Joanna Taylor

Tamarind terrace
Restaurants

London’s top alfresco terraces, from Scott's to Tamarind

From riverside lunches to rooftop suppers, here are 25 of the capital’s finest restaurant terraces

7 Apr 2025
Going Out

Joanna Taylor's review in a few: Gaia Restaurant, Mayfair

No time for long-winded restaurant reviews? ES Magazine's Food and Drink editor has you covered

18 Jan 2024
Going Out

What is DineMe? Meet the new food and drink focused dating app

Hoping to fall in love with someone who enjoys going to bars and restaurants as much you do? Joanna Taylor investigates a new app promising to facilitate just that

15 Jan 2024
Culture

Bafta nominee Sophie Wilde on Nicole Kidman and Australian film

The Talk To Me and Everything Now star has been nominated alongside Saltburn's Jacob Elordi and golden globe winner Ayo Edebiri of The Bear

12 Jan 2024
Going Out

World-renowned cocktail bar Three Sheets to open in Soho

The brothers behind the award-winning Dalston haunt are venturing to central London

4 Jan 2024
Going Out

Never the Hootenanny: Which New Year’s tribe are you?

Not sure what to do tonight? Which NYE tribe are you - we can help...

31 Dec 2023
Food + Drink

The craziest TikTok food and drink trends of 2023

The social media app's users sure know how to whisk up mayhem. But can any of their mad concoctions carry merit? Joanna Taylor finds out

29 Dec 2023
Going Out

Turkeyed out? 3 speedy recipes to see you through the betwixmas period

These comforting recipes will keep you going until the New Year

27 Dec 2023
Going Out

The new London restaurants you need to visit in 2024

Hungry to know where to eat next year? Joanna Taylor shares the best new openings

20 Dec 2023
Restaurants

What to expect from London's restaurant scene in 2024

What do our 2023 drinking and dining habits say about the year ahead? Joanna Taylor finds out

19 Dec 2023
Going Out

These are the best cookbooks of 2024

Aprons at the ready! Meet your new indispensable kitchen guides

17 Dec 2023
Food + Drink

What the Going Out team are drinking this Christmastime

From Champagne to martinis, here's what the Standard's booziest desk will be knocking back this year

15 Dec 2023
Going Out

Everything you need to know about the new McDonald’s franchise CosMc’s

Could this wacky new concept soon be London’s next big thing?

13 Dec 2023
Going Out

The food and drink trends, people and places to know right now

Joanna Taylor rounds up what and who is hot in London's bar, restaurant and scene

8 Dec 2023
Going Out

The best places in London for dinner and a show

Retro? Yes. Heaps of fun? Definitely.

3 Dec 2023
Going Out

Introducing: London's new favourite late-night fast food

Joanna Taylor has discovered an intriguing new post-party indulgence

18 Nov 2023
Going Out

Bottoms up! Where to find 7 of the most expensive cocktails in London

Thought a £13 negroni was pushing the boat out? Think again. Meet the capital’s priciest concoctions

17 Nov 2023
Going Out

London's French restaurant revival

Fusty old has-been no more: French-inspired food is back with renewed vigour, says Joanna Taylor

12 Nov 2023
Culture

A look at Barbra Streisand's career in numbers

With her 992 page memoir 'My Name Is Barbra' arriving on Tuesday (Nov 7), what better time to look back at the story of the Grande Dame

3 Nov 2023