Dante Mayfair at Claridge’s review: How about a five-martini dinner? Life&Style How many martinis is too many? Adam Bloodworth works that out over dinner at the new Claridge’s restaurant, Dante Mayfair An obvious question comes to mind when thinking about the new restaurant at Claridge’s: Why? Why has a quintessentially British hotel invited a restaurant from New York to open a permanent venue on their premises? [...]
Bacardi Takes Full Ownership of TEELING® Irish Whiskey Business Wire Irish whiskey brand joins family-owned company’s portfolio of premium brands
Don’t ask SpaceX for projections, reach for the stars Opinion Elon Musk can’t provide concrete figures showing how much money SpaceX will make from space tourism or asteroid mining because his horizons are lightyears away, says Rainer Zitelmann In 1949, 20 years before the first moon landing, the world-famous American science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein wrote the short story The Man Who Sold the [...]
American whiskey to try: From Bourbon to American single malt June 11, 2026 The United States is home to a vibrant whiskey culture, producing many different styles of American whiskey. From the best known Bourbons to the fast-growing American single malt, whiskeys from across the pond continue to make a splash in UK whisky shops. Here are four options for seasoned enthusiasts and curious newcomers alike available at [...]
Billionaire John Caudwell: Britain needs to stop criticising the wealthy and start celebrating success June 5, 2026 Phones4U founder John Caudwell’s new Riviera development features a £250k statue of himself. Billionares should be proud of their success, he tells Felix Armstrong “If I was trying to purely make money, I would have built student accommodation in Manchester and put another 5,000 Chinese people in there,” billionaire and philanthropist John Caudwell says as [...]
Krapp’s Last Tape sees Gary Oldman at his most captivating May 14, 2026 Krapp’s Last Tape | ★★★★★ | Royal Court As you watch Gary Oldman’s ageing Krapp slowly, methodically eat a banana, and then slowly, methodically eat a second banana, the silence – or rather the lack of silence – is deafening. Every sound in the theatre is amplified: audience members shifting in the Royal Court’s leather [...]
The Square Mile rooftop bar you’ve probably never tried May 6, 2026 Ahead of the Toast the City 2026 Awards, we meet the venues to put on your radar this spring Have you made time for Madison, sipped at Sabine and quaffed at Coq d’Argent? Then it’s time to try another of the Square Mile’s fabulous rooftop bars you probably haven’t heard of. Florattica is on the [...]
Our favourite Square Mile rooftop bars – one for every vibe April 30, 2026 In this series, we round up the best sky-high drinking spots across London. The first of the area focuses on the London rooftop bar options in the Square Mile. Madison, Coq d’Argent and Sushisamba are old favourites, but how do they fare against newer openings like Aviary, Sabine and PocketSquare? And which one should take [...]
Celebrity-backed spirit brands steal the spotlight April 9, 2026 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. According to research conducted by the Financial Times, five of the biggest listed alcohol producers, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Campari, Brown Forman and Rémy Cointreau, are sitting on $22bn worth of ageing spirits, the highest level of inventory in more than a decade. This growing pool [...]
Four Irish whiskey tipples for St Patrick’s Day March 12, 2026 A category of whiskey that’s as rich in flavour as it is in history, Irish whiskey has entered an age of experimentation in the past few years. From creative cask finishes to a return to historic mashbills, there are exciting things happening within Irish whiskey that are certainly worth exploring, and what better excuse than [...]