By: Adam Bloodworth

Features Journalist Adam Bloodworth is the Deputy Life&Style Editor at City AM. He has served in the role since 2022, writing and commissioning culture and lifestyle features for the newspaper and website. The Life&Style section covers film, TV, music, theatre, things to do in London and features that examine the ways Londoners live their lives. He also serves as Deputy Editor for City AM The Magazine, writing and commissioning for the quarterly luxury lifestyle product distributed by hand around the capital. He has been interviewed by the BBC News at 10, BBC Scotland, BBC Three Counties Radio and can be found on X and LinkedIn.

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Carbone London review: Electric vibes, but the food…

April 8, 2026

Carbone London restaurant review It is the job of a restaurant to blast you as far away as possible from reality, and for all its flaws, Carbone – the most hyped London restaurant opening since the Chiltern Firehouse – rocket launches you to the Garden of Eden. Colour palettes of crimson and burgundy present in [...]
Romeo & Juliet review: this optimistic take is quietly radical

April 1, 2026

Romeo and Juliet review and star rating: ★★★★ Following Tom Holland’s vulnerable, impressionable Romeo in Jamie Lloyd’s 2024 adaptation, could there be another truly fresh take? Yes, according to directorial powerhouse Robert Icke, who delivers a technically cool, youthfully exuberant production that comes with a shocking twist. His Romeo & Juliet celebrates the lives of [...]
Iconic City dining spot set to relocate to new rooftop location

March 30, 2026

One of the Square Mile’s most famous restaurants is set to move location. Coq d’Argent, the French restaurant on the rooftop of the No 1 Poultry building near Bank, opened in 1998 and has upkept its reputation as one of the most reliable lunch spots for almost three decades, only last year winning City AM’s [...]
Inside new Irish pub claiming to serve London’s best Guinness

March 30, 2026

A new Irish pub is claiming to be the City’s new “go-to” destination for a perfectly poured pint of Guinness. The Horseman & Fitzgerald’s opens in April in the Square Mile but it isn’t the typical Irish pub: it is fancier and has a lot more going on than the average boozer. As well as [...]
Teeth ‘N’ Smiles review: Self Esteem is magnetic in dated show

March 26, 2026

Teeth ‘N’ Smiles review and star rating: ★★ It’s unfortunate timing for playwright David Hare that Will Butler and David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, itself an electrifying rumination of life behind-the-scenes of life in a 1970s rock band, was one of the five-star hits of 2025. Its tender real-time examinations of relationships played out in exacting detail, [...]
Here’s the most beautiful Wetherspoons pub in London

March 25, 2026

SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT WETHERSPOONS…I tend to find putting my morals in the cupboard for the sake of a trip there works out fairly well. Sure, founder Tim Martin’s political views may have cleared liberals out of his pubs quicker than Theresa May’s moves emptied the dancefloor, but it would take a hell of [...]
Mother’s Day 2026: 5 amazing ways to celebrate in London

March 11, 2026

Mother’s Day 2026 falls at the very end of winter, when spring and a general feeling of renewal fills the air. Whether you’re with your actual mother this Sunday, or just someone who means the world to you, here are some excellent things to do to mark the occasion. Stay local and enjoy the CityThe [...]
The Louis Theroux Manosphere doc is horrid, addictive viewing

March 11, 2026

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere review and star rating: ★★★★ There was a time when Louis Theroux could have done a documentary about paint drying and no one would have dared say anything bad about it. But then over the past few years some of his BBC films have felt like weaker rehashes of topics [...]
International Women’s Day 2026: the best events to book

February 25, 2026

International Women’s Day 2026 takes place on Sunday 8 March, with a range of events scheduled to take place across the capital. Events earmarking the annual event will celebrate female stories and protest against longstanding inequalities. Many more International Women’s Day 2026 events will be announced, but for now here are six that stand out [...]
Has spring arrived? The weather tomorrow shows drastic change

February 25, 2026

The blue skies and 16 degree temperatures have temporarily inspired Londoners to get outside and enjoy the parks for the first time this year. It has been a welcome respite from the wind and rain, although the latest data from the Met Office suggests that this pocket of sun isn’t going to last, with the [...]

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