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001 Front 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 12:44 Page 1 N o. 7 5 THE MAGAZINE A P R 1 9 JOIN THE CLUB OUR NEW MEMBERS’ PROGRAMME WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO RESTAURANTS, BARS AND SHOPPING EXPERIENCES IN THE CITY AND BEYOND – SEE P36 TRAVEL LIVING FOOD&BOOZE How climate change is challenging Nap rooms and fermenting clubs in the Top chef Tom the decades-old rules of the industry chic new office of design agency Fjord Kitchin invites Olympic superstar Chris Hoy for lunch THE BIG INTERVIEW: PAUL WHITEHOUSE to discuss eating The Fast Show star talks about the BBC’s war on comedy and the simple joys of fishing and winning IT’S BETTER ON THE INSIDE How to get the most from City life, from the best new restaurants to our exclusive City AM Club for savvy professionals 002-003 DPS 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 13:09 Page 1 002-003 DPS 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 13:10 Page 2 THE PERFECT DESTINATION FOR TOWN & COUNTRY LIVING 10:59 004-005 DPS 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 13:11 Page 1 119 New Bond Street · Westfield, White City · Harrods · Cabot Place, Canary Wharf Royal Exchange · Selfridges, Oxford Street and Birmingham · Tel. 03455 040111 P P I 004-005 DPS 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 13:12 Page 2 Creating new heights The new Montblanc 1858 Geosphere. Spirit of Mountain Exploration. montblanc.com/1858 Royal Exchange · Selfridges, Oxford Street and Birmingham · Tel. 03455 040111 C C P 006 contents 21 Mar 2019_Layout 2 21/03/2019 11:35 Page 1 E D I TO R ’ S I N S I D E LETTER T H I S I S S u E ity A.M. has always been an exclusive club. Both the daily newspaper and this magazine are self- selecting, appealing to a Cdiscerning reader who cares about both finance and the finer things in life. Today, we’re making that exclusivity official by launching the City AM Club. Working in partnership with more than 40. 50 brands, we’ll be using our unique insight into the City lifestyle to offer our Above: Fast Show star Paul Whitehouse; Below from left: Noodles at Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung, readers access to events and reviewed on P35; Plates from Blow, as seen in our interiors section; Cover illustration: Mike Driver opportunities at their favourite restaurants, bars, shops and more. The City has changed almost FEATURES REGULARS beyond recognition in the 10 years I’ve 26: SOHO FOREVER 16: BUSINESS LUNCH worked here – buildings have shot up, Despite spiralling rents and rampant Places to eat in and around the City there’s been an explosion in quality gentrification, Soho remains London’s of London, from ultra-modern places to eat, the drinking culture has beating heart – here’s why Crispin to long-time favourite Brawn calmed down a bit. But one constant has been the reassuring presence of 40: PAUL WHITEHOUSE 18: THE LAST SUPPER City AM, always there to help you The comedian, fisherman and long- Phoebe Fox, star of new drama through your morning, providing the time partner to Harry Enfield on the Curfew, tells us what she’d eat if knowledge you need to hit the day changing face of TV comedy it were her last day on earth running, and offering advice on how to 50: SPACE AGE WATCHES 20: CHEF’S TABLE make life in and around the Square The timepieces that boldly went Tom Kitchin invites Olympian Sir Chris Mile a bit more fun. where no man had gone before, Hoy to his eponymous Edinburgh Armed with your City AM Club card, including the first watch on the moon restaurant to talk food and sport the Square Mile will be your oyster, both during the working day and after 64: GLOBAL WARNING 72: FREQUENT FLYER hours. Turn to P36 for a full rundown of How climate change and rising seas Our travel columnist Scarlet what you can expect. I hope to see you could have a huge impact on the way Winterberg heralds the long-awaited on the inside. we travel over the next decade return of supersonic air travel Elsewhere in this issue we catch up 86: RESTAURANT DESIGN 90: OFFICE SPACE with TV legend Paul Whitehouse, fresh What separates a soulless space from We take a tour of the ultra-chic offices from rehearsals for the new Only Fools a lively restaurant? We ask how design of design agency Fjord, complete with and Horses musical, who talks about transforms the places we eat pickling jars and nap-pods how comedy has changed during his years in the industry. We send food writer Josh Barrie into Soho to find out if it retains the magic that’s made it London’s pleasure capital for hundreds of years. And we travelled up to Scotland where top chef Tom Kitchin invited Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy for lunch at his Michelin-starred restaurant. Change may be afoot at City AM, but you can always expect the same great magazine. 35 80 – STEVE DINNEEN 6 007 FPA 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 13:13 Page 1 008 Contributers 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 11:37 Page 1 CONTRIBUTORS TOM KITCHIN is one of the country’s MARK HIX is City A.M. Magazine’s SCARLET WINTERBERG is City A.M. top chefs, having won a Michelin star regular food columnist. His Magazine’s luxury travel columnist. aged just 29. He has appeared on restaurants include HIX Oyster & Each issue, she shares insider tips and Saturday Kitchen, The Great British Chop House, HIX Mayfair, HIX Soho, frequent flyer information to help you Menu and as a judge on Masterchef. He Tramshed and Hixter Bankside. He get the best from your work trips. This invites his old friend Chris Hoy for a talks about what makes British month, she welcomes the return of slap-up lunch at The Kitchin (P20). cuisine special on P24. supersonic travel on P72 MELISSA YORK is deputy editor of the JOSH BARRIE is a food writer and SIMON THOMSON is City A.M. The magazine and an award-winning restaurant expert. In this issue he Magazine’s booze expert, specialising property journalist. On P86 she looks at argues that the death of Soho as in dark spirits. He also writes film and the last few available houses to buy for London’s premier dining district has theatre reviews for City A.M. – all of this non-nationals in some of Europe’s top been greatly exaggerated. He takes when not pursuing a career in legal cities (P82), and asks what makes a you on a tour of the city’s policy. Read his article on Macallan’s well-designed restaurant on P86. hedonistic epicentre on P26. 72-year-old whisky on P30. EDITORIAL TEAM: Steve Dinneen Editor-in-Chief Melissa York Deputy Editor Billy Breton Creative Director Steve Hogarty Travel Editor Alex Doak Watch Editor Adam Hay-Nicholls Motoring Editor Greg Sigston Picture Editor Michael Hardaker Deputy Creative Director Tom Matuszewski Illustrator COMMERCIAL TEAM: Lawson Muncaster Managing Director Harry Owen Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Slattery Commercial Director Nzima Ndangana Sales Manager Miriam Keck Head of Digital Gianni Cavalli Distribution Director For editorial enquiries contact [email protected]; For sales contact [email protected]; For distribution contact [email protected] Published by City A.M., 3rd Floor, Fountain House, 130 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 5DJ Tel: 020 3201 8900 © City A.M. 08 009 FPA 21 March 2019_Layout 1 21/03/2019 15:38 Page 1 CAMDEN | SNUFF SUEDE | UNLINED SUEDE | SNUFF CAMDEN BY APPOINTMENT TO HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES MANUFACTURER AND SUPPLIER OF FOOTWEAR CROCKETT & JONES LIMITED, NORTHAMPTON WWW.CROCKETTANDJONES.COM/TASSEL-LESS-LOAFER MADE IN NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND | SINCE 1879 010 first impressions 21 March 2019_Layout 2 21/03/2019 11:37 Page 1 Stories from the world of arts, FIRST technology, design and IMPRESSIONS luxury goods Mark Dawson, author of the international hit Sleepers, self-publishes and hosts podcast Mark Dawson’s Self-Publishing Formula in 40 different languages, from Afrikaans to Welsh.” The most successful ebook of all time is EL James’ 50 Shades of Grey, but others include The Martian by Andy Weir (now a film starring Matt Damon), and Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings (adapted for TV as Killing Eve). 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