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food & drink writer for newspapers & mags 🗞️ columnist @theldnstandard & @theneweuropean ✍️ former staff at i paper, mirror, code 🥫 [email protected]
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The Europe editor for the New York Times on where to get a good bagel in London. Papo's it is.

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just sent a text in a work capacity and got a voice note back and so: thecritic.co.uk/the-invasive...

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Eating cozido before falling asleep beside the horses: www.theneweuropean.co.uk/josh-barrie-...

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Off Menu has had some big names in the past. Major celebs and well known comedians, writers, broadcasters. This season, following Stephen Graham with Robert De Niro? No bigger podcast statement since podcasts became a thing.

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in the second half of this week's Standard podcast, 40 Hall Vineyard in Enfield, a community vineyard and social enterprise supporting mental health through grape harvesting: podfollow.com/the-standard...

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Neapolitan 081 Pizzeria is coming to Shoreditch: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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Given the D&D London rebrand news, resharing my piece on how a restaurant titan began to fade: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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nothing but respect for the PRs who circled back to this idea and, after numerous sense checks all the way up to Ramsay’s senior team, managed to get it signed off www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Gibney's putting on Beamish is a good bit of business

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Word to the wise: the lasagne at Cafe Verona, Moorgate, absolutely slaps

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how is Pasta Evangalists so bad

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I hear Tamworth Council wants to evict jacket potato star Spudman from his spot in the town square. I went to (excl) interview him in January last year. He's a great guy and I hope he keeps his pitch: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

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Matt Abé is to open his first solo venture at the old Le Gavroche site in Mayfair, under Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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I will have Nutella, rather than Petit Filous, with my croissant at the weekend in his honour

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update from the world of Instagram food for business, this ‘cheeseburger’ from a London pub

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This is a wonderful piece. Something for anyone to read, but especially for anyone who has flung themselves off to some distant, lonely place to briefly work and live: hazlitt.net/longreads/ho...

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Hope all the staff at Chiltern Firehouse are on full pay while it's closed. And hope to see the place reopen soon, because it's fun af.

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Hoppers, but for snacks and drinks: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ho...

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A moment as the afternoon drifts by to contemplate the elegant grace of roast garlic and butter bean soup

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On the @OffMenuOfficial podcast today, the chat moves from Ynyshir to Eating With Tod within the space of 10 seconds

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The brilliant Forza Win in Camberwell is closing after many years of fine pasta. But Forza Wine is continuing and there’s much more to come on that side of things, apparently. Custardos. 🇮🇹

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Tollbua in Trondheim is utterly superb: www.theneweuropean.co.uk/josh-barrie-...

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just spent my life savings on a salad bowl from Atis

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MOOR HALL THREE MICHELIN STARS. GOOD.

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Two stars for the Ritz. Finally.

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Interview with John Chantarasak of AngloThai, which tonight won its first Michelin star: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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Michelin star for OMA

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Madly wondered whether I could get from London to Glasgow, then to Doncaster today, writing on train WiFi all the while. Of course not. Our rail network is made of yoghurt.

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This week’s bar review: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ba...

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This, from Popbitch, is astonishing if true. Why would she ask for the service charge to be taken off? Did she leave cash instead?

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Donald Trump is overseeing one of the worst egg price crises of modern times.

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Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ham: www.theneweuropean.co.uk/josh-barrie-...

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Sweet chilli sauce should be banned

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I visited 40 Hall Vineyard, London’s only commercial scale vineyard: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/at...

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I shun at least 2 most days, 3 on weekends.

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Not all chefs like Michelin: www.theneweuropean.co.uk/josh-barrie-...

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The Michelin awards are almost upon us: www.theneweuropean.co.uk/josh-barrie-...

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Café Lapérouse at the OWO is closing: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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Some restaurants that I think would be good for Valentine's Day: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

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