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I'm trying to avoid talking about the weather for this weekend. Aside from being the default for when we Englishmen run out of things to say, I've had it up to here. Really. Instead, I'm concentrating on a solid diet of art and theatre (to make me feel intellectually superior to the camping Glasto-multitude), and some hefty drinking and dancing (so I don't feel totally left-out in every other category - except the camping in the middle of a bog bit, of course).
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Bonobo Presents: Summer Lovin'
Bonobo have shipped in entertainment from
across the globe to perform, for you, in
the sumptuous setting of The Grill Room.
Go earlier for the fine dining, or later
for the performative antics.
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Albert
& Pearl
Quirky vintage fittings, check.
Retro wallpaper, check. Wood panelling and squidgy
sofas, check. Yup, the new incarnation of what
used to be the Medicine Bar has all the prerequisite
bits and bobs we've come to expect from our
local tavern.
If you're looking for steak and kidney pie
or chunky chips this is not the place for you,
however. The food is taken care of by Liliana
Tamberi, who grew up on the Tuscan coast and
went on to open Food Lab deli on Essex Road,
so there's a vast selection of charcuterie,
olives and dips - we particularly liked the
'candle-warmed' cep dip - then there are smaller,
sharing plates of things like warm chicken liver
pate with capers, anchovies and toasted Tuscan
bread and croquettes of monkfish and prawn with
deep fried artichokes and tartar sauce.
With juices freshly made on the premises, the
cocktails on offer are tip-top - choose from
an Upper Street Spritz (like a spritzer but
with the addition of peach puree and lemon juice)
or push the boat out and share a Pearl's Punch,
designed for two, made with passion fruit and
mango vodka, fresh strawberries, raspberries
and apple juice and topped off with champagne.
You'll have to pay a couple of quid to get in after 9pm on a Friday or Saturday but we think it's worth it.
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Coach
& Horses
You don't need us to tell you that birthdays
are a great excuse to indulge and neither does
this superior boozer, which has consistently
picked up Time Out, Square Meal and Evening
Standard awards year after year.
This year is the Clerkenwell foodie favourite's
fifth so they're throwing caution to the wind
by offering customers all sorts of delectable
deals. Swig a glass of champagne, Sea Breeze
or Bloody Mary for a fiver, tuck into a plate
of five select cheeses for the same or simply
make the most of their brilliantly priced lunch
deals; select two small plates - grilled asparagus
with chopped duck egg and sardines on toast
for instance - and a glass of wine for a tenner.
Can't say fairer than that guvnor!
The family-run pub is due for a busy July with
the Italian Festival and Procession of our Lady
of Mount Carmel coming up on the 20th - book
now for the 'magnifico' feast they're planning
on the Sunday or pop along to a wine tasting
on the 16th. There's also a food-themed quiz
on 9th July to raise money for Action Against
Hunger with teams captained by such gourmet
luminaries as Lucas Hollweg.
Now who says we don't keep you entertained?
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Pony
Friday
The 46664 Concert
Richard
Prince: Continuation
