{"product_id":"jay-rayners-last-supper-9781783352210","title":"Jay Rayner's Last Supper","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJay Rayner's Last Supper: A Food Memoir in Eight Courses\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're about to die. What would your final meal be?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThis question has long troubled Jay Rayner. As a man more obsessed with his lunch than is strictly necessary, the idea of a showpiece last supper is a tantalizing prospect. But wouldn't knowledge of your imminent demise ruin your appetite?\n\nSo, Jay decided to cheat death.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Culinary Journey Through Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThe plan was simple: embark on a journey through his life in food in pursuit of the meal to end all meals. This quest takes him from necking oysters on the Louisiana shoreline to forking away the finest French pastries in Tokyo, and from his earliest memories of snails in garlic butter, through multiple pig-based banquets, to the unforgettable final meal itself.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning Food Writing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eJay Rayner's Last Supper\u003c\/i\u003e is both a hugely entertaining account of a life built around mealtimes and a fascinating global exploration of our relationship with what we eat. It is the story of one hungry man, in eight courses.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Jay Rayner\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eJay Rayner\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster, best known as the restaurant critic for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Young Journalist of the Year, Critic of the Year and Restaurant Critic of the Year, he was named Restaurant Writer of The Year in the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards in 2018. He is a regular judge on \u003ci\u003eMasterChef\u003c\/i\u003e and has been the chair of BBC Radio 4's food panel show \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen Cabinet\u003c\/i\u003e since 2012. He performs live all over the country with his one man shows and as a pianist with his jazz ensemble, The Jay Rayner Quartet.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493594075410,"sku":"9781783352210","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7cbbbcc2-31c3-44b5-95c5-9e53e1f8f458.jpg?v=1730653193","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jay-rayners-last-supper-9781783352210","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}