Jay Rayner
@jayrayner1.bsky.social
Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. [email protected]
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Jay Rayner
@jayrayner1.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Delighted to say tickets for my autumn 2026 Nights Out In The Kitchen tour, celebrating publication of my new cookbook in the autumn of 2026, are now on sale. Join me for a night of serious food chat, brilliant dinner ideas and some ludicrous ones too.
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A few pics to go with this, the first two from 2210, the second two from RapChar
January 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A few pics to go with this, the first two from 2210, the second two from RapChar
For today’s @ftweekend.com I review two south London restaurants exploring what the food of the Caribbean can be, 2210 by NattyCanCook on one side of Brockwell Park and RapChar on the other. So yes there is very good jerk chicken, but much else besides. Lucky me.
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A journey through the multiverse of Caribbean cooking — Jay Rayner reviews two new openings in south London
South London restaurants 2210 by NattyCanCook and RapChar are serving food to excite and intrigue
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January 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
For today’s @ftweekend.com I review two south London restaurants exploring what the food of the Caribbean can be, 2210 by NattyCanCook on one side of Brockwell Park and RapChar on the other. So yes there is very good jerk chicken, but much else besides. Lucky me.
www.ft.com/content/9acb...
www.ft.com/content/9acb...
Delighted to say the JR Sextet is doing a special show as part of this year's Jewish Book Week (which 14 years ago, is where this side hustle of mine began). March 4
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Jazz up the 80s with the Jay Rayner Sextet • Words • Kings Place
Join the Jay Rayner Sextet as they celebrate the greatest jazz-influenced chart hits of the 80s, including dance floor fillers by Sade, Matt Bianco, Swing Out Sister and Sting.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Delighted to say the JR Sextet is doing a special show as part of this year's Jewish Book Week (which 14 years ago, is where this side hustle of mine began). March 4
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...
Big story at the top of the ten o’clock news. Apparently it’s January.
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Big story at the top of the ten o’clock news. Apparently it’s January.
Shared as a guide to users. (Free link).
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www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
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January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Shared as a guide to users. (Free link).
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It’s all kicked off BTL on my piece about - checks notes - salad.
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It’s all kicked off BTL on my piece about - checks notes - salad.
I would like to live in precedented times. You know, where the things that keep happening aren’t weird, gobsmacking and terrifying.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I would like to live in precedented times. You know, where the things that keep happening aren’t weird, gobsmacking and terrifying.
It’s an amazing deal.
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
It’s an amazing deal.
There’s no magazine today. My piece appears in the newsprint weekend section.
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
There’s no magazine today. My piece appears in the newsprint weekend section.
I was asked by @ftedit.ft.com to send them a voice note on a key trend in restaurants for 2026. So here it is: when eating out is increasingly expensive, the comforting and reliable may look like a safer option than the shock of the new. Click below to hear my dulcet tones.
What are the stories that will define 2026? @jayrayner1.bsky.social, the FT's restaurant critic, unwraps the big ideas shaping the year ahead.
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A little gift from #FTEdit 🎁 Follow for more #FTEditpresents
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I was asked by @ftedit.ft.com to send them a voice note on a key trend in restaurants for 2026. So here it is: when eating out is increasingly expensive, the comforting and reliable may look like a safer option than the shock of the new. Click below to hear my dulcet tones.
A few pics from my salad bar ‘journey’ starting with the prison food vibes of farmer J. One of London’s best deals however (much better than Farmer J) is at Fortnums. £10 gets you a protein, roast beef or salmon etc, with two seriously fab salads. It’s In the food hall.
www.ft.com/content/429d...
www.ft.com/content/429d...
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
A few pics from my salad bar ‘journey’ starting with the prison food vibes of farmer J. One of London’s best deals however (much better than Farmer J) is at Fortnums. £10 gets you a protein, roast beef or salmon etc, with two seriously fab salads. It’s In the food hall.
www.ft.com/content/429d...
www.ft.com/content/429d...
With a developed sense of humour I was despatched by @ftweekend.com to investigate the January-appropriate world of the salad bar, by way of Deli Robuchon, Fortnums and Farmer J. More roast cauliflower than you can shake a stick at.
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www.ft.com/content/429d...
Salad bars have changed. Are they better for it?
Jay Rayner goes for a restorative stroll down Piccadilly and is ambushed by temptation
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January 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
With a developed sense of humour I was despatched by @ftweekend.com to investigate the January-appropriate world of the salad bar, by way of Deli Robuchon, Fortnums and Farmer J. More roast cauliflower than you can shake a stick at.
www.ft.com/content/429d...
www.ft.com/content/429d...
We should start a group. I believe I could contribute.
January 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
We should start a group. I believe I could contribute.
Can you check in with @harrietfl.ft.com on the current location of her ham?
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Can you check in with @harrietfl.ft.com on the current location of her ham?
So farewell Zipcar, which folded its UK operation last night. I kept hoping for some solution or reprieve. It never came. Southwark council did make the sort of offer which might have made a difference, but only 24 hours before the end of services.
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southwarknews.co.uk/news/communi...
Southwark Council offers Zipcar free parking permits until 2027
Southwark Council has offered to give Zipcar free parking permits until April 2027 if they keep operating in the borough.
southwarknews.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:49 AM
So farewell Zipcar, which folded its UK operation last night. I kept hoping for some solution or reprieve. It never came. Southwark council did make the sort of offer which might have made a difference, but only 24 hours before the end of services.
southwarknews.co.uk/news/communi...
southwarknews.co.uk/news/communi...
Happy new year one and all.
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Happy new year one and all.
For some reason I found this piece by Simon Mills, about newspaper comment sections, extremely relatable.
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THE PSYCHOPATHY OF "THE COMMENTS SECTION" EXPLAINED
Why do people like to leave comments under stories? What is it like to be on the receiving end of cruel, personal and brutal remarks? This writer bites back - my comments on your comments.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For some reason I found this piece by Simon Mills, about newspaper comment sections, extremely relatable.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
Into The Woods @thebridgetheatre.bsky.social is a joy. That’s it. That’s the post.
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Into The Woods @thebridgetheatre.bsky.social is a joy. That’s it. That’s the post.
I’ve long regarded Sinatra at the Sands to be one of the greatest live jazz recordings: The Count Basie Orchestra MD’d by a young Quincy Jones with Frank at the peak of his powers. This podcast from the Open Studio guys is a brilliantly nerdy listen and deep dive.
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"Sinatra at the Sands" — Frank…–You'll Hear It – Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · You'll Hear It · 15/12/2025 · 1h 5m
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December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’ve long regarded Sinatra at the Sands to be one of the greatest live jazz recordings: The Count Basie Orchestra MD’d by a young Quincy Jones with Frank at the peak of his powers. This podcast from the Open Studio guys is a brilliantly nerdy listen and deep dive.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...
Oooh, Murder On the Orient Express is on BC1. Fabulous in every way, especially Richard Rodney Bennett’s score which includes one of the greatest pieces of cinema music composing: the accelerating waltz for the train’s departure from Istanbul. Bliss.
December 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Oooh, Murder On the Orient Express is on BC1. Fabulous in every way, especially Richard Rodney Bennett’s score which includes one of the greatest pieces of cinema music composing: the accelerating waltz for the train’s departure from Istanbul. Bliss.
My first novel was called The Marble Kiss and when it was published in 1994 I received various gifts with a lip motif to match the cover. Incl this ring commissioned by my wife. The silversmith later told us that the only reference he had to hand was a pic of Brigitte Bardot’s lips. They live on.
December 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My first novel was called The Marble Kiss and when it was published in 1994 I received various gifts with a lip motif to match the cover. Incl this ring commissioned by my wife. The silversmith later told us that the only reference he had to hand was a pic of Brigitte Bardot’s lips. They live on.