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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Alien: Earth actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver shares her last meal on Earth

September 22, 2025

Alien: Earth actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver tells us the story of her life through food, picking a final meal that includes Danish buns, Korean pancakes and fresh Thai mangosteen I had a bit of a rocky, colourful upbringing. I’ve had different mothers. I’ve lived in different countries. My adopted parents were an American man and [...]
From fake AI journalism to very real lives: An anatomy of a scoop

September 2, 2025

Last week I wrote a wild story that began with an AI-generated pitch about warring London chicken shops and ended with a video call to Nairobi with the man who had willed it into existence. Wilson Kaharua – working under the alias Joseph Wales – was not a criminal mastermind but a small-time SEO writer [...]
A pilgrimage to Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria

September 1, 2025

Simon Rogan’s famous L’Enclume changed the face of the sleepy Cumbria village of Cartmel. We sent Justine Gosling on a culinary pilgrimage to one of the world’s top restaurants. Where is Cartmel? The tiny village of Cartmel, population 300, isn’t your average village. Nestled on the edge of the Lake District and widely considered as [...]
Mass hallucinations: How I caught a rogue AI reporter

August 27, 2025

The ‘customer’ in the fried chicken shop didn’t touch his meal. Instead, he photographed the kitchen door’s keypad and left. ‘Corporate spy,’ muttered the cashier before showing me three identical incidents caught on his security cameras. This is the opening line of a pitch I received from a writer called Joseph Wales, entitled “London’s Fried [...]
Toast the City: Could Ibai be the best Square Mile restaurant?

August 19, 2025

To get you in the mood for out Toast the City Awards celebrating everything that makes the Square Mile great, our Life&Style editor writes about one of his favourite City restaurants, Ibai Creating a vibe is a tricky business. You can have the most beautiful dining room in the world and somehow end up with [...]
Luna Omakase: Hidden in Los Mochis is a cosmic sushi counter

August 14, 2025

Rooftop restaurant and bar Los Mochis opened its Liverpool Street outpost last year to much fanfare. A bold, buzzing mash-up of Mexican and Japanese cuisine, it’s a maximalist playground for City types, proof that the Square Mile has outgrown its reputation for being stuffy and traditional. Head there on a Thursday evening and you’ll be [...]
Osteria Angelina: Whisper it – could fusion food be back?

August 5, 2025

Osteria Angelina | Nicholls Clarke Yard, E1 6SH | ★★★★★ In the 15 years I’ve been writing about restaurants, few people have dared to drop the f-bomb. I’m not talking about sweary chefs mouthing off about a bad review (that’s happened a few times). No, I’m referring to a concept that is – should you [...]
Oasis reunion: Gallaghers make triumphant Wembley return

July 28, 2025

A lot has happened in the last two decades but for Oasis time appears to have stood still. The sheer weight of hype and expectation seems to have caused a ripple in the fabric of the cultural universe, sending more than 90,000 people back to the glory days of Manchester’s finest. The last time I saw [...]
Inter Alia: Prima Facie follow-up sees Rosamund Pike on top form

July 25, 2025

Prima Facie took the theatre world by storm during its West End run in 2022, with Jodie Comer’s bravura one-woman performance landing her a deserved Olivier award. Suzie Miller’s harrowing play followed a lawyer with a flair for defending men accused of sexual assault whose world is knocked off its orbit when she herself is [...]
EXCLUSIVE: The Ned to launch members’ club in the countryside amid aggressive growth plans that echo Soho House

July 24, 2025

City icon The Ned is set to open a “rural” estate in the UK as part of an aggressive expansion plan, with a first outpost in mainland Europe also in the pipeline. Group managing director Gareth Banner told City AM the company has three additional “very serious offers with either real estate owners or potential [...]

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Arcadia at the Old Vic is a brilliant farewell to Tom Stoppard

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