THE last time Jay Rayner made a public appearance in Manchester (leaving aside shoving his critical weight about in Observer reviews – Kala he liked, Canto he didn’t etc) he was playing jazz piano with his group at Albert’s Schloss during MFDF 2018.
Now he’s back in town plugging his latest book, ‘My Last Supper: One Meal, a Lifetime in the Making’. He’ll be on stage at HOME in First Street on Thursday, November 7, reading extracts and signing copies. There are just few tickets remaining at £20 a shot. Book them here.
So what’s it all about? “Imagine you are about to die. You have one meal left. What are you going to have?” That’s the excuse for Rayner to investigates our fascination with last suppers and tell the stories of the killer dishes that would end up on his table.
How he was introduced to oysters by his late mother, how he almost burnt down a hotel because of his love for snails in bubbling garlic butter and of the many ways by which the mighty pig has fed him over the years. Plus, he’ll get the audience to design their own last meal. Let’s hope he doesn’t corpse on stage!
HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. 0161 200 1500.