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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Paranormal Activity brings thrills and scares to London stage

January 15, 2026

Paranormal Activity | ★★★★☆ | Ambassador’s Theatre Given the endless churn of lacklustre sequels, it’s easy to forget just how scary the original Paranormal Activity was. A found footage successor to The Blair Witch Project, it brought the same flavour of supernatural horror into a chillingly recognisable domestic setting that could be your own home. [...]
Galvin La Chapelle launches menu to celebrate Toast award

January 15, 2026

I have written about restaurants for this newspaper for some 15 years – but my latest visit to City institution Galvin La Chapelle was a first: reviewing a menu designed to celebrate winning a City AM award. Last year we hosted the first Toast the City awards, celebrating the things that make the Square Mile [...]
The 100 most at risk pubs in London – is your local under threat?

January 13, 2026

The most at risk pubs in London have been revealed by a new website that calculates how proposed changes to rates could affect the hospitality industry. New website ismypubfucked.com uses official data from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to identify which pubs will be most affected by the proposed increases to the business rates. The [...]
We reveal England’s most ‘fucked’ pub thanks to Is My Pub Fucked

January 9, 2026

A new website called Is My Pub Fucked (ismypubfucked.com) has been set up to identify the most at risk pubs in the country, ranking them by how “fucked” they are. The website uses official data from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to identify which pubs will be most affected by the proposed increases to the [...]
A Ghost in Your Ear is the scariest show in London

January 9, 2026

A Ghost in Your Ear | ★★★★★ | Hampstead Theatre Theatre has evolved remarkably little over the centuries – plonk Shakespeare in the front row at the Almeida and he’d immediately recognise what’s going on. One area that feels ripe for exploration is the use of audience headphones to introduce another dimension to productions. The [...]
Sheridan Smith dazzles in psychedelic Woman In Mind

January 8, 2026

Woman In Mind | ★★★☆☆ | Duke of York’s Theatre Sheridan Smith’s stage work over the last decade has been a case of art imitating life. In 2016 she pulled out of a run of performances of Funny Girl suffering from anxiety and burnout, triggering a tabloid feeding frenzy. Since then she has led a production [...]
Galvin La Chapelle launches special menu to celebrate Toast Award win

January 8, 2026

Michelin starred City institution Galvin La Chapelle has launched a special new menu to celebrate winning Best Restaurant at the inaugural City AM Toast the City Awards. The Toast & Taste menu, which is on offer until 24 February, will feature a combination of brand new dishes and returning classics from throughout the restaurant’s 15 [...]
Food trends 2026: What Londoners will eat in the new year

December 31, 2025

Another challenging year is over for the London hospitality scene, with restaurateurs great and small left licking their wounds amid the ongoing cost of living crisis and a hostile tax environment. So whats on the horizon for 2026. While the macro forces look equally bleak, the top chefs we surveyed expect to see a return [...]
The best London theatre 2026 from musicals to West End transfers

December 30, 2025

One of the great joys of living in London is the abundance of incredible theatre that exists on your doorstep – if you’re not taking advantage, why are you paying the London tax? Here’s a list of the London theatre 2026 we’re most looking forward to, from the biggest blockbuster musicals to the most hotly [...]
London exhibitions 2026: From Tracey Emin to Anish Kapoor

December 29, 2025

While the political and economic outlook for next year may appear as bleak as the one that preceded it, we can at least take some solace from a packed cultural calendar. London’s galleries are packed with exhibitions that promise to give art lovers a boost, from the biggest retrospective of Tracey Emin in decades to [...]

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