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England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland

Jay Rayner - Feature writer and restaurant critic - The Observer

Jay has written extensively across the British and international media as both feature writer and columnist. As well as working for newspapers Jay has written for numerous magazines, including Granta, Esquire, GQ and Cosmopolitan and is currently contributing to Gourmet in the US. Jay is the author of four novels and two works of non-fiction, one to be published this year The Man Who Ate The World, a non-fiction account of his pursuit of the perfect meal in the new breed of luxury restaurants.

Countries in Region

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland

Voters:

Alan Yau, Andy Hayler, Angela Hartnett, Bruce Palling, Chris Chown, Claude Bosi, Daniel Clifford, Eric Chavot, Fay Maschler, Giorgio Locatelli, Gordon Ramsay, Henry Harris, Heston Blumenthal, Hilary Armstrong, Jay Rayner, Jennifer Sharpe, John Campbell, Mark Hix, Maureen Mills, Michel Roux JR, Moby Pomerance, Oliver Peyton, Philip Howard, Pierre Koffman, Raymond Blanc, Richard Corrigan, Simon Wright, Stephen Harris, Terry Durack, Tom Aikens, Trevor Gulliver