Toast the City: The Jugged Hare on nose-to-tail dining and secret Square Mile foodie spots October 1, 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 Jugged Hare. Why does The Jugged Hare deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? At The Jugged Hare, [...]
How sound became the new luxury wellness frontier October 1, 2025 For City AM The Magazine, Autumn edition, Adam Bloodworth explores the ways real-world sound is transforming the wellness industry I’m lying on my back with my eyes closed, listening to the sounds of the Outer Hebrides. I can hear water trickling into rock pools and great thunderous waves. I couldn’t feel further away from my [...]
Madison rooftop bar on the secrets behind their venue’s success October 1, 2025 Kaspars Osis, general manager of the Madison rooftop bar, shares why the venue should win big at this month’s Toast the City awards. Why does Madison rooftop deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards? Madison Restaurant and Roof Terrace deserves a Slice of Toast because we offer more [...]
The Weir star Owen McDonnell on starring with Brendan Gleeson October 1, 2025 “This is Ian McKellen’s toilet,” says Owen McDonnell enthusiastically. “Go in and have a look.” Sure enough, there’s a sign on the door of what looks like a broom cupboard that says “Ian McKellen’s WC”. Inside, the walls are plastered floor-to-ceiling with pictures of great thespians – Mark Rylance, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench [...]
Help Shape London’s Future: Central London Alliance Hosts Landmark Debate on Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth October 1, 2025 | City Talk London, 1st October 2025 – Central London Alliance is set to host a landmark event, London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, bringing together hundreds of business leaders, policymakers, innovators and members of the public to help shape the capital’s future. The free-to-attend public forum will take place on Thursday 9 October at the Emmanuel [...]
Kudu restaurant review, Marylebone: Like eating on the South African savannah October 1, 2025 At Kudu in Marylebone, beer-pickled onions cut into teardrop shapes are put on top of my prime rib, which comes not on a wooden board but on a fancy plate. On the other side of the table, a whole monkfish is served with pickled fennel and sea beets. These are two examples of restaurateur couple [...]
The Dalmore unveils rare red wine cask edition October 1, 2025 The Dalmore has launched the third instalment in its ultra-premium Cask Curation Series, finished in red wine casks sourced from Château Mont-Redon in France’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape region. The Highland distillery used freshly emptied casks from the Rhône valley estate to finish three aged Single Malt expressions — 24, 34 and 43 years old — to highlight [...]
The knifemakers going a cut above September 30, 2025 From social media influencers to top chefs, artisan knives are slicing across the UK’s culinary scene. Carys Sharkey meets the makers behind the metal Translucent wafers of sea bass are topped with diaphanous slivers of grape; chives are chopped into oblivion; and steak is sliced bloody. If you’ve spent any time watching social media chefs, [...]
The Italy coastline adored by the A-List (no, it’s not Amalfi) September 30, 2025 The quietly spectacular coastline of Puglia in Italy is fast being snapped up by the big hotel groups. Anna Moloney spent a week exploring Italy’s heel “It was a nightmare,” drawls Steven Risely, describing the four-year-long restoration process that led to the reopening of Castle Elvira, an 18th-century Puglian castle which lay abandoned for 100 [...]
Humble Grape wine bar founder on his favourite Square Mile spots September 30, 2025 Ahead of our Toast the City awards taking place this October, Humble Grape wine bar founder James Dawson tells us why his venue deserves to take home a coveted prize Why does Humble Grape deserve to win a coveted Slice of Toast at the inaugural Toast the City Awards?Humble Grape deserves to win because we’ve built [...]