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Spoken
word, modern dance, house, techno, Charleston, bitch-pop
- and that's just the music. What's that? You don't
feel like dancing? Well tough. Go on: live a little.
You only get one go at it, and besides, we've even thrown
some exercise and a car boot sale into the mix to keep
your body a temple and shopaholic tendencies satisfied.
How's that for spoilt.
This Weekend's Guide is brought to you in association
with Tiffany
& Co. Bedazzling, elegant, and nigh on legendary,
the jewellery house will always be, in the words of
Holly Golightly, "the best place in the world, where
nothing bad can take place. "Kind of like a perfect
Summer weekend then.
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FRI LATE OF THE PIER •
SAT SMITHFIELD NOCTURE •
SUN VAUXHALL ART BOOT SALE •
SUN PHONE IN SICK
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George Demure
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of Paris, George
Demure and the Demurettes are releasing their
new single 'Sorrow' with a full live show.
Go for the louche charm and harmonic showmanship,
alongside DJs Ben Rymer and Joe C Bates, and
all in one of London's most decadent rooms.
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Oakley Store London
Paying homage to an era of neon, Oakley are
re-issuing the Frogskin collection from 1985.
Each month will feature a new colour throughout
the summer season, so expect frames in everything
from neons & prints to these transparent frames
with gold iridium lenses-£89.99.
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Stella Artois
Strawberries 'n' cream might be the
accepted British way to do tennis, but
seriously, can anything match a really
cold beer? Lucky then that we have the
Stella Artois championship to set us
up for the summer. To win 2 semi-final
tickets on 14th June and some snazzy
Fila kit tell us by Monday morning:
where is Fila from?
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Brasserie
St Jacques
Who doesn't love a no nonsense
brasserie? Especially one that Tante Claire
maestro Pierre Koffman is behind.
Due to give the Wolseley a bit of a run
for its money - which is no bad thing as,
personally, I find the former so glaringly
obvious these days it verges on common -
Brasserie St Jacques (note reassuringly
French name) does pretty much what it says
on the tin.
With its old gold walls, restored cornicing
and deep red banquettes it's the sort of
place you could quite happily linger in
for the entire day, beginning with breakfast
of 'tartine beurree et confiture' - warm
baguette with bread and butter, but it sounds
so much better in French - and then slowly
picking over other classics like roast bone
marrow and parsley salad and duck confit
with duck fat potatoes.
And as they've got former Pig's Ear chef
Ashley Hancill at the helm you can be fairly
sure the food will be above par, which is
more than can be said, at times, for a certain
other brasserie not too far away.
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Bincho
Yakitori, Soho
The second of these particular izakaya-style
outposts to open in London, the new Soho
Bincho is perfectly situated for anyone
needing a mid-shop pick-me-up or some tasty
sustenance during a night on the tiles.
The premise, as many of you will know,
is simple. Take a pew at the counter around
one of the five open grills - or by the
windows if you're feeling overheated - and
feast on a variety of yakitori (chicken
on a stick) and kushiyaki (other things
on sticks).
Try the chicken breast with shishito pepper
and the enoki mushroom with bacon, topped
off with a yuzu pannacotta.
And if you're interested in brushing up
on your knowledge on Japanese customs, it's
the done thing to eat grilled eel on the
hottest day of the year as apparently all
the vitamin A it contains keeps to healthy
for the rest of the summer, so for the month
beginning 21st June both Binchos, Oxo Tower
and Soho, will feature a special eel deal.
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bincho.co.uk |
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Weekend guide by AC, MaM, SH & YM,
Food reviews by SL |
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