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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Which wine goes with Shakespeare? Honest Grapes knows

April 28, 2021

Which white Burgundy would help cut through the barbed wit of Oscar Wilde? Which of Shakespeare’s comedies would bring out the best in a glass of crisp English sparkling wine? And which famous British humourist would complement a modern, peppery Super Tuscan? I discovered the answer to these questions and more thanks to a wonderful [...]
Oppo Find X3 Pro review: An excellent new top-tier handset

April 27, 2021

The consumer electronics industry has been hit as hard as any by the pandemic, with companies struggling to even build their products – just try getting your hands on a graphics card or a next gen games console – let alone get them in front of customers. And while there have been a handful of [...]
Busy terraces mask dire straights at restaurants, says new data

April 26, 2021

You may be struggling to get a reservation at your favourite restaurant, but that doesn’t mean the sector has recovered from the pandemic, according to new data. Booked out terraces are putting a positive facade on an industry still in crisis, with orders estimated to be at just 60 per cent of pre-lockdown levels. Data [...]
Where to eat… In the City

April 23, 2021

In a new bite-sized column, we’ll be focusing on an area of London and selecting three of our favourite restaurants, one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for dinner. For the first instalment we have, of course, chosen the City, the regular haunt of our Life & Style editor Steve Dinneen for well over [...]
Top art and theatre to see as the London culture scene reopens

April 23, 2021

With theatres allowed to reopen with sociual distancing from 17 May, and with restrictions lifted by 21 June, the London cultural scene is finally emerging from its Covid slumber. Here are 10 plays, galleries or institutions we can’t wait to visit. National Theatre The National Theatre reopens from 2 June with a production of After [...]
Vast Italian market Eataly set to open in the heart of the City

April 20, 2021

The Square Mile will soon be home to vast Italian market Eataly, which has already seen success in cities including New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago. Broadgate Market, London’s largest pedestrianised neighbourhood, will host the 42,000 sq ft venture, which will include take-away, retail, and terrace dining. Eataly is slated to open on 29 [...]
Rodrigues: The Indian Ocean’s hidden paradise

April 17, 2021

As international travel appears to be close to resuming, we’re giving you inspiration for your dream post-Covid trip by republishing articles from our archives. Today we revisit out Life&Style editor Steve Dinneen’s trip to the magical island of Rodrigues. ••• Walking into Rodrigues’ Reserve François Leguat is one of those wild moments that will stay [...]
GoBoat lets you Charter your own pleasure boat at Canary Wharf

April 14, 2021

As we return to work at Canary Wharf, it’s likely we’ll all see things from a slightly different perspective. But as of 17 May, you’ll be able to take a break and see things from a literally different perspective. GoBoat is bringing its eco-friendly pleasure boats to London’s finance hub, allowing up to eight guests [...]
Back in business: Lord Mayor kickstarts Square Mile reopening

April 12, 2021

As the City officially reopened this morning, the Lord Mayor embarked on a tour of the businesses that have opened their doors after months behind shutters. While still noticeably quieter than pre-pandemic, it was heartening to see the City return to some kind of normalcy, with the streets busier than they have been for months. [...]
Sir David Adjaye’s Lost House in Kings Cross sells for £6.5m

April 12, 2021

A property designed by one of the world’s top “starchitects” Sir David Adjaye, located near Kings Cross, has sold for £6.5m. Lost House, listed in the top seven “most important architecturally designed homes in the world” by Architectural Digest last year, is a winner of the Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s highest accolades [...]

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