to quote Penguin Books intro about the book :
“In Nights Out at Home, Jay Rayner’s first cookbook, the award-winning writer and broadcaster gives you delicious, achievable recipes inspired by the restaurant creations that have stolen his heart over the decades, for you to cook in your own kitchen.
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 and great eating experiences, filled with irresistible dishes to inspire all cooks.
For those who are not familiar with author :
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”