In the City

David Merritt and Francine Lacqua speak to Soren Jessen, owner of One Lombard Street, the Square Mile’s first Michelin starred restaurant, and Bloomberg food writer Bill Knott, about the City's restaurant culture and whether it is catching up to its European neighbors.Plus: Francine and Bloomberg's Oliver Crook go to lunch at City institution Sweetings, which describes itself as the oldest fish and oyster restaurant in London.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sale of Chelsea FC to US investor Todd Boehly has been approved by the UK government, bringing a close to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s near 20-year ownership of the storied London club. That means that next season more than half of England’s top 20 teams will for the first time be backed by US money.So this week In The City, David Merritt and Francine Lacqua speak with Roger Mitchell, founder of sports consulting firm Albachiara, about how American money will soon change European football, and why the revival of the super league is inevitable. Plus, Bloomberg reporter David Hellier and his son Ethan tell the fans' side of the story. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Merritt and Francine Lacqua speak to reporter Joe Mayes about Bloomberg's Levelling Up scorecard, and why the data shows that despite the government's pledge to reduce regional inequalities--London is still ahead.Plus, Nigel Wilson, chief executive of one of Britain's biggest financial services companies Legal & General tells us why he's an advocate for levelling up--and why it's a smart investment strategy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is London having another moment? Shaken by Brexit, decimated by the pandemic, threatened by new ways of working and a worsening cost-of-living crisis, London remains Europe’s (and arguably the world’s) beating heart for finance and for culture. In the wake of turmoil, the City of London is reinventing itself. Every week on In The City, Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua and David Merritt go behind the scenes in the Square Mile and the wider metropolis, uncovering the stories and speaking to the people that matter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.