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| TGIF. Well, nearly. This weekend we’ve got something for everyone: ice cream fanatics, city slickers, techno heads, design junkies… you get the idea. Kick off Friday with a slick new cocktail bar followed by a new restaurant in Fitzrovia. Saturday we rave and, well, Sunday we leave for a bit of croissants and culture.
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI Percy & Founders • SAT Ceviche Old St • SUN Designs of the year 2015
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TOP 5 |
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ICE CREAMS |
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1. The sesame soft serve at Bo Drake is on our hit list.
2. The Kinako French toast served with green tea ice cream at Shackfuyu is coming up trumps on Instagram.
3. For a bit of buzz, try the Affogato at Bar Termini - espresso drowned in homemade almond ice cream. Enough said.
4. For those looking for booze infused ice cream, try Drunken Dairy.
5. Always save room for Foxlow’s soft serve menu: think chocolate and popcorn, bourbon and caramel and passionfruit Eton Mess.
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FRIDAY |
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DRINK:
Demon, Wise and Partners
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EAT:
Percy & Founders
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| City slickers, this one’s for you. Go to the newly refurbished Arbitrager and head downstairs to its sexy subterranean cocktail bar, Demon, Wise & Partners. Come here for le pre-party and order one of the signature limited edition cocktails (the Witch of Portobello comes highly recommended) with a side of charcuterie. Interior wise, we particularly love the copper bar and bauble lights. |
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails…the choice is yours at Percy & Founders. Headed up by Diego Cardoso, the former head chef of Murano, the all day, BIG 200-seater restaurant is the shiniest new kid on the Fitzrovia block – marble table here, original Hockneys there – with a menu of British and Euro dishes: think chicken wellington, lobster scotch eggs and some obligatory mac ‘n’ cheese. There’s also a generous wine and cocktail list. Currently in soft launch mode (50% off food) until April 2 –go! |
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4pm-late
Prices vary
27a Throgmorton Street,
EC2N 2AN
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Soft launch opening times: 12pm-9pm.
From April 7: 7.30am-11.30pm
Prices vary
1 Pearson Square,
W1T 3BF |
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| REMINDER |
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RETURN OF JEZEBEL
FUNDRAISER FOR BODY & SOUL CHARITY |
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| If you haven't yet got tickets for Jade Jagger’s Return of JEZEBEL, do so now. Expect a night of DJ sets, live performances and a boutique with star-studded donations – with flowing drinks and great food in the mix, all in the name of charity. |
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Return of JEZEBEL, Fundraiser for Body & Soul Charity
Loft Studios, Scrubs Lane, NW10 6QU. Friday 27 March, 9pm-4am. Advanced tickets are £20. Tickets will be available on the night, subject to availability at £30.
Buy tickets here. |
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PRESS PLAY |
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| Jose Padilla – Day One (Telephones Remix) |
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The Balearic legend returns with a chilled out, soul-flecked instrumental. Great remix from the fast-rising Telephones, too.
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Buy Jose Padilla – Day One (Telephones Remix) here
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SATURDAY |
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EAT:
CEVICHE OLD ST
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PARTY:
Sven Vath at Building Six
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| We love the Soho original, so we're excited to check out the new Ceviche Old St. Same concept, same Peruvian menu. Expect varieties of ceviche, classic Peruvian corn cake dishes, skewers and, of course, meat. And then the piscos sours – oh, the piscos – we hope the piquant pisco makes the transfer. |
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Techno overlord Sven Vath is set to take to the decks at O2’s Building Six for a five hour, White Isle Cocoon-inspired electro shakedown, with Marcus Fix by his side. Room two will have the Rhythmatic crew jamming out their brand of house and techno. Cancel Sunday. |
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11am-12pm
Prices vary
2 Baldwin Street,
EC1V 9NU
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10pm-6am
£25
The O2, Greenwich,
SE10 0AX
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BOOK AHEAD |
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Auction Against Hunger
May 21 |
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You don’t want to miss this. Nuno Mendes, Skye Gyngell, José Pizarro, Tomas Parry, the list goes on – all cooking under one roof, for Auction Against Hunger. Held at Street Feast Daston Yard, expect dishes by acclaimed chefs and Street Feast favourites (Smokstak, Breddos, Bleecker St. Burger…), Jose Cuervo pint-sized cocktails and, some Taittinger, for good measure. Plus, there’ll be silent auctions. We’ll be bidding for the private River Café dinner, at ours. Tickets go on sale 11am Tuesday, March 31.
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Auction Against Hunger, May 21, 6:30pm, Street Feast, Dalston Yard, Hartwell Street E8 3DU
Buy tickets here, or email: j.mattioli@actionagainsthunger.org.uk. |
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SUNDAY |
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SEE:
Designs of the Year 2015
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EAT:
MoBa
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| Head to the Design Museum for one of our top Culturist picks of the month, Designs of the Year 2015. As per usual, the exhibition will showcase the best of the best from architecture and fashion to the more cutting edge and quirky nouveau designs such as the working lamp grown from a mushroom (see picture above). |
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Our culinary focus has been on Asia for a while (Smoking Goat, Peony, Shackfuyu), and now, London’s first Asian-inspired boulangerie has arrived. Head to MoBa for their take on French baking with a far eastern twist – think green tea croissants, spicy pineapple chausson and lime éclairs. The morning croissant just got interesting. |
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10am-5.45am
£13
Shad Thames,
SE1 2YD
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All day
Prices vary
53 Goodge Street,
W1T 1TG
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| WEEKEND GUIDE BY CS
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