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Josh Barrie is an Evening Standard food and drink writer

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Josh Barrie is an Evening Standard food and drink writer

Food + Drink

The best recipes for Easter, as chosen by the country's top chefs

Try something different this Easter and be sure to try hogget and mutton

19 Apr 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Josh Barrie at De Santis: Mayfair isn't ready for the 5pm aperitivo

London does not yet appreciate of the chicness of a 5pm Campari, says Josh Barrie

24 Jan 2025
Food + Drink

House of Unicorns: God help us, a James Watt LinkedIn post made for TV

BrewDog co-founder James Watt is fronting a new TV show promising the largest cash prize in UK television history. Josh Barrie weighs in

22 Jan 2025
British Pullman Chefs
Food + Drink

Four of London's best chefs to cook for new British Pullman dinners

The ‘Celebrity Chef Dinner Series’ will kick-off on April 18

20 Jan 2025
Saveways
Food + Drink

Krept & Konan to open halal and world foods supermarket in Croydon

Saveways will offer food products from around the world, including exotic fish

20 Jan 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Josh Barrie, On the Sauce at the Library: perfect pub cocktails

Josh Barrie drinks in a music filled bar that’s perfectly pitched

17 Jan 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Tune in to London's very best listening bars

Turn it up: Mike Daw explores the latest music-led bars across London 

15 Jan 2025
the Knave
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Hospitality power trio reviving historic boozer closed for 30 years

Camberwell Arms co-owner James Dye has teamed up with chef Patrick Powell and hospitality man Benjy Leibowitz to reopen an east London gem

15 Jan 2025
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Country pub of the week: The Mason's Arms, Branscombe

Josh Barrie discovers a haven of a boozer down in Devon

12 Jan 2025
Restaurants

10 of London's very best meals for under £20

From British-Italian comfort food to proper Malaysian laksa, here’s where to eat out on a budget

10 Jan 2025
Hawksmoor
Restaurants

The best January deals in 10 of London's most glamorous restaurants

Many of us crave glitz, that feeling attained while dining out somewhere special. But in this economy, at this time of year? Here’s where to go

8 Jan 2025
Eat Momo
Restaurants

Top young chefs team up with Eat Momo to host dumpling parties

Ana de Costa, Lorcan Spiteri, and Hector Henderson will head south

8 Jan 2025
Events and Things To Do

Everything you need to know about Battersea Lights Festival 2025

From a giant glowing ball of yarn to an interactive horse, here's what to expect at this year’s light festival

7 Jan 2025
Asma Khan
Restaurants

Asma Khan and Matthew Ryle to join Cubitt House's new supper clubs

The guest chef series, Cubitt House Eats With, is now in its fourth year

7 Jan 2025
Shakara
Restaurants

Shakara: new high-end West African restaurant launches in Marylebone

Involved is a former MasterChef semi-finalist, who is serving West African flavours “through a modern lens”

7 Jan 2025
Restaurants

The hottest new restaurants opening in London this year

Cottage pie tacos might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but they’re coming nonetheless

7 Jan 2025
Cafe Mondo
Restaurants

What to expect from London's restaurants in 2025

After all those smashburgers, what’s next for London dining, wonders Josh Barrie

3 Jan 2025
Restaurants

London’s best greasy spoons, from E.Pellicci to the Regency Cafe

All hail the humble fry-up and hospitality from another time

1 Jan 2025
Events and Things To Do

Where to watch this year's New Year's Eve fireworks for free

Ringing in the New Year without rinsing out the wallet. Here's the grifter's guide to watching the London fireworks without a ticket

31 Dec 2024