Without Reservation

Lessons from a Life in Restaurants

Jeremy King

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Fourth Estate Ltd
09 October 2025

Memoirs; Service industries; Self-help & personal development; General cookery & recipes; TV & celebrity chef cookbooks

In this brilliant new book, one of the world’s leading restaurateurs shares wit and wisdom from a distinguished 40-year career and offers deep insight into some of life’s most intriguing issues.

'Wildly, warmly and wonderfully readable and revealing' Stephen Fry

'A true masterpiece that leaves you hungry for more' Jamie Oliver

Jeremy King has spent fifty years pioneering London’s dining scene, hosting everyone from Princess Diana and Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol and Laurence Olivier. He opened the city’s most iconic and era-defining restaurants, including Le Caprice in the 80s, The Ivy in the 90s, The Wolseley in the 2000s, and now Arlington, The Park and Simpson’s in the 2020s. In this wonderfully entertaining memoir, he describes his life in hospitality with insightful anecdotes and well-earned wisdom.

Owing to the curious intimacy between restaurateur and guest, Jeremy has witnessed countless heartbreaks, failures, challenges and celebrations. His advice has been sought widely over the years, and here he gives a series of valuable reflections on everything from the art of a quick ‘no thanks’ to trickier dispute resolution. Restaurants are microcosms of life, and the skills learnt in hospitality – such as communication, empathy and discipline – can be profoundly beneficial for everyone.

Jeremy talks of the alluring mystery of solo diners, misperceptions about which are the best tables and why you should always look a waiter in the eye. Alongside the secrets of his one-of-a-kind restaurants, he also shares memories of stand-out guests like Lucian Freud, Harold Pinter and Lauren Bacall.

Without Reservation is the ultimate tell-all of a singular career guided by integrity, egality and authenticity.

'Charming, insightful' Observer

By: Jeremy King
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780008599027
ISBN 10: 0008599025
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 09 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeremy King, together with his former business partner, Chris Corbin, created some of the most iconic and highly regarded establishments in London, including Le Caprice, The Ivy, J Sheekey and The Wolseley. Jeremy was awarded the OBE in 2014 for services to the hospitality industry and voluntary services to the arts.

Reviews for Without Reservation: Lessons from a Life in Restaurants

Praise for Jeremy King: ‘London’s foremost restaurateur’ Tatler ‘King has a knack for selling his vision’ Financial Times ‘Jeremy King is well and truly back’ Restaurant ‘The greatest restaurateur in the greatest restaurant in the world’ Jeremy Clarkson