Why did an AI Chatbot try to convince me Charlie Kirk was alive? October 2, 2025 On the day of Charlie Kirk’s funeral, the AI model Claude went full Colonel Kurtz on me, accusing me of spreading fake news and having a full-blown mental health crisis. In a piece of writing I had referenced the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and asked Claude to check my grammar. It replied saying: “The Charlie Kirk reference needs clarification [...]
Does Yolk serve the best breakfast in the Square Mile? October 2, 2025 The City is the home of the power breakfast, a place where deals are thrashed out over bacon and eggs. But who serves the best breakfast of them all? Yolk is nominated for Best Breakfast in our Toast the City awards – here’s why they think they should win. Why does Yolk deserve to win [...]
Why The Bowls Club should win big at Toast the City October 2, 2025 Ahead of the Toast the City awards taking place this October, celebrating the best culture in the Square Mile, we meet some of the nominees: this week it’s The Bowls Club. Why does The Bowls Club deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? Since 2022, The Bowls Club has welcomed over [...]
14 Hills: Is it the best casual dining spot in the Square Mile? October 2, 2025 Liam Price, head chef at 14 Hills, tells us why he thinks his restaurant should win the Toast the City Award for Best Casual Dining. Why does 14 Hills deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? 14 Hills has established itself as one of the Square Mile’s leading restaurants, offering exceptional food and wine [...]
Old Doctor Butler’s Head is the City’s weirdest – and best? – pub October 2, 2025 We’re celebrating the best of the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards. Old Doctor Butler’s Head is on the shortlist for Best Boozer. Here’s why the owners think it should win. Why does Old Doctor Butler’s Head deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? Old Doctor Butler’s Head (ODBH) is a proper [...]
Luna Omakase: We deserve to win a Toast the City award October 2, 2025 We’re celebrating the best of the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards. LUNA Omakase at 100 Liverpool St is on the shortlist for Best Restaurant. Here’s why the owners think it can win. Why does LUNA Omakase deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast? LUNA Omakase deserves recognition for redefining intimate Japanese dining [...]
Inside the Square Mile rooftop bar with Mixmag DJ parties and incredible food October 2, 2025 Ahead of the Toast the City awards taking place this October, celebrating the best culture in the Square Mile, we meet some of the nominees: this week it’s Wagtail rooftop and bar. Why does Wagtail rooftop bar and restaurant deserve to win a coveted slice of toast? Wagtail stands at the gateway to the City, offering more [...]
Rubber ducks are everywhere – it’s the UK’s strangest new trend October 2, 2025 Have you been handed a rubber duck by a stranger? Adam Bloodworth explores the latest way people are forging new IRL connections in this piece from City AM The Magazine‘s Autumn edition “We were at a festival when two girls I’d never met tapped me on the shoulder and handed me something,” says Aggie Morris, [...]
Beyond the Barbican: meet the Square Mile’s Bridewell Theatre October 2, 2025 Other than the Barbican, the Bridewell Theatre is the Square Mile’s most significant live performance venue. Here they tell us why they should win at this year’s inaugural Toast the City awards, celebrating the best of the Square Mile later this month. Why does the Bridewell Theatre deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the [...]
The Importance of Being Earnest review: Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander are wondrously camp October 1, 2025 The Importance of Being Earnest review and star rating: ★★★★★ Oscar Wilde’s pointedly ridiculous comedy of manners about two men who conspire to both be called Earnest in order to win the affections of two different women is fairly hard to modernise. That’s because of the language, obviously, but also because, by and large, people [...]