A Night Out with Restaurant Critic Jay Rayner

We are absolutely delighted that alongside his new theatre tour, Masterchef favourite Jay Rayner is returning to Leeds where he studied at university.

It will be a 'more intimate'evening at The Old Woollen, to celebrate the publication of his new cookbook, Nights Out In The Kitchen. We can't wait to meet Jay and gain an insight into his love of restaurants and his passion for great home cooking.

This event is part of Farsley Lit Fest and Jay will be signing copies of his beautifully written, warmly inspirational cookbook following the talk.

About the Book Following his bestselling Nights Out at Home, Jay Rayner returns to the kitchen to offer more inspiration to roll up your sleeves and reach for your favourite knife Nights Out in the Kitchen features an irresistible combination of recipes sparked by the dishes that Jay has fallen for during more than a quarter of a century as a restaurant critic, alongside 20 of his very own recipes; family favourites refined in his kitchen at home.

From meatballs with braised spaghetti, to shaved fennel and lemon zest salad, tartiflette tart and slow cooked tandoori lamb shoulder. As well as delicious recipes, Nights Out in the Kitchen is seasoned with stories which walk both sides of the 'home'and 'away'line in Jay's life.

From the problem with dinner parties and the route to a less painful Christmas lunch, through the lexicographical challenges facing a restaurant critic who wants to describe flavour without resorting to 'mouth-watering', 'moist'and 'sumptuous', to the burning question of whether, given the large number of wretchedly negative reviews he's written, Jay might actually be a total scumbag.

About Jay Rayner Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has written extensively across the British and international media as both feature writer and columnist on everything from crime and politics, to the arts and fashion.