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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The Apprentice review: A recap of the new series of Lord Sugar’s show

January 5, 2023

There is something unbearably heavy about the prospect of a new series of The Apprentice. Tuning in to see this nightmare unfold yet again is like watching a battered old walrus drag itself back up the same beach year after year, ungraceful, wheezing, a shadow of its former self, the light in its eyes dimming [...]
What we’ll be eating in 2023: A guide to top new food trends, from seaweed to set menus

January 5, 2023

London is one of the dining capitals of the world, representing every corner of global cuisine and sending ripples across the world with its food trends. We asked some top chefs what they think will be the big food trends of 2023, with answers ranging from lots more seaweed to a resurgence of “proper” Neopolitan [...]
The best restaurant I ate at in 2022: Why Sessions Arts Club is pure dining escapism

December 30, 2022

Every now and then, perhaps once or twice a year, a place opens that combines all the right elements in just the right order to create the rare alchemy that we call the “it” restaurant. Gloria did it with its maximalist Italian amore della vita, as did Gymkhana with its studiously crafted modern Indian cuisine [...]
An introduction to Games Workshop, from Warhammer 40k to Blood Bowl

December 27, 2022

Across the world Christmas stockings will have been filled with inch-high wizards and goblins made by Games Workshop. The Nottingham-based company has a share price higher than that of Marks & Spencer, and while supply chain issues and rising production costs have seen it slip from its pandemic peak, it continues to be one of [...]
Best of 2022: How George the Poet is changing the national conversation

December 26, 2022

It seems almost unbelievable that Harry and Megan’s wedding – global audience: 1.9 billion – was opened by… a podcaster. But George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet, is no ordinary podcaster; he’s a musician and a thinker, pushing the boundaries of the medium so far he’s created a genre all of his own. [...]
What to watch this Christmas: Top TV shows of 2022, from Severance to 1899

December 25, 2022

That we’re living in a golden age of TV has become something of a truism, but even against that backdrop 2022 has been an excellent year for new shows. Here are just a few of our favourites, from top comedies to steampunk science fiction and crime noir. Bad Sisters – Apple TV The latest show [...]
Five games from 2022 you need to play this Christmas

December 23, 2022

Giving a definitive list of the best games of the year is a virtually impossible task when a single title might take over 100 hours to fully complete. So this isn’t a best-of list, rather a recommendation of some games that have moved, surprised or gripped me over the last 12 months, from a free-to-play [...]
Henry Cavill to head up new Amazon show for FTSE 250 darling Games Workshop

December 20, 2022

Henry Cavill is to head up a new Warhammer 40k TV series for Amazon, with the announcement coming just days after his time as Superman appeared to have been cut short, and he announced he was leaving Netflix series The Witcher. The rollercoaster week, which began with heartbreak for fans of fantasy series The Witcher [...]
The best of 2022: The Lost King director Stephen Frears on the Tory meltdown

December 20, 2022

We caught up with director Stephen Frears as the Tories were in the midst of the Liz Truss meltdown, and while he was engrossed in the collapse of the government, he didn’t really want to speak with us. Read on for one of our more uncomfortable interviews. ••• “You think you’ve reached the bottom and [...]
Best of 2022: How Games Workshop founder Ian Livingstone created a £3bn giant

December 19, 2022

In a leafy enclave of West London, Ian Livingstone is balanced precariously upon a chair in his study, grasping for a top-shelf box filled with incredibly rare figurines. The legs of the chair creak in protest, and there is a moment when I fear I may be responsible for the untimely death of the man [...]

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