Toast the City winner: The Rising Sun on what makes a great pub Life&Style At the inaugural Toast the City Awards, one of the most amazing moments was seeing Sheila Dixon, one half of the husband and wife team behind City pub the Rising Sun, shed a tear as she collected our award for Best Boozer. The Rising Sun is one of those pubs where everyone feels like a [...]
The Inner Table podcast host: Why it’s wrong to demonise alcohol Life&Style Our wine columnist Libby Brodie has teamed up with her friend Anna Lancaster to launch a new podcast exploring the meeting point between wellness, wine and food. We caught up with her to ask what we can expect from The Inner Table: The Art of Living Well. Why does The Inner Table stand apart from [...]
Our favourite Square Mile rooftop bars – one for every vibe Life&Style In this series, we round up the best sky-high drinking spots across London. The first of the area focuses on the London rooftop bar options in the Square Mile. Madison, Coq d’Argent and Sushisamba are old favourites, but how do they fare against newer openings like Aviary, Sabine and PocketSquare? And which one should take [...]
The Galvin brothers: Our Toast the City award means the world April 16, 2026 Our Toast the City Awards return for a second year, bigger, better and more ambitious than ever. We will once again shine a light on the restaurants, bars, green spaces and cultural hotspots that make the Square Mile one of London’s most exciting places to work and play. This year we’ve invited the winners from the [...]
Toast the City Awards return bigger and better for 2026! April 16, 2026 We’re back! Our Toast the City Awards return for a second year, bigger, better and more ambitious than ever. The awards will once again shine a light on the restaurants, bars, green spaces and cultural hotspots that make the Square Mile one of London’s most exciting places to work and play. Last year, you told [...]
City AM’s Magazine Editor Steve Dinneen wins Features Writer of the Year March 16, 2026 City AM’s magazine editor Steve Dinneen walked away with the Features Writer of the Year award at the prestigious Regional Press Awards last week, beating rivals including LondonCentric, the Manchester Evening News and Reach PLC. The gong was one of two awards for which City AM was competing, with The Magazine also reaching the shortlist [...]
The 11 best pies in London to eat during British Pie Week March 4, 2026 If there is one thing of which we can be certain in these unpredictable times, it is that the British know how to make a good pie. And what better way to support the land’s pastry-slingers than by treating yourself one during British Pie Week. Now in full swing, you have until Sunday to head [...]
The cutting edge science behind gummy empire Nourished January 14, 2026 As founder and chief executive of Nourished, Melissa Snover has built a supplements business rooted in data, cutting edge technology and AI. What began as a frustration with generic vitamins has evolved into a multinational platform able to tailor bespoke gummies based on individual needs. Nourished promises to assess your lifestyle, diet, goals and habits, [...]
How Exclusive Collection’s Danny Pecorelli built the top luxury corporate hotel group in the land January 13, 2026 As managing director of Exclusive Collection, Danny Pecorelli oversees one of the country’s most distinctive luxury hotel groups, with a portfolio that spans country house hotels, a gastro pub, destination spas, Michelin-starred dining, golf, cookery schools and some of the most sought-after corporate meeting spaces in the UK. Born into the business his father founded [...]
Here are the biggest, best cultural moments of 2025 December 25, 2025 The year that was 2025 will be remembered as the 365 days in which Taylor got hitched, Trump clashed with Musk and Celebrity Traitors captured the nation. Here are the nine defining cultural moments of 2025. Cultural moments of 2025: Britpop’s back, baby! Can anything top the capitalist monolith of the Oasis reunion this summer [...]
