All is not as it seems this week. Forget your childhood cereal, Snap, Crackle and Pop is our weekend party pick. Forget the Oscar-winning film, The King’s Speech has stuttered back to the West End stage. Plus pizza goes long and Bill Cunningham finally gets in front of the camera. Confused? Keep it simple and book a table at Marylebone’s new Italian. Aah la dolce vita. This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Snap, Crackle and Pop at The Nest • SAT The King’s Speech • SUN Bill Cunningham at The Curzon NET-A-PORTER.com Faces of Fashion Sponsored Listing It’s officially spring, so feet should be out, sunglasses on and you can finally downgrade from heavy coats to jackets. If you’re looking for a little inspiration this season then our friends at NET-A-PORTER.COM can help. They’ve chosen four on-trend fashionistas to pick a selection of their favourite SS12 essentials, which includes Marc Jacobs cowboy boots, a Miu Miu leather skirt, colourful accessories by YSL and statement shoes by Stella McCartney. We’d be lying if we said we weren’t envious. Shop the new season now at NET-A-PORTER FRIDAY EAT: Meter Pizza Bar PARTY: Snap, Crackle and Pop at The Nest There’s something happening with Neapolitan pizza at the moment, what with Pizza Pilgrims setting up shop round the corner from us, and now Meter in Shoreditch. DJ James Priestly has installed the pizzeria in his music and arts venue The Camp, where pizza ‘alla pala’ (served by the meter) is the order of the day against a backdrop of cool design and good tunes. Join the East London following at The Nest for a packed out nu-house extravaganza: Swiss scratch DJ collective Round Knight’s Table head the bill with their forward-thinking house beats, while support comes in the form of Harry James B2B Citizen, This Is Not Happening, Figures, Digits and tech-house-future princess Hannah Holland: check out her exclusive UJ Podcast below. 10am-4am From £8 for 0.25m 70-74 City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ 9pm-4am £7 36-44 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XJ PODCAST Hannah Holland’s Late Night Refresher In need of a late night refresh sesh? No fear, HH has provided us with this exclusive Podcast: ethereal, spacious and bassy with deep house melodies and summery vocals, this mix will get you giddy for the weekend. PLAY Heads Up The YBFs Calling all gastrophiles, chefs, mixologists and alchemists - the Young British Foodies are hosting their first nationwide competition looking for the newest food innovators in eight different categories, including ‘The Mobile Mover and Shaker’, ‘Most irreverent young chef’ and ‘Coffee King or Queen’. The deadline has been extended so there’s still time to enter. Judges include household names such as Tony C, Bombas and Parr and Nuno Mendes, so prep hard. Click here to enter the YBFs. Entry deadline: April 30. SATURDAY SHOP: Edwin THEATRE: The King’s Speech Japan’s favourite heritage jeans brand, Edwin, have opened up a concept store in Shoreditch (near Carhartt, nice). Everyone knows jeans shopping can be a traumatic affair, but the whitewashed walls, caged fitting rooms and exposed light bulbs mean you won’t be distracted from your quest for the perfect selvage denim. Watch this space for their Overworks Factory collection. A stuttering Colin Firth may be most people’s memory of The King’s Speech, but it was a play before Hollywood got their hands on it. Hoping to ride on the success of the Oscar-winning hit, the theatre production is back at the West End with Charles Edwards playing the lead. Long live the King! 11am-7pm Jeans from £80 47-49 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3QT 7.30pm From £17.50 Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA AGENDA PICK Wale at Scala Up-and-coming US breakthrough act Wale heads up a gig at Scala next week where he’ll be playing music from his first and recently released album (we’re most excited for Chillin). A dose of lyrical and rhythmical street poetry to unwind on a Monday evening can do no harm so head on down… and get down. More info SUNDAY SHOP: Bicester Village Designer Collective SEE: Bill Cunningham New York If you fancy a day away from the hoards of Oxford Street (and discount designer duds) get yourself to Bicester Village sharpish. This weekend the British Design Collective have a pop-up boutique, which will house the previous seasons from a mixture of coveted designers: Jonathan Saunders, Peter Pilotto, Preen, YMC and Nicolas Kirkwood to name a few. The best bit: 60% off. The undisputed king of street photography finally gets his moment in front of the camera in this touching documentary. Forget fashion bloggers, Bill was photographing street style for The New York Times before the internet was even invented. Cycling the streets for 50 years, he’s seen it all; capturing every trend before it even exists. Watch and learn. 10am-7pm Up to 60% discount 50 Pingle Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD Times vary £12.50 Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon Street, W1J 7TY Reserved Cotidie – Everyday goes high-end 50 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HN | 0207 258 9878 | www.cotidierestaurant.com Location At the end of Marylebone High Street, Cotidie sits in the former site of Café Luc. Previous residents haven’t had much luck here so hopefully chef Bruno Barbieri’s Michelin credentials will give this place some staying power. Vibe It may be fine dining but the staff are so friendly (and gorgeously Italian) that it doesn’t feel stuffy or staid. This is Marylebone though so expect a crowd that doesn’t like to mingle with the hoi polloi. Flavours The name of the restaurant may mean "everyday" but the food is anything but. Forget you’re bog standard pizza and pasta, this is refined Italian cooking that stays authentic while occasionally departing from the norm. The sfoglina (Italian pasta specialist) makes paper-thin pasta filled with ingredients such as guinea fowl and sage, and vegetarians finally have a meaty (sorry!) section of the menu to choose from. If you don’t fancy dessert, you’ll still be spoiled with pretty petit fours that look too good to eat. Décor The space has been revamped but if you were a regular at Café Luc you’ll notice the similarities. Kitted out in slate tones, sleek tables and banquettes, the spacious dining room feels calm and collected. The 10-seater BARbieri is the perfect place to sit and sip Italian wine and indulge in a few upmarket bar snacks. Upshot The area was crying out for a good Italian so locals are sure to embrace their new neighbour. Good if you want Italian but don’t want to feel two stone heavier when you leave. Oh, and you can book! Reserved Archive > RESTAURANT REVIEW BY MY WEEKEND GUIDE by MY & JC LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2012 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free daily mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information listed but we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.