Sir Bradley Wiggins and Raymond Blanc link up for cycling and gastronomy weekend July 6, 2020 If cycling leaves you in need of a good meal, then your dream holiday may well have just arrived. Sir Bradley Wiggins and Raymond Blanc OBE are the stars of the show for LeBlanq:01 – the first weekend of its kind, which organisers promise will be “an epic weekend of eating, drinking and riding” on [...]
Al fresco Soho bursts into life as summer festival kicks off July 6, 2020 Pubs, bars and restaurants opened in Soho this weekend, with new licensing laws allowing them to spill into the street. Andy Silvester spent Saturday afternoon – and evening – seeing what the new normal looks like As the first drops of rain hit the drinkers sitting at tables in the middle of D’Arblay Street, the [...]
London’s breweries fizz as taproom doors reopen July 6, 2020 Super Saturday saw London’s social scene begin to buzz again. City A.M.’s Andy Silvester took in the sights, sounds and the taste of Beavertown Brewery’s taproom in Tottenham and the Brick Brewery bar in Peckham – all in the interests of journalism, of course. Over a cold pint of Beavertown’s Bloody ‘Ell IPA – in [...]
Super Saturday: 11 London pubs to visit as capital reopens July 3, 2020 We know Soho is opening up with pedestrianised streets, but what else is happening this weekend around the capital? Well, there’s plenty of London pubs and bars reopening, if you’re in need of a post-lockdown drink. If you’re looking for inspiration, City A.M. takes a very brief look at options – but for goodness’ sake, just [...]
The Derby: Behind closed doors but Epsom still at centre stage July 3, 2020 As the sun breaks over the Derby course this Saturday, for the 241st running of the most famous race in the world, it will be a very different scene to most years. There will be no packed infield full of double decker buses, no ferris wheel on the Hill, no HM the Queen in the [...]
The City View: Sir Martin Sorrell on why Boris is in trouble if unemployment bounces July 3, 2020 In today’s episode of The City View, advertising giant Sir Martin Sorrell talks to City A.M.’s Andy Silvester about the economic recovery, leading a company through these difficult times and the acceleration of the shift to digital. He also offers his views on the response of firms to increased awareness of racial inequality, the US [...]
The Friday interview: Gary Boom on wine, trading and virtual tastings July 3, 2020 Nothing has been immune from the disruption wrought by Covid-19 and the wine industry is no different. City A.M. talks to BI Fine Wine chief Gary Boom about Bordeaux tastings, the wine industry and the value of an alternative asset class. “Here’s your routine when you start: it’s nine o’clock first tasting, with seven wines. [...]
4 July reopening: Soho to sizzle as street festival kicks off this weekend July 2, 2020 The West End is set to be the epicentre of 4 July reopening revelry this weekend with newly pedestrianised streets heralding what some are calling “The Summer of Soho”. Westminster Council have now confirmed that a number of streets in the famous entertainment district will be closed to motor traffic. That will allow venues to [...]
Exclusive: Joe Allen’s Theatreland brasserie to launch virtual cabaret fundraiser June 29, 2020 It’s the Theatreland institution that has provided late night refreshment to London’s thespians for more than four decades – but like every other restaurant in the capital, Joe Allen’s has been hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown. But for those missing the theatre, the New York-style brasserie in Covent Garden will be hosting a series [...]
Camden Town brewery launches pub beer fundraiser June 26, 2020 Camden Town brewery has today launched a new beer with profits going towards the production of free kegs for their pub customers. Profits from the sale of cans of the new American Pale Ale, ‘To the Pub’, will be used to produce more than 250,000 pints of the beer which will be given away to [...]
