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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Flight is a touching, socially distanced diorama play

May 25, 2021

As lockdown one bled into lockdown two, which quickly became lockdown three, theatre companies realised they were going to have to do something drastically different to keep audiences engaged and bring in a little income. For some that meant socially-distanced recitals that could open and close without an outlay on sets and ensemble casts. Others [...]
Hockney at Royal Academy: I hate these paintings in my bones

May 19, 2021

I have a theory. I think someone has done a Kathy Bates on David Hockney. They have kidnapped him, stuck him in a chair, handed him an iPad and told him – on pain of a sledgehammer to the knees – to paint. And paint he has, again and again and again. Tree after tree, [...]
Tate Britain Commission: Heather Phillipson’s brilliant apocalypse

May 19, 2021

Filling a huge gallery space with a single, cohesive piece of installation art is no mean feat – just ask the Tate Modern, which has for years struggled to recreate the early magic of its Turbine Hall commissions. The Tate Britain’s equivalent, in its cavernous neo-classical Duveen Galleries, seems to be on the opposite trajectory, [...]
Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street at the Design Museum

May 18, 2021

I don’t usually give much thought to my footwear when visiting an exhibition. But before setting off to the Design Museum this week I spent a couple of minutes mulling over the dozens of pairs of trainers I’ve accumulated over the years. I glossed over the three pairs of Nike Internationalist – mustard, burgundy and [...]
Banksy exhibition to open this week in Covent Garden

May 18, 2021

A new Banksy exhibition is to open in Covent Garden this Thursday, showcasing famous works including Girl With Balloon (Red) and Kate Moss. More than £30m worth of the graffiti artist’s works will be displayed in a rare collection of Banksy’s work in the UK. The unofficial exhibition is made up of pieces owned by [...]
What top London chefs really think about Instagram

May 14, 2021

Heston Blumenthal is famously exacting about the dining experience. He tries to create “sensory memories”, controlling not only the way his dishes look and taste, but what his diners are listening to while they eat. His The Sound of the Sea, a signature dish at The Fat Duck, came with an iPod Nano playing, well, [...]
This is what top holiday spots would look like if all the bees died

May 13, 2021

Everybody likes bees. Fuzzy, buzzy little fellas, zipping around the place making honey. And everybody knows that bees are dying at a frankly terrifying rate, threatening to bring the earth’s entire ecosystem crashing down in their wake. A new project by Parkdean Resorts helps to bring home just how vital these stripy insects are to [...]
Yet more places to eat and drink: 70 bars and restaurants open now

May 13, 2021

It’s just days until we can once more sit in a restaurant and dine like civilized human beings, albeit socially distanced ones. But where to book? To help you make this most difficult of decisions, we’ve collected a bumper list of 70 places to meet up with friends and support the hospitality industry. With spots [...]
46 of the best London home delivery restaurant kits reviewed

May 11, 2021

Restaurants with terraces may be open again, but bagging a reservation is another matter. With the best part of a year’s worth of pent up demand, that outdoor space is at a premium and those who don’t book ahead are likely to be disappointed. But don’t panic: you can get restaurant quality food delivered straight [...]
Cheap PCR tests: Where to get them and what you need to fly

May 10, 2021

Borders open for international travel on 17 May, with Brits preparing to brave the Kafkaesque nightmare of the traffic light system to visit their favourite summer sun destination. But to travel to many countries, passengers will require a PCR – polymerase chain reaction – Covid test, which must meet performance standards of at least 97 [...]

Beer, kits, hospitality and stadia can take Women’s Super League to greater heights

Beer, kits, hospitality and stadia can take Women’s Super League to greater heights

Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: A dull mash-up of Sophocles and Bergman

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