Four Tequilas and Mezcals you need to try May 14, 2026 From bright Tequilas to smoky Mezcals and the rustic character of Raicilla, agave spirits span a wide and intriguing spectrum of flavours and styles from Mexico and beyond. Here are four vibrant agave spirits for seasoned enthusiasts and curious newcomers alike available at the Whisky Exchange. Did you know there is a hidden distillery school [...]
Eurostar menu: We were first to try the new food – was it good? May 14, 2026 As the debate rages about whether it’s okay to drink pints of lager at 5am before boarding a Ryanair flight (how else are you supposed to get through it?), we at City AM turn our thoughts to an altogether more refined method of transport: the Eurostar. Readers of City AM hardly need to be educated [...]
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 [...]
Is it Jeff Bezos? How Devil Wears Prada 2 created its tech bro villains May 14, 2026 Aline Brosh McKenna wrote the screenplay for The Devil Wears Prada 2. She talks to Adam Bloodworth about writing the ultimate corporate rom-com The Devil Wears Prada 2’s screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna vividly recalls her first impression of hard work. When she was young, she remembers her engineer father crawling around on the floor to [...]
‘Pint prices are crazy’: Meet the legends ensuring London still has £5 pints May 14, 2026 Outrage this week as one Mayfair establishment was caught froth-handed charging £11 for a pint of Moretti. It wasn’t even a special craft pint, just a bog standard lager. But as our City Editor Simon Hunt points out, it’s wrong to immediately stick it to London’s pubs, which are facing insurmountable costs forcing them to [...]
Team behind BuzzBallz launch new shots – available in London off-licences now May 13, 2026 The team that brought BuzzBallz cocktails to the UK market has launched a new shot sized 50ml product which is available in cornershops and off-licences around London now. The shots are the equivalent of a double serving and come in three flavours, cherry sour, apple sour and raspberry sour. Called ’99’ the products are “aimed [...]
Anne Hathaway’s ‘extremely funny’ axed scene from Devil Wears Prada 2 May 13, 2026 The process of making a film is a bit like pulling together a magazine: things get cut. For The Devil Wears Prada 2 a series of celebrity cameos didn’t even make it into the film. Deleted scenes are an inevitable reality of movie making, but some cuts hurt more than most. Aline Brosh McKenna, the [...]
Volkswagen Golf R: RIP to the ultimate hot hatch? May 13, 2026 A decade ago, when its Mk7 predecessor roamed the roads, the Volkswagen Golf R faced a plethora of hot hatchback rivals. These included the Ford Focus ST and RS, Honda Civic Type R, Peugeot 308 GTI, Hyundai i30 N and Renaultsport Megane. All have since been quietly euthanised and not replaced. The venerable Audi RS3 [...]
Is the Morgan Supersport the coolest car on the planet? May 13, 2026 Morgan has revealed its most powerful production car to date: the new Supersport 400. Launched as the new flagship for the British marque’s model range, the Supersport 400 is intended to signal a new era for Morgan. Along with traditional sports cars, Morgan plans to build a series of bespoke and limited-production vehicles. Launched last [...]
Campanelle hopes to pick up Toast the City Best Restaurant win May 13, 2026 Campanelle is one of our favourite new Square Mile restaurants, a vast Italian dining room set inside the beautifully restored London Shipping Exchange on Billiter Street. Created by restaurateur Ninai Zarach, the all-day venue is an excellent showcase for grand City architecture. The menu takes inspiration from across Italy, catering for everything from breakfast meetings [...]