Jay Rayner

Opinion header 2015 — Oh yes, it’s that time of year again when the Michelin naysayers come out to play. I’ve written on this subject in the past, it actually feels like an annual event. But after a conversation with Irish restaurant critic Tom Doorley on Twitter, it seems we must re-visit it again. […]

Restaurant critics & Restaurant guides, the differences.

12 Oct, 2015 in Culinary life observations / Rant tagged Bernard Loiseau / Jay Rayner / Michelin / The Fat Duck / Tom Doorley / William Sitwell by chefhermes

opinion — So, for a month or so the PR machine which handles The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has slowly been moving through the gears, and will probably continue to so for the rest of the week. Tonight will see the crowning of the culinary equivalent of Miss Universe, or not, if […]

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants ~ 2015

1 Jun, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged 50 Best restaurants / Jay Rayner / Michelin by chefhermes

Twitter header — What started out as a post lampooning Huffington Post’s American centric view of the world, has now become an annual event on ChefHermes.com, the Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter. With the exponential growth of Twitter over the past 3-4years, it now seems to touch the vast […]

Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter 2015

8 May, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged Fay Maschler / Giles Coren / Grace Dent / Jay Rayner / Joanna Blythman / Restaurant critic / Twitter by chefhermes

opinion — Dear Sirs, Long before I started writing this site I religiously bought & read your columns about food, be it recipes, restaurant reviews or general food articles. The Observer Food Monthly (OFM) supplement was a particular joy, filled with exquisite images and insightful text, but alas, I won’t be buying […]

An open letter to the editors of The Observer, Guardian ...

7 Jan, 2015 in Rant tagged Bruce Palling / Jay Rayner / Joanna Blythman / Marina O'Loughlin / Michelin / OFM / Oliver Thring / The Guardian / Tony Naylor / Twitter by chefhermes

opinion — It’s really hard to know where to start with yet another Sitwell rant. Factually incorrect and bleating from the rafters to justify his own existence? Let’s dissect these 800 words. Firstly, there wasn’t a tidal wave on the social media as Sitwell says, there was barely a ripple; primarily because […]

Yet another rant by William Sitwell, #Squareplates

15 May, 2014 in Culinary life observations tagged Daily Telegraph / Jay Rayner / Michelin / Restaurants / William Sitwell by chefhermes

opinion — For those who don’t use Twitter, you’re either going to glaze over or completely ignore this post. Blaggergate has now been rumbling on since around the start of the month, and whilst many have written about this from several angles: breach of privacy; breach of Twitter TOS(terms of service); free […]

Twitter & Blaggergate

19 Mar, 2014 in Culinary life observations tagged blaggergate / Jay Rayner / Twitter by chefhermes

opinion — Yet again this week a journalist has written about the relevance of the Michelin guide. Clearly these writers have nothing better to scribble about, other than a subject they know little about. The likes of William Sitwell & Jay Rayner, to my knowledge, have minimal front line experience of the […]

Journalists who write about the relevance of Michelin.

25 Feb, 2014 in Culinary life observations tagged Fat Duck / Heston Blumenthal / Jay Rayner / Michelin / Restaurant critic / William Sitwell by chefhermes

Twitter header — So as this has become an annual event, with at least one writer mentioning in his Twitter bio that he features on this list, albeit tongue in cheek, this is the: Sadly this year saw the death of Micheal Winner. Loved by many for his old fashioned values & writing […]

Top 10 most followed UK restaurant critics on Twitter 2013

18 Jun, 2013 in Humour tagged Giles Coren / Jay Rayner / Joanna Blythman / Marina O'Loughlin / Richard Vines / Twitter by chefhermes

Twitter header — I remember (back in the day) when my best mate, who works for a multi-national IT company, said to me “get involved with this, it’s the next big thing”. Being a bit of geek, although this has now increased as time has gone on, I took a look. I was […]

Twitter for Hotels & Restaurants.

14 Jan, 2013 in Culinary life observations tagged Blogging / Gidleigh Park / Jay Rayner / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Marina O'Loughlin / Michelin / Restaurant critic / Social Media / Social Networks / The Caterer / Tim Hayward / Twitter by chefhermes