The Crust We Trust: British Pie Week ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025
Top food and drink stories of 2024: Guinness, baked beans, the Yellow Bittern and more Here’s what you read most in 2024 Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024
From 'rat snacking' to Diet Coke and pickle juice, a ranking of the weirdest food trends of 2024 Ridiculous burgers and ‘cloud eggs’ have long since passed, but 2024 has thrown up its own peculiarities, says Josh Barrie Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024
Foodies ‘lovebomb’ Angus Steakhouses to stop tourists swamping their favourite restaurants Gushing reviews praise the chain after influencers ‘ruin’ dining spots Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024
Sandwich Sandwich: Instagram famous business arrives in London promising to take on Pret and Subway London's new favourite hype restaurant is so popular, counter-terrorism police were in touch before it opened Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024
How a tiny taverna in Athens inspired London's hottest new restaurant, Agora Diporto in Athens is, quite possibly, the best restaurant in the world Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: The Class Café, Purley I was born in a place called Purley, in the far reaches of South London. It’s a reasonably affluent, leafy part of Croydon, where the actor Bill Nighy went to school and where members of the Kray family disappeared after their empire gave way. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Cafe Forum, Archway Josh Barrie ruminates on fried eggs Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Café on the Hill, Brixton Josh Barrie finds an unexpected item by the sausages Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Lala Café, Streatham Hill Along the busy A23 is a café for everyone, says Josh Barrie Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2024
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Millennium Café, Islington, where Luke Littler ate his omelettes Josh Barrie tries the Islington café Luke Littler sought fuel before wowing crowds at Ally Pally Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2024
Going Out's biggest interviews of the year, from Tom Sellers to SluttyCheff Chefs, restaurateurs, publicans and nightclub owners had a lot to say in 2023. We were grateful: it made our jobs much easier. From Thomas Straker to Tom Sellers, SluttyCheff to Richard Corrigan, we caught up with some of London’s movers and shakers. Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023
2023's best bars in London, according to the Standard's critics After a stellar year for bar openings, both old and new, our critics pick their favourites Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Riccardo's, Shoreditch A café for politicians’ nonsense photo ops this is not Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2023 Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Chef's Delight, Wood Green Not all omelettes need to be rolled, soft and pillowy, says Josh Barrie, there's room for the British café technique
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2023 Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Garden Cafe, Penge In a dull pocket of London, Josh Barrie finds satisfying fried tomatoes
Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023 Angus Steakhouse is now serving the 'world's best beef' — we went in to try it The oft-maligned chain now has the 'world's best beef' on its new menu. Josh Barrie chews the fat in Piccadilly
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2023 Josh Barrie's bacon and eggs: Maggie's café, Lewisham Josh Barrie revisits a 40-year-old classic
Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023 ‘Standards have slipped’: Lily Allen doubles down on criticism of London food She is back from New York for a London show
Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023 Coronation quiche taste test: We see if the Royal special is worth the effort Nessa’s Tom Cenci cooks the official coronation dish for David Ellis and Josh Barrie
Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023 OPINION - Why London should aspire to be more Nashville it’s not to say I felt like I was walking the plank exactly but last week I stepped aboard a flight to Nashville and did wonder if it was an entirely prudent move. Anxiety crunched like heavy gravel in my stomach as I wearily eyed my colleague Josh Barrie across…
Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023 Can two Standard writers cook Le Gavroche’s legendary Soufflé Suissesse? David Ellis and Josh Barrie cook off with a weary Michel Roux looking on — watch to see how the pair fared
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023 On the Sauce with Guinness Nitrosurge: Hands up, this one is probably our fault David Ellis ropes in Josh Barrie to try a new Guinness gadget, which promises pub-like pints at home. The results are... mixed
Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023 David Ellis, On the Sauce at Soma (again): Being wrong by yourself is no fun — so I’ve roped in three others for a Dry Jan challenge Josh Barrie, Clare Finney and Millie Milliken join David Ellis in a dry January challenge