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Weekend Guide
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It may be grey skies but here at UJHQ we're looking to brave the elements. First up, we're throwing an Ibiza Petition Party (come one, come all #nodrillingIBZ). Next, we're partying with Drake, Nicki Minaj and L'il Wayne, checking out a new cocktail bar and drinking some Rusty Nails and anchovy martinis. Food wise – we have classic French fare and the not-so-classic scallop dog. And when all is said and done – it's back on the juice diet.
 
This Weekend’s Picks
 
• FRI Blanchette • SAT FISHbone • SUN Burnt Enz
 
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SAY NO TO DRILLING IN IBIZA: PETITION PARTY
 
 
 
It's party time! To protest proposed oil drilling off the coast of our beloved Ibiza, we've joined forces with Dax Ibiza and Love Brunch to throw a petition party at new club Chakana. We've got summer tipples courtesy of Absolut, drink specials from Chakana and we'll have Dax and Nic Fisher on the decks. Come join us and sign a petition to say no to drilling on the White Isle- just bring your ID along (passport or NIE card) and we'll help you out. RSVP here now and gather the troops- we'll see you tonight!
 
Say No To Drilling In Ibiza Petition Party Thursday, January 30, 7-10 PM
Chakana Club, 23 Orchard Street, W1H 6HL 
 
 
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FRIDAY
 
 
 
 
 
EAT:
BLANCHETTE
  DRINK:
RUSTY NAIL
 
Another tapas house has hit D'Arblay Street. But instead of the usual Spanish serves, Blanchette is a French bistro with small plates centred around classics of salmon with duck, puy lentils and herbs; ox cheeks bourguignon with ventrèche; and artichokes with potato and reblochon gratin, to name a few. French wines feature on a 35-strong bin list alongside organic cider options. Plus, Blanchette has been mentored by the Salt Yard Group (Salt Yard, Dehesa, Opera Tavern and Ember Yard) – so you can expect good things.   Whisky Mist just got a little sister, Rusty Nail. Opening this weekend, the intimate club (80 covers) may be small but it's anything but low key. The theme (it is Nick House's latest baby, after all) is a hedonistic salon – think candles, distressed wallpaper, and old whisky barrels contrasted against neon light and contemporary art. The music and the drinks are a curated boutique selection of top DJs and super premium whiskys, alongside what we're guessing are the best Rusty Nails in town.
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Open for lunch and dinner
Plates from £5
9 D'Arblay Street, W1F 8DR
  10.30pm-3am
Prices for drinks vary
35 Hertford Street, London, W1J 7SD
 
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CALENDAR PICK
 
PAYDAY PARTY AT CONCRETE
 
 
 
 
And now we have a payday blow out – and it involves Drake, Nicki Minaj and L'il Wayne. Concrete's club night For The Love of Mic (#ujloves) is throwing a payday party complete with their usual antics – think hip hop photo booths, Drake, Nicki Minaj and L'il Wayne masks, a range of props and a Twitter request hour. And if the mood takes hold, compete in the dance off and win some free booze – go on, shake that moneymaker.
 
For The Love of Mic - Payday Party, Friday, January 31, 9.30pm-4am
56 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JJ
 
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SATURDAY
 
 
 
 
 
EAT:
FISHBONE
  DRINK:
THE SHRUBBERY
 
For those still reminiscing about last summer's scallop dogs and 'Kraken' floats, good news: FISHbone is back – as a full-blown pop up. Expect a heady dose of pescatarian junk food such as salmon doners and crab bhajis alongside the old faithfuls: skate wings, prawn pasties and yes, scallop hot dogs. Drinks wise, think white wine sangria, artisan London-brewed beer and hard gin cocktails à la the Dirty Filthy Anchovy Martini.   We're always happy to hear about new cocktail spots. Dalston's latest, The Shrubbery, is hidden behind The Russet café at Hackney Downs Studios and mixes all of its cocktails from home made, sustainably sourced ingredients – think fresh, herb-infused drinks full of shrubs (a.k.a. a mix of vinegar, sugar, herbs, spices and fruits). And if you get there tonight, the opening party promises a night of live music and DJs.
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12pm-11pm
Prices vary
201 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LX
  6pm-late
Prices vary
17 Amhurst Terrace,
E8 2BT
 
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SUNDAY
 
 
 
 
 
DRINK:
LOVAGE
  EAT:
BURNT ENZ
 
Staying on the topic of herbs, the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch has just launched a seasonal farm -to-street kitchen, Lovage. Expect seasonal juices and organic elixirs with fresh, raw and Brit sourced ingredients, all made using a hydraulic press process. Here, it may be all about skinny juices and smoothies – lemon, ginger and wildflower honey concoctions and super green fennel, squash, lettuce, apple and wild greens – but we say grab a juice, then a table at Hoi Polloi and brunch the day away.   It may cold and wet but we're ready to barbeque. After their successful residency last July, Burnt Enz and E5 Bakehouse are back with their four tonne, dual cavity, wood-burning machine. Taking place in London Fields, under railway arch 395, expect a weekend full of live music, a fully stocked bar and BBQ eats courtesy of Dave Pynt. For those not up to speed, Pynt worked with Noma, Etxebarri, and The Loft Project in Dalston, and co-founded The Long Table with Nuno Mendez – all before setting up his restaurant Burnt Ends in Singapore – so don't expect your usual backyard barbeque antics.
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7am-6pm
Prices vary
100 Shoreditch High Street,
E1 6JQ
  6pm- 12am
Prices vary
Bakehouse Arch 395,
Mentmore Terrace, E8 3PH
 
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