Ardbeg team up with DJ BBQ to add smoke to the fire July 31, 2020 Oh boy, it’s a hot one this weekend. Temperatures are set to soar – and Brits are no doubt set to gather around barbecues up and down the country. Read more: Four unique tequilas to spice up your weekend But before you default to burgers and sausages, world-renowned Islay Distillery Ardbeg and chef DJ BBQ [...]
Arch Co to launch #loveyourlocalarches campaign encouraging local shopping July 31, 2020 One of the country’s biggest small business landlords is to launch a campaign across August encouraging Brits to support their local firms and communities. The Arch Company has over 2,000 small business tenants in London and nearly 4,000 across the UK, most of which are sited in formerly disused railway arches. Alongside Transport for London [...]
Black Tot Day: Rum to celebrate 50 years since Navy ended daily tot July 31, 2020 It seems hard to believe but July 31 marks fifty years since the last rum ration was served in the British Navy. “Black Tot Day” marks the anniversary of the last day sailors were issue with a daily rum ration – a tradition that began in the mid-17th century. And whilst rum was watered down [...]
The Friday Interview: Tom Gosnell brings mead to the masses July 31, 2020 Each Friday, City A.M. Deputy Editor Andy Silvester speaks to the most interesting people in London’s hospitality scene. This week he’s in Peckham, where founder Tom Gosnell has built the capital’s only meadery – Gosnells – turning out modern twists on the ancient drink. In an unassuming industrial estate in Peckham, a quiet drinks revolution [...]
Six by Nico: “The chippie” goes high-end as London’s newest destination opens July 25, 2020 The struggles of the hospitality industry have been well-documented. So Nico Simeone would have been entitled to be more nervous than usual opening his new London restaurant just as lockdown lifted. Not so, though, he tells City A.M. “There are always a bit of nerves when opening in a new city but we have a [...]
Four unique spirits for National Tequila Day – and cocktail recipes to match July 24, 2020 According to the powers that be, Friday 24th July marks National Tequila Day – and who are we, humble City A.M. journalists, to argue? The agave spirit may have once suffered from a reputation for student union misadventures, but over recent years even Brits have woken up to the fact that there is as much [...]
The Friday Interview: London Cocktail Week back for 2020 July 24, 2020 It’s been a grim few months for the bar industry, but there’s good news on the horizon: London Cocktail Week will be back in October, with a focus on driving revenues into the hands of the watering holes that need them most. In the latest in his Friday Interview series, shining a light on the [...]
How to: the perfect weekend BBQ – and how to heat it up July 18, 2020 Finally the weather is on the up – so for those amateur chefs up and down the country firing up the barbecue this weekend, here’s your chance to turn pro. Award-winning Kentucky bourbon brand Buffalo Trace – it’s the Deep South, they know their BBQ – have teamed up with Spitalfields’ based grillers Hotbox to [...]
The Friday Interview: Fortnum’s looks to the future July 17, 2020 It’s an iconic London brand, but like the rest of the capital, Fortnum & Mason was hit by the Covid-19 lockdown. We catch up with the store’s Retail & Hospitality Director Simon Thompson – who tells us that while it’s all a little different, loyal customers still have smiles on their faces. Fortnum & Mason [...]
‘Late’ Hong Kong motion won’t be voted on by City chiefs July 15, 2020 A controversial motion on Hong Kong will not be debated at the City of London’s Court of Common Council meeting tomorrow, but will instead be presented only as a ‘question’ from a member of the Court. The motion would have criticised the imposition of Beijing’s new security law on the territory, as well as welcoming [...]
