Nights Out At Home Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant Critic

With 60 recipes that take their inspiration from restaurants dishes served across the UK and further afield, Nights Out at Home includes a cheat’s version of :

The Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad
The brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst
The cult tandoori lamb chops from London’s Tayyabs - a recipe which has never been written down before!
Jay’s own personal take on the mighty Greggs Steak Bake


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, great eating experiences, and home cooking – with a twist!