Nights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant Critic Hardcover – 5 Sept. 2024

This is such a wonderful book you really should buy it. Now.It’s choc-a-bloc full of great stories, great recipes and great writing.It’s funny, smart, erudite and hunger inducing.I’ve got it on Audible and Kindle and will probably buy the hardback too. And so should you.Bon appetit

I bought this for my son's birthday and made the several dishes from it. The Steak Bakes are fabulous. The anchovy and sage fritters work (the batter is great -- I had done similar things before but not battered and the batter makes all the difference). The white chocolate, cream and frozen berries is a great end to a meal (simple but effective). And as ever, Raynor's prose is a joy to read.

Jay Rayner writes just as he speaks, and there are some very funny stories in here. The recipes sound good, but I was disappointed that there aren't photos included, (they're available via a qr code) and the layout of the book is such, that it could be awkward to actually cook from. Best as a bedside cookbook perhaps?

Bought this for myself as I've followed J.Raynors food reviews for quite some time, & also listen to him on radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet. I was very curious about the book & it didn't disappoint. I love that there's a recipe to duplicate a Gregg's steak bake!

Was expecting so pictures of recipes but unfortunately there were none. Otherwise ok. Bought when reduced price, but certainly wouldn’t pay full price.

I expected Jay's anecdotes and recipes to be good and, in fact it is very good. Hugely enjoyable and would make a great Xmas present, I'm hanging on to my copy though.

Bought as a gift, recipient really likes it, well written and entertaining.

I don’t know that i will cook from this book a lot. I love to cook but there are many recipes that just aren’t me for religious reasons firstly but also because i really do not get on with anchovies. I would love to have at least some alternatives listed but i know that isn’t always possible. I’m thinking about Nigel Slaters exasperated reply to a reader ‘Susan, it’s an aubergine recipe.’All that being said, it’s a fantastic read (laugh out loud funny) and there are some great recipes. I have my eye on the Butternut Squash Cappucino, Flatbreads with beef dripping and chilli (omg), Tayyabs lamb chops, Greggs Steak bake, the Sauces, Malaysian Chicken Curry and many more.P.s. i love that there are pictures of the recipes on Jay’s website.