Josh Barrie
13 November 2024
Let's keep Casa Italiana alive
The social club in heart of London’s Little Italy is a cornerstone of working-class Italian culture but is faced with the threat of closure
Read the full article07 November 2024
The Yellow Bittern is a counterbalance to the modern world
Only bookable by phone or postcard, this London bistro is heaven to anyone of the Luddite persuasion
Read the full article07 November 2024
What have they done to our croissants?
The buttery, flaky pastries have been a breakfast staple for nearly 200 years. Now they’re being remixed
Read the full article30 October 2024
The simple, elegant luxury of Vichy
The water is beloved thanks to its saltiness and the fact that it is a distinctly natural alternative to booze
Read the full article23 October 2024
The drama of white truffle season
In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time
Read the full article09 October 2024
Josh Barrie on food: A little slice of France in the heart of London
Le Beaujolais, London’s oldest French wine bar, is a timeless haven of wit, warmth and wonder
Read the full article02 October 2024
The ultimate Cornish pasty
Aunty May’s in Newlyn is a hidden gem where Cornwall’s grandest pasties can be found
Read the full article02 October 2024
Do widzenia to Daquise?
In the latest potential blow to Britain’s food heritage, London’s oldest Polish restaurant looks set to close its doors after 77 years
Read the full article25 September 2024
The hidden delights of Sifnos
This breathtaking, unspolit Greek island is home to Cantina, a hyper-local restaurant established by Giorgos Samoilis
Read the full article18 September 2024
The joy of beef
Spanish beef is being celebrated in the best possible way, on the corner of two streets in the City of London
Read the full article11 September 2024
How a Basque restaurant in London became a draw for Chinese tourists
A major influencer in China visited and sparked a recurrent wave of visitors eager to try the same dishes they did
Read the full article04 September 2024
Kouign-amann is the best thing since sliced bread
There are some foods that work to a near-unfathomable degree. This is that: a total, unadulterated masterstroke of a lunch
Read the full article28 August 2024
Death of a deli
Launched in London by a pair of Italian brothers, the much-loved I Camisa is closing after nearly a century in Soho. Why?
Read the full article28 August 2024
St John is one '90s survivor to savour
Restaurants come and go but only the most lauded, talked-about and popular stick around for any length of time
Read the full article21 August 2024
Hail the Caesar salad dressing
I freely admit my love of Pizza Express’ version of the powerful sauce, a bottle almost always in my fridge in salad season
Read the full article07 August 2024
These burgers are smash hits
The second coming of smash burgers is cause for celebration because thin and flash-fried is how burgers should be
Read the full article31 July 2024
The majesty of the crêpe
It is the utilitarian nature of crêpes, their accessibility and the fact they enjoy French ceremony that I adore
Read the full article24 July 2024
Le Clarence is gold-medal dining
Le Clarence trades in Parisian fine dining in its purest, truest form in matters of service and personality
Read the full article17 July 2024
Josh Barrie on food: The hunt for the perfect tomato
In Britain, to source fine tomatoes is a burden. It is a sad state of affairs and requires logistics and hefty spending
Read the full article10 July 2024
Josh Barrie on food: The wiener schnitzel, a dish best enjoyed clothed
Wiener schnitzel, born in Vienna, has its own form, its own magic
Read the full article03 July 2024
My tip for wannabe beer influencers
A new venture by BrewDog’s ‘captain and co-founder’ is not to be welcomed
Read the full article26 June 2024
In praise of the German kebab
If doner meat thrust chaotically into fluffy bread is a surefire way to encourage sobriety in the UK, it is almost a religion in Berlin
Read the full article19 June 2024
Where's the beef with influencers?
The internet is wilfully and demonstrably fickle. What then for restaurants reliant on influencers?
Read the full article12 June 2024
To live in Spain is to eat
Three out of the top five restaurants in the world were Spanish this year. Why?
Read the full article05 June 2024
Whining and dining
A restaurant in Notting Hill is turning heads thanks to its new corkage policy: want to bring your own wine into Dorian? It’ll cost you £100
Read the full article29 May 2024
What we can learn from Starmer's salmon
If the political food lens is switched on, the Labour leader is something of a masterchef
Read the full article22 May 2024
Fêtes and fouées
Why the fouée – soft, airy bread similar to pitta – hasn’t crossed the Channel is a mystery
Read the full article15 May 2024
An ode to the piole
Britain's restaurants could learn something from the casual establishments of Piedmont
Read the full article08 May 2024
Our restaurants are in crisis
Almost 2,000 restaurants went bust last year, but Rishi Sunak and co are apparently uninterested
Read the full article01 May 2024
Britain’s masters of margherita
It arrived nearly 100 years ago to little fanfare but is close to becoming a national obsession. How did Britain fall so hard for pizza?
Read the full article01 May 2024
Waitrose and Ottolenghi are a perfect pairing
Yotam Ottolenghi might be getting close to Jamie Oliver territory and that’s OK by me. He’s earned it
Read the full article24 April 2024
Josh Barrie on food: Chicken Chasseur à la Les Dennis
To Liverpool, for lunch with a wonderful orator
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