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Why would anyone go to Pret? www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...

Why the club sandwich is the greatest sandwich of all time It’s an unbeatable invention, says Josh Barrie, a sandwich of history, merit and resourcefulness

A short essay on the club sandwich: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/fo...

Football. Just money innit. Yes am bitter. But if we had more, we’d still have Eze, Olise too probs, and we’d be top of the league 🤷‍♂️

One of London's best — and cheapest — sushi restaurants is back Zaibatsu had long been one of south London’s best restaurants and will relaunch with the same menu

Zaibatsu is back! Real ones know: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

there needs to be a PFA intervention re: Chiesa and Slot

Directory of contacts at Savills here if anyone would like to email about the situation in Elephant & Castle. Kaieteur Kitchen being locked out and so on: www.savills.co.uk/pdf/mipim-di...

Everton, so lucky. We were playing with them.

same old Arsenal, always cheating

ring ring we are winning the league (Chiesa come and join us)

Inside the Mayfair restaurant that’s taking diners’ phones away Punk Royale has opened a London outpost after success elsewhere in Europe. We visit — but there will be no photos of the food

Punk Royale, the restaurant that confiscates your phone (good): www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...

There is now a 'National Air Fryer Day' (September 28)

Chiesa, Chiesa, Chiesa

'Pret is bitter, Costa undrinkable': Seven high street coffees from worst to best Which high street coffee shop is really worth your time and money? Josh Barrie ranks the drinks

High street coffee purveyors should simply give up. Me for @theipaper.com: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

they’re giving it a go

oh dear?

Carbone: Can America's sexiest restaurant make it in London? Will the magic of Carbone — a restaurant that entranced Beyonce and the Kardashians — translate? Josh Barrie on what to expect of it here

Carbone has arrived in London: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

Pino!

Hospitality reports 89,000 job losses The hospitality industry has accounted for more than half of all job losses in the UK since the Budget, new research has shown.

As expected: www.thecaterer.com/news/hospita...

The real deal with meal deals | Josh Barrie | The Critic Magazine England needs a better lunchtime culture…

Apropos the Tesco meal deal news thecritic.co.uk/the-real-dea...

Josh Barrie at All My Gods: Nuclear daiquiris in a temple of darkness Praise be for this this charming sanctity

Excellent new bar in Bethnal Green: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ba...

Pizza Pilgrims acquired by German chain L’Osteria The deal will see Pizza Pilgrims make use of L’Osteria’s European network as it looks to expand overseas

was just talking about how Pizza Pilgrims was still great pizza the other week. Be surprised if it's not Franco Manca (pretty good but meh) level by 2028 now www.thecaterer.com/news/pizza-p...

fuck Uefa

A Michelin-starred BBQ restaurant from Texas is coming to London Proper American barbecue isn’t easily found this side of the Atlantic, especially those with the slogan “strictly no vegans”

This is exciting: www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

I mean, that's a fucker, but that what a Test

Dishoom New York 2026?

so funny, this www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ba...

Josh Barrie tries Tom Parker Bowles' new posh squash, Christopher's The restaurant critic has launched Christopher’s, his own range of cordials. Josh Barrie takes a sip

Squash www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ba...

All this Jet 2 Holiday stuff. Why the glamourisation. I missed my flight from Napoli the other week and had to get on a Jet 2 plane. Hell on earth. Long queues, three hours late, people moaning. No free water and all that. Almost as shite as Ryanair.

Greggs shuts 56 stores amid ‘challenging start’ to the year Greggs has shut more than 50 stores in the first half of 2025 after reporting a “challenging start” to the year.

We are so, so fucked www.cityam.com/greggs-shuts...