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 [...]
What happened to high heels? The new face of female corporate fashion September 30, 2025 There’s been a quiet revolution in corporate fashion, with the post-Covid workforce ditching stilettos for sneakers. For the Autumn edition of City AM The Magazine, Dr Eliza Filby surveys the footwear landscape Back in the 1990s, the image of a corporate woman rushing to the office with trainers hastily slipped over tights – formal footwear [...]
Lady Gaga, London review: astonishing spectacle meets baggy jumper authenticity September 30, 2025 Lady Gaga, London review: ★★★★★ You’re drawn from raw intimacy to megawatt theatrical spectacle in Lady Gaga’s textured 02 return You might not have thought about Lady Gaga for a while. Despite her sixth LP Mayhem becoming the best-selling LP of 2025 thus far, her last cultural cut-through moment comparable to the heights of 2008’s [...]
Usain Bolt: Family, positivity, and my surprising career change September 29, 2025 What does the fastest man in the world do when he slows down? For the cover of City AM Magazine, Autumn edition, Usain Bolt talks to Sam Kessler about his unrecognisable new life On 16 August 2009, the world record for the 100m sprint was set at 9.58 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin. [...]