food & drink writer for newspapers & mags 🗞️ columnist @theldnstandard & @theneweuropean ✍️ former staff at i paper, mirror, code 🥫 joshuasbarrie@gmail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mm4ym2esxk2cRichard Madeley: Inside the World’s Mega Prison. Coming 27th May, 9pm. Oh my GOD.18 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4ym2esxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mlq5ko265k2mBritish politics remains a circus of feckless narcissism, I see.13 May 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq5ko265k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mgkow356oc2dBara, Peckham: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/bars/bara-welsh-care-peckham-review-b1273583.html08 Mar 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkow356oc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mga7xky2yk2nDid someone order a Chinese? Go and buy a copy of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/josh-barrie-the-bus-station-chinese-thats-one-of-the-best-restaurants-in-britain/04 Mar 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga7xky2yk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mg3nt3auic2pthat time of year again when food journalists who have never had pie and mash write roundups wherein they describe the mash as 'creamy'02 Mar 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3nt3auic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mfyposv6b22uOn Iranian-Iraqi cafe Logma for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/josh-barrie-the-recipe-that-saddam-tried-to-kill/01 Mar 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyposv6b22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mfypm6nfmc2uFor @thespectator1828.bsky.social https://spectator.com/article/food-influencers-arent-going-anywhere/01 Mar 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfypm6nfmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mfnrolfaw22zWildness: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/worst-things-influencers-in-restaurants-according-chefs-425383025 Feb 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnrolfaw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mevcrwgco227On how Kerrygold is taking over the British butter market for the @irishtimes.com https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/02/15/how-kerrygold-took-over-britains-most-fashionable-kitchens-its-what-butter-should-be/15 Feb 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevcrwgco227https://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3menvd2un4s2pJust heard this place get a shout-out on the @offmenuofficial.bsky.social podcast: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/lala-cafe-moroccan-streatham-hill-b1131475.html12 Feb 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3menvd2un4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mcu2cshxos2bwhere tf is the definitive Beckham long read20 Jan 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu2cshxos2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mc2vplmtok2iA storied old bistro: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/ffionas-kensington-bistro-restaurant-review-b1265569.html10 Jan 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc2vplmtok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3mbqud4b2322hWagamama is a mess06 Jan 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqud4b2322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3may53of2u22pHappy Chiesa Day27 Dec 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3may53of2u22phttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m7nkr23ajk2bI can remember what I ate at Jamie's Italian in 2008: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/does-london-really-need-the-return-of-jamies-italian/id1480398327?i=100074055606110 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nkr23ajk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m7aegj2hxc2oJurassic Park!05 Dec 2025 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aegj2hxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m76dnjcq5k2oA fantastic place. Very festive. Go and have goulash: https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/josh-barrie-lautre-londons-most-unexpected-restaurant/04 Dec 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76dnjcq5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m6wereeh422xThis is the third time Byron burger has been bought out of administration. The burgers were only ever mid. It's been a board room-run restaurant since forever. The sort that worked when people had more money to spend. No longer.01 Dec 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wereeh422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m6osaje3b22hWhy’s the Coca Cola ad such a big thing at Christmas? It’s the most summery drink.28 Nov 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6osaje3b22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m62kbcncps2rRead this: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/soren-jessen-in-31-years-of-restaurants-i-ve-never-turned-over-more-money-or-made-so-little-profit-b1258767.html20 Nov 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62kbcncps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m5vjpiihm22bHow has Popeyes already got 100 UK restaurants? It's so, so shite.18 Nov 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vjpiihm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m5nq4t7pes2uWhy would anyone go to Pret? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/best-places-restaurant-meal-deal-under-15-pounds/15 Nov 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5nq4t7pes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m5bjaoxock2zA short essay on the club sandwich: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/foodanddrink/the-club-sandwich-history-b1257360.html10 Nov 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bjaoxock2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m445bjsq2k2qFootball. 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 🤷‍♂️26 Oct 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m445bjsq2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m3mmg6ijls2mZaibatsu is back! Real ones know: https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/zaibatsu-japanese-fusion-restaurant-reopen-b1253810.html20 Oct 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mmg6ijls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m3krhph3422kthere needs to be a PFA intervention re: Chiesa and Slot19 Oct 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3krhph3422khttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m2odt7zook2uDirectory 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: https://www.savills.co.uk/pdf/mipim-directory-2022.pdf08 Oct 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2odt7zook2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3m2hcyzbjis2oEverton, so lucky. We were playing with them.05 Oct 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hcyzbjis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3lzvttq5wa22asame old Arsenal, always cheating28 Sep 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvttq5wa22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joshbythesea.bsky.social/post/3lztehmc3mc23ring ring we are winning the league (Chiesa come and join us)27 Sep 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:sptj5qm3qv2icns5de4eibkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztehmc3mc23