Josh Barrie

Whenever he opens a new place, as he did twice last year, the restaurateur Jeremy King reminds his staff that no restaurant worth its salt leaves its customers feeling swindled.

· 5-min read The news this morning that BrewDog co-founder James Watt is launching a reality TV show is not at all surprising.

BrewDog co-founder James Watt is fronting a new TV show promising the largest cash prize in UK television history. Josh Barrie weighs in

To wander into a church crypt in Mayfair and spend £11 on a glass of blanc de noir and £12.50 on a sandwich. This is the way of the world, I suppose?

· 1-min read The first thing to know about the Harcourt Arms is that rooms start from about £100 a night.

From Sichuan to Shaanxi, Hunan to Yunnan, Cantonese and everything in between

· 7-min read Andrew Edmunds is widely credited as being London's most romantic restaurant . Then there is a band of candlelit Italians

The most interesting tale of the Michelin Guide in 2025 is about a chef who doesn’t want to be in it

The high-end Parisian restaurant Café Lapérouse, which opened at the £1 billion pound Old War Office building in Whitehall in 2023, is to close, the Standard can reveal.

Café Lapérouse was one of the OWO’s statement openings in 2023