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This weekend we’re all about getting lost in music with a Friday night party that combines two of our favourite things – wine and R&B, a series of talks from the music industry’s brightest brains and a chilled Sunday getting our ears around the new record from A Tribe Called Quest.
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI GENUWINE • SAT PERILLA • SUN TELLER ON MAPPLETHORPE |
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| | TOP 5 | | | FOR GIN LOVERS | |  | | 1. Gin and oysters anyone? The Richmond’s new pairing with Gin Mare combines the salty aphrodisiac with London’s favourite spirit
2. Toss out your traditional advent calendar for one filled with gin, because Ginvent is way more fun
3. Create your very own festive tipple with Camden-based gin distillery HALF HITCH
4. Negroni flavoured sherbert dip-dap? Only at Smith & Sinclair’s new pop up at the Sanderson
5. Try Dirty Martini’s new cocktail the Christmas Cheer, a tangy mix of Tanqueray gin, pomegranate juice and raspberry
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| | Friday | |  |  |  | | | PARTY: | | WATCH: | | GENUWINE | | NOCTURNAL ANIMALS | | | R&B hits and a meticulously curated wine list? Sounds like a perfect night to us. Get yourself down to Ruby’s Lounge in Stoke Newington this Friday for a night of winding and grinding, plus some seriously good wine, selected by sommelier Courtney Stebbings (Lyle’s, The River Cafe). Also, may we just point out that the name is one of the best puns we’ve seen for a while.
| | After the incredible success of the ridiculously stylish A Single Man back in 2009, designer Tom Ford gets back into the director’s chair for Nocturnal Animals, an adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel Tony and Susan. Expect an impeccably-dressed Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal to blow you away. Take a brisk stroll along the Southbank and see it at the BFI.
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Ruby’s,
72-76 Stoke Newington Road,
N16 7XB
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BFI Southbank,
South Block, Belvedere Rd,
SE1 8XT
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| | TALK: | | | TAKE NOTE LONDON | |  | | | Want to break into the music industry? Take Note 2016 is aimed at helping you do just that, with a range of talks and discussions featuring some of the brightest minds in electronic music. Highlights include Ninja Tune A&R Vidhi Ghandi, Fabric’s Andy Blackett and UJ regular Ralph Moore in discussion with DJ Danny Daze. See you there!
| | | | Take Note 2016 takes place on November 19th, with tickets available here
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| | Saturday | |  | |  | | | EAT: | | DRINK: | | PERILLA | | THREE SHEETS | | | Oh we do love it when one of our most-loved pop-ups finds a permanent home. Say hello to Perilla, our fave new restaurant in Newington Green. Ben Marks’ (Claridges, Noma, The Square) menu offers fine dining at an accessible price, with European-inspired dishes including cuttlefish bolognese, duck egg with chopped mussels and preserved plum custard.
| | A cosy new bar on Kinsgland Road, Three Sheets is where you’ll find us this Saturday. The focus here is on cocktails which make the most of fresh, seasonal ingredients. With a concise rotating menu of nine curated cocktails, these guys make choosing your poison easy. Try a miso-infused, savoury take on an Old Fashioned or a carbonated French 75 – just do it quickly before they change!
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1-3 Green Lanes,
N16 9BS
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510b Kingsland Road,
E8 4AE
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| | LAST CALL | | | 50% OFF AT CLERKENWELL GRIND | |  | | | Club, bar, restaurant and coffee shop – Shoreditch Grind’s new sister does it all. If you haven’t had a chance to visit yet, now’s the time – today’s the last day for half price food and fiver cocktails. What are you waiting for?
| | | | Clerkenwell Grind, 2-4 Old Street, London, EC1V 9AA
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| | Sunday | |  | |  | | | SEE: | | LISTEN: | | TELLER ON MAPPLETHORPE | | A TRIBE CALLED QUEST | | | To coincide with what would have been the 70th birthday of iconic photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, the Alison Jacques Gallery presents an exhibition of his work curated by that other iconic photographer Juergen Teller. Offering a chance to see his work through the eye of another artist, this one’s a must-see.
| | A Tribe Called Quest present their sixth and final album, We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. It’s their first LP in almost eighteen years and it features all four original members in addition to Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Elton John. If that doesn’t entice you, we don’t know what will.
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10am-6pm
16-18 Berners Street
W1T 3LN
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Purchase through iTunes
Listen on Spotify
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| | FRESHEN UP | | | WAH NAILS SOHO | |  | | | WAH opens in Soho this Saturday, dangerously close to the UJ office. WAH Soho will be the nail salon’s global flagship, and the interior will include elements of virtual reality, just to make things extra trippy when you’re getting your nails did.
| | | | WAH Soho opens November 18 at 4 Peter Street, W1F 0DN
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| | JUST IN | | | BARRAFINA SOHO | |  | | | Psst… we just got the news that the new Barrafina Soho opens today! Following its migration from Frith Street to Dean Street, the new location is actually a little larger, with an outdoor terrace that has already has us looking forward to summer. Never fear, the much-lauded menu will remain the same, with UJ favourites like octopus with capers, ham croquetas and Santiago tart all staying put.
| | | | Barrafina Soho, 26-27 Dean Street, W1D 4SL
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| WEEKEND GUIDE BY JS |
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