By: Steve Dinneen

Life&Style Editor I'm the editor of City A.M. The Magazine, and editor of the daily newspaper's Life&Style section. We cover food, wine, going out, culture, technology and travel. I'm also the head judge of our Toast the City awards that celebrates hospitality in the Square Mile. Find me on X @steve_dinneen

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Abigail’s Party review: Mike Leigh drama brought sensually to life

September 13, 2024

Abigail’s Theatre at Stratford East Theatre – ★★★★☆ In Mike Leigh’s early play Abigail’s Party, almost nothing happens: even the titular shindig takes place next door. Instead, saucy old soak Beverly – impeccably, outrageously played by a sensual and sozzled Tamzin Outhwaite – has gathered a smattering of neighbours for a far more intimate soiree. [...]
Best London spa: Hoxton’s Banya No.1 is unlike anywhere else

September 12, 2024

When was the last time you were laid out naked in an enclosed space, whipped with hot leaves and then dropped into a tub of freezing water?
The Debate: Wetherspoons – is it magical or miserable?

September 12, 2024

Wetherspoons, JD Wetherspoon, or Spoons as most of us call it. Should we be proud or ashamed?
The Real Thing play review: Wonderfully, expertly pointless

September 4, 2024

The Real Thing | The Old Vic | ★★★★☆ | The term “staginess” is usually meant as an insult but there’s a wonderful staginess to Tom Stoppard’s play of ideas The Real Thing. It’s a twisty, unabashedly academic drawing room drama in which it’s never quite clear whether the room in question is a real place [...]
The Waterloo Wetherspoons is utterly miserable: Of course it is

September 3, 2024

In accordance with tradition, I am in the grips of a savage and well deserved hangover as I enter The Lion & The Unicorn, the massive new Wetherspoons that opened yesterday at Waterloo Station. It takes its name from the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion that was constructed for the 1951 Festival of Britain, a celebration [...]
Check these amazing photos of surviving Victorian London pubs

September 2, 2024

London has many great things going for it, but among the very best are its great pubs. Many of the traditional “gin palace” style Victorian pubs are functioning relics of a bygone era, listed buildings that stand defiantly against the march of town-planning progress. Photographer Nahidul, who goes by the handle @LondonPubFacades, has made a [...]
Definitely Not: Why I won’t be queuing for Oasis tickets on Saturday

August 27, 2024

Appropriately for a column about a pair of Catholic lads, I am what you might call a lapsed Oasis fan. As a teenager I had a full collection of their singles, which came in those tiny little half-width jewel cases I haven’t seen out in the wild for at least two decades. My friends and [...]
England fast bowler Tom Curran on what he’d eat for his last meal

August 16, 2024

England international Tom Curran, currently playing in the Hundred, picks out the dishes he’d eat for his last supper on earth, from an entire breakfast to a gooey chocolate fondant. I grew up from the age of six in Zimbabwe so we ate a lot of meat and spent a lot of time cooking on [...]
The 7 best covered terraces and courtyards at London restaurants

August 16, 2024

There’s nothing quite like a bit of al fresco dining, especially when the sun is burning down and tempting us to spend all of our waking hours outside. To celebrate the good weather finally showing up, we’ve rounded up some of the best terraces and courtyards where you can enjoy a great meal – but [...]
US accuses Georgia government of running scam call centres

August 14, 2024

The Georgian government has been accused of operating scam call centres that defraud UK investors of millions each year. The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known as “the Helsinki Commission” – called on the US State Department to launch an immediate crackdown on the Georgian Dream party. A statement released by [...]

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The country hotel 45 minutes from London that’s perfect for spring

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