1000 Tiny Birds: 2026 edition

Jay Rayner - Wasted Calories and Ruined Nights: A Journey Deeper into Dining Hell (2018)

2026-02-01

A brief compilation of some of Rayner’s more cutting restaurant reviews. A relief to not see any Bristol places this time around, and the Le Cinq review remains a classic. As Rayner himself says in the introduction, there’s no pleasure in a bad review, but they are the ones that catch the eye the most, and for good reason in his case. Some incredible turns of phrase.