Presenter and columnist Jay knows about food. But he's an acclaimed novelist, journalist and musician too. Hear his unusual play with music, the novel that never was and his celebration of Welsh drag act Lady Ding.  

Clips performed by: Keith Wickham, Toby Longworth, Christopher Kent and Rachel Atkins.

Warning: This episode contains strong language.

Jay Rayner is probably best known as being the regular food critic for the Guardian and Observer newspapers for the last 20 years. But he has also 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.  

On radio he has presented BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet since 2012, on television his many appearances include being a judge on multiple series's of Masterchef and the resident food pundit for The One Show, and he now presents his own podcast called Out To Lunch, in which he interviews celebrities in fabulous restaurants.

He's published 11 books to date, including 4 novels, and his latest work My Last Supper has just come out in paperback.

For more details about the writer, the offcuts and the actors performing them see the episode show notes:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/jay-rayner