Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Sounds like a top session well done.
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cuppa tee
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Just sharing this as an aside from usual business
the bill for a meal purchased and consumed at a new celebrity haunt in London
£37,000 +
chips a tenner a go
steak £850
booze £30 k +
A bit in the independent .....
www.independent.co.uk
the bill for a meal purchased and consumed at a new celebrity haunt in London
£37,000 +
chips a tenner a go
steak £850
booze £30 k +
A bit in the independent .....
The outrage surrounding Salt Bae’s overpriced steak misses the point about who he is
Salt Bae’s eye-watering prices have drawn plenty of criticism, but Kate Ng argues that you’re not just paying for a piece of meat
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Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
Petrus is one of the most expensive wines in the world and makes up 75% of the bill
Still very expensive food. Jay Rayner has been taking the piss out of it today
www.theguardian.com
Still very expensive food. Jay Rayner has been taking the piss out of it today
Kebab Kid, London: ‘Take-away as a cult’ – restaurant review
Rather than blowing £1,450 on a steak wrapped in gold leaf at Nusr-Et Steakhouse, enjoy a gorgeous Kebab Kid kebab, says Jay Rayner
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
Petrus is one of the most expensive wines in the world and makes up 75% of the bill
Still very expensive food. Jay Rayner has been taking the piss out of it today
Kebab Kid, London: ‘Take-away as a cult’ – restaurant review
Rather than blowing £1,450 on a steak wrapped in gold leaf at Nusr-Et Steakhouse, enjoy a gorgeous Kebab Kid kebab, says Jay Rayner
I was wondering if ‘our Jay‘ would have any thoughts about it....
Just sharing this as an aside from usual business
the bill for a meal purchased and consumed at a new celebrity haunt in London
£37,000 +
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chips a tenner a go
steak £850
booze £30 k +
A bit in the independent .....The outrage surrounding Salt Bae’s overpriced steak misses the point about who he is
Salt Bae’s eye-watering prices have drawn plenty of criticism, but Kate Ng argues that you’re not just paying for a piece of meat
Suspect the staff don’t see much of the service charge either
editor
hiraethified
'Our Jay' normally has no problem lavishing praise on expensive restaurants that are wildly out of reach for the majority of the residents living in the impoverished neighbourhoods they exist in. Still, #edgelord
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
sorry...I had to look up ‘edgelord’
is that aimed me or mr Rayner ?
editor
hiraethified
Rayner of course! Him trying to big up a kebab takeaway like he's rallying against expensive restaurants - except he regularly bigs them up in his hoity toity column.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
We were in a wine merchant in France recently. Hidden among the many great value wines was some 2013 Petrus at 1980 euros a bottle!Petrus is one of the most expensive wines in the world and makes up 75% of the bill
Still very expensive food. Jay Rayner has been taking the piss out of it today
Kebab Kid, London: ‘Take-away as a cult’ – restaurant review
Rather than blowing £1,450 on a steak wrapped in gold leaf at Nusr-Et Steakhouse, enjoy a gorgeous Kebab Kid kebab, says Jay Rayner
"The word has taken hold to refer to one who makes wildly dark and exaggerated statements (usually on an internet forum) with the intent of shocking others. There is usually a tone of nihilism to such remarks, the kind that might be flagged by a counselor as anti-social behavior."
Doesn't sound like Jay Rayner to me tbh
TopCat
Putin fanboy
I think he is smashing.
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Yes, Rayner goes to affluent Parsons Green to buy an £8.50 kebab and thinks he is sticking it to the man, yet regularly runs up bills of over £100 and gets all shirty when people try to criticise. Im sure he got a good egotistical kick out of the usual weirdo comments under his article such as this one:
"THIS! Just this. THIS is why the man Rayner is revered across the country. A beautiful, witty and politically resonant bit of loveliness here mister, CHAPEAU!"
"THIS! Just this. THIS is why the man Rayner is revered across the country. A beautiful, witty and politically resonant bit of loveliness here mister, CHAPEAU!"
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
sorry that’s bit ambiguous, food and beverages maybe ?
guys a bit of all rounder tbf, food critic, tv/radio personality, even jazz musician/ raconteur in the style of george melly. general media stuff...mostly.
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Tron Cruise
Active Member
Hasn't he done well. He only had his private education and well-connected parent to power him into the role of someone who criticises other people's food for a living. See also Giles Coren and William Sitwell.
Yep, very well.
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
....I gotta say that when I used to go down that path in conversation with the o/h she would either refuse to engage or give me a bollocking. Nonetheless less I will say that nepotism and patronage are fairly common in some lines of work, the beneficiaries are quite good at hiding it tho’....
Though of the three mentioned, I suspect Rayner would acknowledge it and the others deny it. Sitwell was Jacob Rees moggs best man….
paul mckenna
Bellend
Editor only respects traditional cafes/low priced establishments. Sticking up for the impoverished
Unless he DJs there or knows the owners.
Literally 5 posts earlier: Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more
Unless he DJs there or knows the owners.
Literally 5 posts earlier: Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more
Come on now, over seven quid is totally reasonable for a pint of Dublin sourced craft beer.
ricbake
working out how
I don't have any problem with him, he is a media type and fills an entertaining slot on the radio that anyone can take or leave. He may not have got his original "in" to reviewing restaurants without his family connections. but he has now reviewed over 1,000 restaurants, including the likes of Kaosarn and a nascent Honest Burger. He has also written over a dozen books, if he wasn't any good at it all no one would publish him
I assume he makes a reasonable living peddaling his ideas around numerous small town and provincial theatres giving them work and promoting his "art". Live Shows – Jay Rayner
Presumably the icing on the cake for him is getting the freebies in the £300 a head dinning experiences - don't know him at all but happy to go with Ms.T who doesn't seem to think he's a twat...
I like playing Jay Rayner review bingo. One day he will write about 'punchy drifts of pig that taste intensely of themselves' and I will die happy.
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