Alex Cheatle: The trouble with staycations June 24, 2020 Alex Cheatle, founder and CEO of Ten Lifestyle Group, writes for City A.M. on why he thinks ‘staycations’ are for too many a risky business this summer Tempted to holiday in the UK this summer? There are two things you need to know about the ‘staycation’ to discover why much of the British travel industry [...]
Straight up with a smile: How the Connaught made the martini a star June 18, 2020 It’s one of the best bars not just in London but the world – and the iconic Connaught Bar in Mayfair is known the world over for its martini. City A.M. caught up with Ago Perrone, Director of Mixology at The Connaught Hotel, and Giorgio Bargiani, Head Mixologist at the Connaught Bar, to talk cocktails, [...]
Don’t panic: The last minute Father’s Day Guide June 18, 2020 If lockdown has left you losing all concept of time and space, it’s our duty to remind you that Sunday – yes, this Sunday – is Father’s Day. Earlier this week we featured a host of goodies for one’s old man, but no doubt some are still looking for that perfect gift / have completely [...]
City A.M.’s Father’s Day Gift Guide June 15, 2020 It’s not your ‘normal’ Father’s Day this year: no Sunday roast and a pint in the pub, and a relatively simple trip home for a cup of tea now presents logistical challenges on a par with a military operation. In fact notonthehighstreet.com has found that lockdown is the longest nearly half of Brits have ever gone without seeing [...]
World Gin Day: Three cocktails to liven up lockdown June 11, 2020 British gin has come a long way since the days of Hogarth and ‘mother’s ruin’. It’s now one of the country’s most prized exports, and along with scotch whisky it’s a fine example of the care, curation and class that goes into the best of British craftsmanship. The gin boom has made its presence felt [...]
Stephen Fry joins campaign to ‘save Soho’ with temporary pedestrianisation June 10, 2020 Stephen Fry, Bill Nighy and a host of other celebrities have joined a campaign to pedestrianise Soho’s streets this summer to allow pandemic-battered hospitality businesses to bounce back. Property companies Soho Estates and Shaftesbury have proposed the removal of traffic from the famous district’s streets to create the Soho Summer Festival, with bars and restaurants [...]
Why we need to leave the statues alone June 10, 2020 The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was dramatically pulled from its plinth in Bristol and hurled into the harbour amid raucous, even jubilant, scenes. That a memorial to a trader in human souls would cause offence and anguish is beyond dispute, but its destruction and the manner of its downfall has sparked a debate [...]
HBO pulls Gone With The Wind over ‘racist’ depiction of slave era June 10, 2020 HBO has removed Gone With The Wind from its streaming platform over its “racist” depiction of the American south during slavery. HBO Max, the broadcaster’s streaming service launched last month, announced that it has temporarily dropped the 1939 film. HBO said it would return the film to its platform at an unspecified date with a [...]
The business of running: Trainer sales and fitness apps boom in lockdown June 5, 2020 Running in the UK has been booming for years, with Parkrun events attracting hundreds of thousands each Saturday and amateur athletes comparing their fastest times on new tracking apps. That trend has only accelerated under the coronavirus lockdown, albeit in a more solitary way. As normal life has ground to a halt, huge numbers of [...]
Relaxing in elegant history with exclusive use of Kinross House June 2, 2020 | Sponsored With a new appreciation for how much beauty is on offer right here in Great Britain, travellers are sure to revel in the vast landscapes and wild majesty of Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend. One of Scotland’s finest private venues and a member of Luxury Scotland, Kinross House Estate is a five-star [...]