The Kitchen Cabinet

Jay Rayner

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Booking Overview

A British culinary panel show where Jay Rayner brings together chefs, cooks, writers, and food historians to answer audience questions about cooking and eating. It’s a great platform for food experts who can field practical queries and share clear, opinionated takes on ingredients, technique, and kitchen decisions.

Metrics

Episodes: 4

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Jay Rayner - Jay Rayner hosts the show, leading a culinary panel packed with food “tasty titbits” and answering audience questions with an expert panel.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Chefs, cooks, food writers, and food historians (often with subject-matter expertise such as seafood or regional food culture).
Required Achievements:  
Published food writing or authorship, Professional chef/cook background, Recognized food-historian expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Jocky Petrie - Panelist In A Postbag Special Answering Audience Kitchen Questions.

Melek Erdal - Panelist Answering Listeners’ Questions Across Sweet And Savoury Cooking Dilemmas.

Sophie Wright - Answering Listeners’ Kitchen Questions On Cooking And Eating, Including Leftovers, Sardines, And Cooking Techniques.

Jeremy Pang - Answering Listeners’ Kitchen Questions (e.g., Sweets Uses, Sardines/ropes, Jerusalem Artichokes), Plus General Cooking And Kitchen Essentials.

Mike Warner - History And Flavour Of Suffolk Brown Shrimp; How To Cook And Serve Beyond The Classic Approach.

Recent Topics

Food, Cooking, Chefs, Food Writing, Food History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Kitchen Cabinet
:

Postbag

May 16, 2026

Jay Rayner is joined by Jeremy Pang, Sophie Wright, Melek Erdal and Jocky Petrie in the studio for a postbag special, tackling listeners’ questions on everything from leftover chocolate bars to kitchen design.They kick things off with a classic dilemma - what to do with a surplus of mini Bounty bars. Creative ideas range from indulgent milkshakes and ice cream, to coconut‑infused vodka and homemade fudge. They also dive into more savoury territory, sharing tips on cooking herring roes and tur...

Felixstowe

May 09, 2026

Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe discussing brown shrimp, asparagus and food myths that need debunking.Joining Jay to answer these kitchen questions are chefs, cooks and food writers Maria Bradford, Sophie Wright, Rob Owen Brown and food historian Dr Annie Gray.With Felixstowe’s status as the UK’s largest container port in mind, the panellists share the global ingredients they’ve discovered abroad that they now can’t live without. They also tackle practical ideas...

Swindon

May 05, 2026

Jay Rayner is joined by chefs, cooks and food writers, Tim Hayward, Lerato, Melissa Thompson and Angela Gray at the Swindon Arts Centre to talk roast pork, tuna and the items they would add to a railway buffet.With Swindon’s pig‑hill roots in mind, the panellists explore what makes the perfect roast pork, from choosing the right cut to methods of achieving proper crackling.They also discuss how cheesy a cheesecake should really be, whether steaks should be thick or thin, and relive some disco...

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