TONIGHT
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

If you’re not totally over Barney the Purple Dinosaur or think a good Halloween costume comes in the form of an all-encompassing foam bodysuit in the shape of an animal, you’ll love musical act Orlando Higginbottom’s Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. His balance of pop sensibility, sharp basslines and dance floor melancholy have marked him out as one of the dance music’s brightest new talents, with UJ falling for last single Garden’s soft 80’s charm. Get a preview of new release 'Household Goods' tonight.

CAMP, 70-74 City Road, EC1Y 2BJ. 8pm-late, £8 adv.

COMPETITION
Win Vero Moda Golden Bags

Vero Moda, Denmark’s answer to fast, affordable fashion has made fans of Kate Moss and Gisele Bündchen, with ASOS stocking their online offering – and now they’ve finally landed on British shores with the launch of their flagship Oxford Circus store today. Full of easy breezy tops, tailored jackets, lust-have leather dresses and slimline pants as well as a neat line in lingerie and accessories, we’re already predicting a new favourite. Whilst the first 100 customers to come through the doors at 10am this morning will get a Golden Bag to fill with a free outfit, we say skip the queue and win one of 5 bags courtesy of UJ to use today untill 9pm – at your leisure. To be in with a chance of winning simply tell us: From where does Vero Moda originate?

179 Oxford Street, W1D 2JS.

COMPETITION
Win a pair of tickets to National Theatre's
OR YOU COULD KISS ME

4 STARS Sunday Times, Sunday Express
‘Hypnotically moving’ Sunday Times

The astonishing puppetry that is Handspring Puppet Company's trademark (War Horse) takes centre-stage in this new play for grown-ups: a fierce and tender meditation on love, memory and the power of the unspoken. Find out more.

One winner is entitled to a pair of tickets for Monday – Thursday evening or matinee performances between
3 - 18 November, strictly subject to availability. Promoter reserves the right to substitute prize for that of an equal or greater value if necessary.

For your chance to win a pair of tickets simply send in your full name.

BOOK AHEAD
Savoy Grill Booking Lines Open

Whilst we can’t afford a night in one of the Savoy’s super swanky suites, we can stretch to a meal at the beautiful Grill, reopening under Gordon Ramsey on the 29th November. Booking lines are open now, so call in your reservation for classic chateaubriand for two, beef wellington served properly from a trolley, and what we’re hoping will be a mouthwatering mille-feuille. The table arrangements have been kept to the old format when the likes of Churchill, Sinatra and Monroe dined in, so dress to impress and relive the Golden Age with some glittering gastronomy.

020 7592 1600, The Savoy, Strand, WC2R 0EU

TODAY
Chef Demo: Linguine alla Vongole & Tiramisu

With the launch of their half-hour Chef’s Demos, each week sees Caprice Holdings bring a guest Chef from their stable of kitchens down to Covent Garden for a live cook-off. Today, pop down to the North Hall and you’ll catch Mike Brown from Daphne’s creating linguine with surf clams alongside a tiramisu dessert, which you can both learn how to make and then taste. Call it a starter...

5:30pm and 6:30pm.

HEADS UP
Glassworks Studio Winter Store opens in Covent Garden

Cool online emporium Glassworks Studio is opening up a proper bricks-and-mortar space in Covent Garden this Christmas, so you can stroke, sample and slip on some of their designer treats before you buy. Stock comes courtesy of contemporary brands like Preen, Jonathan Saunders, Markus Lupfer, and Current/Elliott, presented in a boutique accented by silver birch logs, heather and wintery flowers that’ll have you dreaming of a white winter – and a red bank statement.

Open until end of January at 53 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9DG.

CAZADORES/UJ
Dia de los Muertos

For this year’s UJ/Cazadores Dia de los Muertos pair-up we threw down at Bungalow 8 for our fiesta – and boy was it one hell of party. There were skulls and tombstones at every turn; killer sangritas and Cazadores margaritas; ghouls, devils and some truly great music from our cracking DJs: J Saintil, Jeffrey Disaster and James Cooper (Bi Bop). So huge thanks to everyone who got all dressed up and joined in the fun. And we can’t wait till next year.

Take a look at the photos here..

SHOP
Moleskine Pac-man

Nom nom nom... Gaming land’s hungriest inhabitant can now be found chomping his way across this limited edition set of Moleskine notebooks, including the classic hardcover black diary decorated with images from fruity treats to ghostly enemies, mini-stickers, and a set of colourful soft cover notebooks embossed with silver Pac-man icons. Insert coin here for a guaranteed High Score.

£17.67 on amazon.

RESERVED
This week’s hottest foodie destination

Les Deux Salons
Modern brasserie deluxe dining comes to Covent Garden

40-42 William IV Street, WC2N 4DD - 020 7420 2050
www.lesdeuxsalons.co.uk

Location
It’s a funny little spot, the knee crease between Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden that this much-hyped newcomer sits on. Terroirs, opposite, has already made it an unlikely destination, and helped attract a new set to the area, so my guess is that this brasserie of sorts can only add to the appeal.

Vibe
Anthony Demetre and Will Smith have already impressed London diners with Wild Honey and Arbutus, their USP being a modern, relaxed take on white tablecloth dining at prices that don’t make you wince (too much) when you peer at the bill. Their new baby is a more ambitious enterprise that, from first impressions, could be described as La Coupole meets Balthazar.

Flavours
Rather than featuring the usual French fare, the menu reflects modern London’s increasingly sophisticated tastes. So there’s a very Smith & Demetre bavette of Scottish beef with shallot sauce, in its own copper pan, and a quinoa, broccoli and preserved lemon salad that could be inspired by a dish from Moro. There are also retro puds like rum baba that seem to be getting people very excited, but I was quite happy with the ‘ravioli’ of rose veal wrapped around cavolo nero and goat’s curd. That, and an utterly buttery potato puree.

Décor
Designer of the moment Martin Brudnizki has done a spot-on job, turning this former All Bar One into a movie-perfect rendition of a Parisian brasserie, from the copper-topped bar to the soft globe lighting and mottled mirrors to maroon mohair banquettes.

Upshot
Considering it’s billed as a brasserie my only real quibble is that it’s a shame there’s no all-day menu. Having said that, it’s great to see Smith and Demetre turning their hand to something more glam but still keeping the prices pleasing. I’m looking forward to trying a slice of this shimmering Parisian chicness in the evening.