It's been a hectic couple of weeks (London Fashion Week, London Design Week…Meatopia), and we’re not going to lie, we’re happy things are quieting down. Our weekend schedule includes: Turkish food with a side of heavy metal, a summer closing party, and another egg restaurant. Plus, we’re still feeling some LFW inspo, so we’ve rounded up our favourite young designers to watch and splurged on some NY cool …in Mayfair. Happy weekend. This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Vietfood • SAT Black Axe Mangal • SUN Alexander Wang TOP 5 LFW YOUNG DESIGNERS TO KNOW 1. Molly Goddard – She may design clothes inspired by children, but her collection is nowhere near childish 2. Faustine Steinmetz – Add craft, shredded denim and floral embroidery together and we have ourselves Steinmetz’s Spring/Summer collection 3. Caitlin Price – This Central Saint Martins graduate is inspired by streetwear shapes in pastel monochromes 4. Richard Malone – Expect an amalgamation of bright oranges and pinks paired down with black-on-white lines 5. This is The Uniform – Designer Jenna Young’s take on new-age uniforms interpreted from the uniforms of Blackpool’s past FRIDAY EAT: Vietfood DO: Tom Dixon ‘Multiplex’ Hakkasan Mayfair’s ex-head chef, Jeff Tan, has joined the trend and gone street. His new restaurant, Vietfood, offers his take on Vietnamese street classics such as crispy seafood balls with parmesan mint cheese, coconut calamari with sweet chilli herb sauce, and Vietnamese grilled chilli sirloin. Spread over two storeys on Wardour Street, head in for a cheap but cheerful lunch or dinner. As part of London Design Festival, Tom Dixon is showing us his vision of the future via an “immersive, multi-sensory department store of tomorrow’. The disused space will explore everything from technology, home, and fashion to beauty, jewellery, and food via a rotation of events, installations, pop-ups and… interventions. And, yes, it is a Dixon pop up so expect a sleek and shiny future, filled with lamps. Lots of lamps. 12pm-11pm Prices vary 34 – 36 Wardour Street, W1D 6QT 11am -7pm Free entry Old Selfridges Hotel,1 Orchard Street, W1H 6JS FOLLOW US! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See what we've been snapping this week on Instagram! FARE HEALTHY Get down to Borough Market this Sunday for a body, mind and soul reboot afrom the usual suspects from the health and fitness game: Gizzi Erskine, Hemsley + Hemsley, Deliciously Ella, Frame, Skinny Bitch Collective, Green Kitchen Stories… the list goes on. Expect exercise, meditation, and healthy eating, as well as a series of lectures and demonstrations. Fare Healthy, Sunday September 27, free entry, 8 Southwark Street, SE1 1TL SATURDAY PARTY: YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE ROOF Summer closing party EAT: Black Axe Mangal This weekend we’re saying au revoir to one of our favourite rooftops, Netil360. The all-day party will kick off to the bass sounds of Suntrap, before moving to some post-5pm disco tunes via DJ Jonny Tawn. Expect a day of food, booze and views. Goodbye summer, hello winter. Turkish Mangal and Ocakbasi, to a metal soundtrack and cocktails by Ryan "Mr Lyan" Chetiyawardana – safe to say, we’ve been looking forward to this opening. Headed by Chef Lee Tiernan, who cut his teeth at St John before starting his ‘Metal and Mangal’ pop up in Copenhagen, is now back in a permanent home in Islington. We’re told to expect dishes such as anchovy-crusted pork jowl, roast suckling kid and lamb offal. 12pm-11pm £5 before 10pm and £10 after 1 Westgate Street, E8 3RL 6pm-10.30pm Prices vary 156 Canonbury Road, N1 2UP Product pick MAISON KITSUNE X REEBOK CLASSIC To mark this year’s back-to-school period Maison Kitsuné teamed up with Reebok Classics for an exclusive unisex “Baseball League” capsule collection. From the varsity jacket, t-shirt, sweatshirt and shorts to the (pictured) revamped classic leather nylon sneakers — we want it all! Available online and in-stores SUNDAY EAT: THE GOOD EGG SHOP: Alexander Wang The highly anticipated Good Egg opens this weekend. Having been a pop up for the last two years, the crowd-funded restaurant has settled down on Stoke Newington. The menu of short rib pastramis, beef and bone marrow burgers, bagels done all ways and stuffed pitas are the product of the owners’ travels and childhoods, from Tel Aviv to Montreal and California, so the story goes. Come here from lunch to dinner. As for us, we’ll be trying to score a weekend brunch table. Sports luxe, off-duty model looks and NY grunge… we can only be talking about Alexander Wang. Check out the full range of Wang's men's and women's ready-to-wear, T by Alexander Wang and accessories collections, as well as his first limited-edition, 10-year capsule collection. Mayfair just got cool. All day Prices vary 93 Church Street, N16 0AS 12pm-6pm Prices vary 43-44 Albemarle Street, W1S 4JJ BOOK NOW Bruno Loubet joined by Cyrus Todiwala for Autumn Feast After the success of their hosted dinners with Persian chef Sabrina Ghayour and food producer the Butter Viking, The Grain Store and Bruno Loubet are hosting a special Autumnal Feast in collaboration with Bombay-born Cyrus Todiwala OBE (chef patron of Café Spice Namaste) on October 5. Expect four courses such as beetroot and coconut russum with shredded confit of mallard chazaan, and ginger poached pear and cardamom ice cream, flaky pastry, and marmalade sauce. There is also a complimentary cocktail upon arrival. Book Now! Bruno Loubet joined by Cyrus Todiwala for Autumn Feast, October 5, from 6pm, £49 per person and will include a cocktail on arrival. To book, click here. SNEAK PEEK Louis Vuitton SERIES 3 In a sentence After the success of Louis Vuitton SERIES 1 and SERIES 2, the French fashion house has hit London with SERIES 3. About Housed on the Strand, adjacent to Somerset House, SERIES 3 is a modern and unexpected space for a reinterpretation of the Autumn/Winter 2015 Louis Vuitton collection, fashion show, inspirations and collections. Expect juxtaposition, exposure and minimalist clean-cut lines set against explosive textures and interactive displays. This exhibition is a no expense spared tech fest. Highlights Laser installations, catwalk projections and free LV memorabilia for the taking. And, just like the brand, this exhibition is sleek – from the immaculately dressed staff and friendly check ins at the front desk to the Bistrotheque pop up in the lounge. Top tip Beat the crowds. Book a post-work visit (it’s open until 8pm) and you could find yourself alone in the installation rooms (as we did), a rarity for an exhibition of this size. Oh, and bring your camera, you won’t hear “NO PHOTOS” here. Info SERIES 3, 10am-8pm, September 21- October 18. 180 Strand, WC2R 1EA. For further information and to book click here. 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.