Forget the Full Moon party: Thailand has other amazing festivals to rival Glastonbury December 15, 2025 It’s 2am and 24 degrees in Pattaya, Thailand. In a field outside of the city, dozens of people are creating a terrible racket by making weird noises into loud hailers. The sound created could accurately be described as an infernal racket, and it’s being played on the speaker system to hundreds of people, who are [...]
This LED face mask is the ultimate Christmas gift for men this season December 15, 2025 This Christmas, skip the socks and slippers and give the gift of skin radiance with the Buff LED Face Mask. This sleek, science-backed skincare essential is improving complexions across the UK and has been designed for effortless use and maximum results, making it the ultimate skincare essential for active men. The festive season is a [...]
Angler restaurant review: City staple feels both humble and flamboyant December 15, 2025 Win a chef’s table for 8 at Angler through our City Winners platform – click here to find out more! There’s long persisted a rumour that people in the Square Mile aren’t short of a dime or two. So it is strange that our local parish doesn’t have more Michelin starred restaurants. There used to [...]
Lotus Esprit is back as a £430k carbon fibre restomod December 12, 2025 This is the Lotus Esprit as you’ve never seen it before. Fifty years after its debut at the Paris Motor Show, the classic British sports car has been resurrected for the 21st century. Forget Noel and Liam, this is the biggest comeback we’ve witnessed all year. Encor’s stated aim with its new Series 1 restomod [...]
Whisky of the Year 2026: The Whisky Exchange’s top picks for 2026 December 11, 2025 The Whisky Exchange has announced its Whisky of the Year, the annual award awarded to the world’s top whiskies as chosen by the drinking public rather than a panel of critics. The awards celebrate everything that makes whisky a drink loved the world over. A shortlist of six bottles is subjected to a rigorous blind [...]
Whisky Business: A New Zealand brand blazing a trail December 11, 2025 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. If you’re looking for exciting ‘new world’ whiskies, New Zealand is a good place to start. In many respects, the country’s whisky industry is still in its infancy, but it’s carving out a niche in the market by leaning into New Zealand’s strengths. The country’s [...]
Why Sartoria Launceston Place is THE restaurant this Christmas December 11, 2025 The recent budget added over £3bn of further costs to the restaurant sector each year. Meanwhile, Jamie Oliver announced a return to the London restaurant scene with his ‘Italian’ brand – it’s been a challenging couple of weeks… More positively, the majority of London restaurants are full this week and my Evolv Collection of venues [...]
Sartoria Dei Duchi at The Royal Exchange: Redefining Luxury December 10, 2025 Meet Sartoria Dei Duchi, the fashion house bringing Italian craftsmanship to modern London professionals at The Royal Exchange In an era of relentless visual and cultural noises, true luxury has learned to whisper. Few maisons understand this better than Sartoria Dei Duchi, the Italian tailoring house whose philosophy is rooted in quiet luxury and unwavering, [...]
Somerset Cider Brandy: The UK’s most sustainable spirit December 10, 2025 The Somerset Cider Brandy Company claims to produce the most sustainable spirit in the UK, a bold statement, given the range and variety of products on the market. However, as managing director, Matilda Temperley tells City AM, apple trees, in particular cider apple trees, are one of the most environmentally friendly crops on the planet. [...]
London Museum: inside the £400m cultural development at West Smithfield December 9, 2025 The London Museum is set to open at West Smithfield in 2026. It is one of Europe’s largest cultural developments and is backed by more than £400m in funding from the City of London Corporation and the Mayor of London, of which the City Corporation is contributing £222m. I recently toured the museum and met [...]