweekend I am at The Cocochine, snuffling out the best bargain in Mayfair: the lunch menu at £29 for two courses and £39 for three. Beautiful dishes which never lose sight of the imperative of deliciousness.
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May 22
Two pairs of seats for our Sunday night show @pizzajazzclub Dean Street have come back. (nb air conditioning). And there are now only about 10 left for our June show at Holborn. Tickets available at the link below.
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May 16
I’ve been getting a bunch of lovely recommendations for where else I can go in Barcelona while I’m there. Just for reference, if I post a review from somewhere (outside London) the column was filed at least two weeks ago - in this case a month ago - and I am no longer there.
May 16
Check out Bandini’s while you’re there
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May 16
For this week’s @ftweekend restaurant review I am in Barcelona at Colmado Wilmot, a small place that does the simple things really well. Like fried eggs with sobrasada, tortilla with txistorra, fried prawns with garlic and a fab rib eye.
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May 9
Some restaurant openings are like big west end shows which every critic will weigh in on. So for @ftweekend.com it’s my turn to write about the reopening of Simpsons-in-the-Strand. Via both dinner and breakfast. TLDR: it’s so damn civilised
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May 2
My review for today’s @ftweekend is all about the gravy splattering joys of Singapore chilli crab, and my ability to wear my lunch on my short. Anyway Sentosa on Bermondsey Street is a great place to chilli crab and much more besides
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Apr 25
For today’s @ftweekend I am in a fabulous Greek-inspired wine bar in Salford called Kallos where the bread game is strong, the dips are silky and they offer a beautiful list of premium canned fish.
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Apr 24
We're recording the last audience show in this season of The Kitchen Cabinet in Felixstowe on tuesday night and there are still some tickets. Apply here.
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Apr 23
This piece by Sophie Heawood is superb: dark, touching funny and beautifully written.
Apr 22
Here's Sophie Heawood's first column, in which she recalls a memorable encounter with a younger man.
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Apr 18
For today’s @ftweekend I am at Cometa, a New Mexican restaurant using UK seafood (and a bit of fried chicken) and very good it is too. Have some pics.
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Apr 13
This weeks episode of the kitchen cabinet is finally up on @BBCSounds . Apologies for the delay
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Apr 11
Apparently, there is still money to be made from restaurants. If you’re Richard Caring. He’s sold the Ivy Collection, Annabelle’s and Scott’s etc to an Abu Dhabi investment fund for £1.4 billion. News via propel.
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Apr 11
Let a thousand flowers bloom. And so on.
Apr 11
Radio 4 juxtaposing What's Up Doc on cholesterol 👩🏾⚕️ with The Kitchen Cabinet AKA @jayrayner1's Butter Marketing Board 🧑🍳 😂 #BBCTKC
ALT Screen shot of the Radio 4 schedule.
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Apr 11
Our JR Sextet April/ May London shows are sold out, but we have 3 others upcoming outside London. May, we’re at Dorchester-on-Thames nr Oxford, June it’s the Neville Holt festival in Leicestershire, and Nov we’re in Liverpool. Ticket link below
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Apr 11
For today’s @ftweekend I am
In Bristol, a hot bed of indie restaurant joy. Specifically I am eating a char siu pork chop and a bruleed donut at Other restaurant, (with a quick lunch at Ragu).
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Apr 10
And Felixstowe
Join the audience of The Kitchen Cabinet at The Spa Pavilion in #Felixstowe! 🍽️Host @jayrayner1 and his panel of experts will chat all things culinary. All you need to do is bring your appetite for knowledge and your juiciest questions. Apply now: bbc.in/4sh9w1L
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