It’s the weekend of weekends with London Fashion Week, and London Design Week as the main headline acts. But if your not doing the circuits – there’s plenty more on – a new pintxos bar has opened, there’s a travelling Thai pop up, a bourbon-heavy dive bar and a big-hit exhibition. Find the time to do it all… just cancel Monday! This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Casita 2 • SAT Pestle • SUN The World of Pop TOP 5 Top 5 single ingredient cookbooks 1. Learn to make cheese toasties all ways with new cookbook ‘Toast’ 2. Get the low-down on the classic cocktail in ‘The Life Negroni’ 3. Hair, skin… stir fries? Learn all the tricks of ‘Coconut Oil’ 4. Do your instant noodles all ways via ‘Cook Mee’s: 60 recipes to jazz up your noodles’ from top chefs 5. 90 recipes for the humble ‘Egg’… who knew? Bombay Sapphire® ‘The Gin Journeys, An Exotic Journey to the Ends of the Earth’ at Sanderson- NOW OPEN Sponsored listing The last couple of weeks have been all about Ultimate Gin & Tonic twists at Bombay Sapphire®’s pop up at Sanderson. We've travelled to the Meditteranean via their Signature Sensory Serve with hints of fig and almond, heightened by a coffee atomiser. Now we're off to West Africa with their limited edition Moroccan twist. For the next two weeks, pop into the courtyard for the vibrant cocktail — a blend of sweet, dry pineapple shrub and spiced cinnamon syrup — paired with canapés of crispy spiced lamb shoulder with cured lemon and mint yoghurt. Up the ante and book into a complimentary masterclass or head in on Wednesdays for live music as part of Sanderson Sessions. This week, acoustic trio Revelry will be banging out the tunes. The Gin Journeys at Sanderson is open daily from 6PM until late. Entrance is free, and Ultimate Gin & Tonic twists and pairing menus are independently priced. To book a complimentary masterclass, held every Tuesday & Wednesday, email ginjourneys@bombaysapphire.com. Live music nights are held every Wednesday night as part of the Sanderson Sessions. FRIDAY EAT: Donostia Social Club DRINK: Casita 2 Last week we dined at new Basque spot Lurra, and this weekend, it’s over to Donostia Social Club, the recently opened pintxos bar at Pop Brixton. Pick at plates such as smoked wild pigeon breast salad with pickled green figs and artichokes, pan-fried hake and brine cockles with samphire and lemon aioli and their twist on traditional conservas (foods preserved in cans and jars). A couple of weeks ago, one of our favourite bars, Casita, opened a second branch, Casita 2, and it went completely over our heads. But better late than never. Their new dive, under a Turkish restaurant on Broadway Market has good time tunes; a boozy cocktail list divided into sections: Easy Going, Manly Man Drinks and Fresh; and holds a late night license. Tick, tick, boom. 1pm-11pm Prices vary Pop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PQ 6pm-2am Prices Vary 1 Broadway Market, E8 4PH FOLLOW US! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See what we've been snapping this week on Instagram! Product pick I Louis Vuitton Windows Louis Vuitton is on the mind. Apart from its exhibition SERIES 3, which is about to hit London, the French fashion house is set to release a glossy, hand-bound coffee table book gleaming with 35 of their world-renowned window displays – by creators and UJ faves Faye McLeod and Ansel Thompson – from roller coasters and gleaming golden dinosaurs to hot air balloons and a universe of polka dots, with a foreword by The NY Times fashion director and critic Vanessa Friedman. Pre-order now! Louis Vuitton Windows, $845. SATURDAY DO: London Design Festival EAT: Pestle London Design Festival has hit so start planning your design route. We’ll be starting at hardware store Buster + Punch, for their luxury hardware, before heading to MULTIPLEX by Tom Dixon at the Old Selfridges Hotel – “the immersive, multi-sensory department store of tomorrow” – for a sneak peek at how the future of retail might look, sound, smell, taste and feel. We love Smoking Goat, so we love the news that its ex head chef Seb Holmes is in charge of new travelling Thai pop up, Pestle. Expect Thai curries and spicy khanom jeen noodles such as grilled peach massaman curries, jungle curries with mussels and clams and smoked rabbit green curry. Go this weekend to take advantage of their 50% off soft launch offer. Various times Free Various locations 7pm - 10.45pm Prices vary Sacred Café, Highbury Studios, 8 Hornsey Street, N7 8EG Science Uncovered: European Researchers’ Night Sponsored listing 1,000 amazing specimens. 350 world-class scientists. One extraordinary night at the Natural History Museum. Discover more about the world around you as the Natural History Museum throws open its doors for Science Uncovered, giving you exclusive access to leading scientists, rarely-seen parts of its collection and a glimpse of life at the Museum. Part of European Researchers' Night, this annual festival of science is fun, free and gets better every year. Science Uncovered is open to everyone, but is most suitable for adults from 6pm. Science Uncovered: European Researchers’ Night, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, September 25, 3pm-10pm. Free event. Find out more. LONDON FASHION WEEKEND 24 - 27 September 2015 Sponsored listing London Fashion Weekend has moved! The exclusive pop-up is now at Saatchi Gallery on King’s Road. Expect all the in-the-know designer labels, over 150 of the world’s best brands, plus catwalk shows from designers including House of Holland, Peter Pilotto and Issa, trend presentations and talks with industry experts including Bella Freud and Anya Hindmarch. Book now! Quote URBANJUNKIES to save 20% on tickets (not valid on Luxe tickets) London Fashion Weekend, Saatchi Gallery, King’s Road, SW3 4RY, 24 - 27 September 2015. SUNDAY GO: London Fashion Week DO: The World goes Pop ‘Tis LFW, so get involved. For those not FROWing or peacocking there’s still plenty of happenings outside of Brewer Street car park. Go intellectual with one of the talks at Condé Nast College, or be playful with the ultimate fashion pin up, Minnie Mouse, as the British Fashion Council and Disney have joined forces for the exhibition ‘Minnie: Style Icon’ at Blacks Club. Or, keep it simple and watch one of the live-streamed catwalk shows on Carnaby Street. If you haven't yet booked a spot to see the Tate Modern’s ‘The World Goes Pop’ (we’re guilty), do so now. Unlike the other exhibitions on this topic, don’t expect to see soup cans or Lichtenstein comic strips. Instead, expect a global perspective on the movement, from Latin America to Asia, and from Europe to the Middle East. It’s not just about ‘merica. While you’re there, check out Totally Thames for more riverside arts, culture and music events. Various venues 10am -6pm From £14.50 Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG Product pick II TSHIRTNOW/TSHIRTTHEN As part of London Design Week, The Goodhood Store are launching TSHIRTNOW/TSHIRTTHEN, an ode to some of the most iconic graphic t-shirt designers from the mid-80s to the present day. The in-store exhibition of influential t-shirts will trace the development and influence of the graphic tee – some of which are up for grabs, starting from 35 quid a pop. TSHIRTNOW/TSHIRTTHEN, The Goodhood Store, 151 Curtain Road EC2A 3QE September 17-27. T-shirts start from £35 WEEKEND GUIDE BY CS LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2015 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free weekly 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.