Why tequila is set to be the spirit of 2023 January 1, 2023 Would you pay more for tequila than Champagne? Did you see in the New Year with a shot or a flute? Tequila’s seedy, shot-slamming image is gradually fading away – it’s to be enjoyed slowly, to be appreciated, not simply downed. Recent figures by Allied Market Research suggest tequila has generated more than$8bn over the [...]
2023 sport schedule: What is there to look forward to? January 1, 2023 The year has hardly begun but the sport is coming thick and fast. Rugby, football and cricket all have World Cups while other sports continue to build on the foundations laid after the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look at the City A.M. sports schedule for 2023. January Darts (3rd): A new Darts World Championships winner [...]
Wanderlust: The 10 best travel stories from City A.M. in 2022 December 31, 2022 It’s been the year we’ve gone on as many holidays as we could, as the end of You Know What inspired us to do more. Whether by rail, exploring more of the UK, or going further afield, Brits have been relishing the chance to travel, which has taken on a new role this past year: [...]
Wine merchants to check out in 2023 for budding oenophiles December 31, 2022 If you got a special bottle for Christmas and want to learn more, or have simply decided that this is the year you finally become a wine expert, we know some merchants who will gladly help. The UK has some of the best fine wine merchants and specialists in the world. We asked some to [...]
Best of 2022: How Freed From Desire became an England football anthem December 31, 2022 This piece, originally published during the World Cup earlier this year, charts how Gala’s Freed From Desire, a 90s dance hit about Buddhist philosophy, became the official goal music for the England team, via Irish football and the lower leagues. Lashed home by Harry Kane, dinked by Bukayo Saka or headed by Jude Bellingham, each [...]
The best restaurant I ate at in 2022: Why Sessions Arts Club is pure dining escapism December 30, 2022 Every now and then, perhaps once or twice a year, a place opens that combines all the right elements in just the right order to create the rare alchemy that we call the “it” restaurant. Gloria did it with its maximalist Italian amore della vita, as did Gymkhana with its studiously crafted modern Indian cuisine [...]
Best of 2022: Simon Shaw on why rugby must act on concussion December 30, 2022 In June of this year, City A.M. spoke to former England rugby player Simon Shaw about his experiences with concussion and what tech can do to change the game. Article originally published on 15 June 2022. It was a project hatched over a pre-arranged dinner, but the cogs that were left turning once the bill [...]
Here’s why you’ve had flu symptoms for so long December 30, 2022 “There’s a bug going round” is one of the most common and perhaps overused phrases in the English language. But right now it does seem like there truly is a bug going round, as more and more of us seem to be ill – with many claiming their flu symptoms are lasting longer than usual. [...]
Ollie Phillips: My Premiership team of 2022 December 30, 2022 While many have taken the final week of the year to look at their best Premiership XV of the season so far, I have used this week to ponder over my XV of the entire calendar year. The last 12 months have seen Leicester win the Premiership, Saracens surge back into contention and some traditionally [...]
Best of 2022: Claressa Shields v Savannah Marshall and the rise of women’s boxing December 30, 2022 Women’s boxing enjoyed unprecedented prominence in 2022, not least when Britain’s Savannah Marshall and American Claressa Shields met in a blockbuster fight at the O2. This preview, originally published in October, set the scene for the biggest night of women’s boxing ever seen in the UK. The last time Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields met [...]