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, going out, art, technology and travel.

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Dear England review: Gareth Southgate play hits the back of the net

June 22, 2023

There is something inherently cruel about making English people sit through a play about their national team taking penalties. Much of our collective psyche seems tied up in our ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, failing in the most heartrending possible way. This new play written by the prolific James Graham follows [...]
Oliver Stone on Putin, nuclear power and feeling like an outsider

June 22, 2023

As we sit down to start our interview, Oliver Stone makes a point of putting his own dictaphone on the table to record our conversation. “To protect ourselves,” he says, before going on to speak non-stop for 45 minutes with absolutely no filter, on virtually any topic I raise, and quite a few I don’t. [...]
Forget Marvel: Meet the Barbie Universe, says Mattel boss Ynon Kreiz

June 21, 2023

Ynon Kreiz is the CEO of a $6bn company, responsible for some of the world’s most recognisable brands, and I’m pressing him on whether or not he has a favourite Barbie. “I wish I had one so I can give you a straight answer,” he says after the third time I ask him. “But I [...]
Burnt Faith: A cool new brandy distillery in Walthamstow

June 13, 2023

When you imagine a Cognac distillery – if you imagine one at all – it’s probably a bucolic scene set around the rolling vineyards of the French countryside. It is almost certainly not a commercial estate in Walthamstow. But thanks to Burnt Faith, that’s exactly what you can now find at the rapidly-expanding Blackhorse Road [...]
The fashion crime of rucksacks over suits is growing in the Square Mile

June 10, 2023

A couple of years ago an American woman caused an international incident when she admitted to covertly chucking her husband’s cargo shorts in the bin, such was her dislike of them. The following week was littered with opinion pieces about the maligned shorts, from other women owning up to doing the same to loud-and-proud cargo [...]
All of It at the Royal Court: An astonishing trio of monologues

June 9, 2023

What a strange and brilliant change of direction this new trio of acted poems represents for mercurial playwright Alistair McDowall. His philosophically dense sci-fi stories Pomona, X and The Glow all grappled with vast, existential questions but felt too big, too untamed, too messy for the stage. All of It at the Royal Court gives [...]
Exclusive: Tao Group to open its first UK venture at new Marylebone hotel

June 6, 2023

Hakkasan owner Tao Group Hospitality will launch its first new UK restaurant at the new The BoTree hotel in Marylebone, which is set to open its doors this summer. The hospitality offering will include flagship restaurant Lavo, which will serve “coastal Italian fare” as well as a more casual dining option and bars. New York-based [...]
Where Succession succeeded: An anatomy of a modern classic

June 1, 2023

At the wrap party for the final episode of Succession, Jeremy Strong – who played Kendall Roy, the cursed sibling at the heart of this tragi-comic melodrama – had his head shaved by Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. An infamous method actor (he actually drank the vile “meal for a king” of cacao powder, eggs [...]
Make your own Chelsea Flower Show winner on a London balcony

May 25, 2023

The arrival of the Chelsea Flower Show has coincided with the first sustained spell of nice weather in a hitherto miserable 2023. Now Londoners can finally open their garden sheds and channel their inner Alan Titchmarsh, attempting to turn their outdoor spaces into something bright and spectacular. The Chelsea Flower Show this year is themed [...]
Wiston Estate: A vineyard retreat in Sussex with food to die for

May 24, 2023

With the South West having already claimed the title “English Riviera”, the South East is hoping to become the British equivalent of the Champagne region. With more than 50 vineyards spread across the county, Sussex is the UK’s top wine producing region, home to top houses including Nyetimber and Ridgeview. Located within easy travelling distance [...]

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