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It’s December, and that means it’s the time for overindulgence. So we’ve got a weekend guide packed full of eating and drinking, because ‘tis the season, after all. There’s a new pizza place to try, G&Ts at José Pizarro, and a Sunday spent at an Italian feast. Oh, and before the calendar fills up, make some time to see London’s best exhibitions before the year is up.
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI Heidi at XOYO • SAT Gin & Buñuelos • SUN Blue Velvet |
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| | Friday | |  |  |  | | | TRY: | | PARTY: | | Radio Alice | | Heidi at XOYO | | | Friday night is pizza night, and we’ll be heading to an old school building in Hoxton Square for ours. Run by brothers Salvatore and Matteo Aloe and Gail’s Bakery co-founder Emma King, Radio Alice pizzas are a little different. The toppings – which are the showstoppers here – are added after the base is cooked for a more intense flavour. It might sound strange, but trust us, it’s good.
| | After pizza comes party, obviously. Walk just around the corner to XOYO for a night with UJ fave and Radio 1 House DJ Heidi. It’s part of her Jackathon residency at the venue, and it’s the only night for which there are still tickets left so get booking!
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Prices vary
16 Hoxton Square,
N1 6NT
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Prices vary
32-37 Cowper St,
EC2A 4AP
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| | BOOK NOW | | | SOUTHBANK CENTRE & OUTLOOK FESTIVAL Present THE OUTLOOK ORCHESTRA | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | Get 2017 to a good start with tickets to Outlook’s 10th anniversary concert. Introduced by Mary Anne Hobbs and presented by Southbank Centre and Outlook Festival, Europe’s leading festival of sound system culture, the concert will feature a 100-minute live mix of dance favourites worldwide. The tracks are played by the 20-piece Outlook Orchestra, led by award-winning composer Tommy Evans (Submotion Orchestra and Gentleman’s Dub Club), as well as names such as Pharoahe Monch, Congo Natty, General Levy, and Killa P, with live effects and dub mixing from Adrian Sherwood & Mad Professor.
| | | The Outlook Orchestra, 12 January 2017, tickets from £31.50, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX
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| | Saturday | |  | |  | | | EAT: | | DRINK: | | Gin & Buñuelos at José Pizarro | | Clerkenwell Grind | | | Known to you and I as fritters, José Pizarro will be serving up a selection of the fried Spanish bites with Gin Mare gin tónicas on the 10th December. If you’re a Pizarro regular you might know the prawn and lime variety, but they’ll be joined by chorizo and thyme, beetroot, tarragon and saffron, cod and a sweet Gianduja chocolate variety to finish off.
| | So you may have already heard about this opening a few weeks back, but now it’s time to get yourself down to the Grind’s latest location for some cocktails and dancing. Open until 2am from Thursday-Saturday, this might just be UJ’s favourite new late-night spot in East London. This Saturday, catch renowned DJ Guy Williams behind the decks – you can even head back for Sunday brunch to cure your hangover.
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1pm-4pm, 10th December
36 Broadgate Circle,
EC2M 1QS
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Prices vary
2-4 Old Street,
EC1V 9AA
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| | BOOK NOW | | | Paterson | |  | | | We’ve not stopped hearing about Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson since it came out at the end of last month. Following up from 2013’s Only Lovers Left Alive, the film follows the lives of a married couple over one week. Sounds boring? It isn’t. Plus, it stars Adam Driver, (Girls, Star Wars) who we could watch forever. Get booking, it’s only on until 12th December!
| | | | Paterson, prices vary. See it at the Barbican, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS.
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| | Sunday | |  | |  | | | EAT: | | WATCH: | | Trullo’s Bollito Misto Lunch | | David Lynch’s Blue Velvet | | | We’ve just discovered Bollito Misto and we’re now quite sure it’s the perfect thing to cure our winter blues. The warming northern Italian stew (with ox, duck leg, veal breast and cotechino sausage) is the star of Trullo’s lunch feast on 11th December, served alongside seasonal side dishes and a curated wine list.
| | Bored of Christmas films already? Head to the BFI for a dose of neo-noir cinema instead. David Lynch’s dark suburban masterpiece Blue Velvet returns to the Southbank for its 30th (yes, 30th!) anniversary for all of December, so no excuses to miss it.
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Sittings between 12pm-3.15pm
300-302 St Paul’s Rd,
N1 2LH
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South Block,
Belvedere Rd,
SE1 8XT
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| | GIVE | | | Grey Goose: Martini Gift Set | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | Two of our favourites – Grey Goose and Selfridges – have teamed up to create a limited edition gift box which contains two martini glasses and everything you need to make your favourite tipple. We can already imagine ourselves sipping from one of these over the festive season. Or giving them to someone else, if we’re feeling generous. Oh, and you can get the set personalised too – the perfect way to stop anyone from stealing it.
| | | | The Grey Goose Martini Gift Set is available both in-store at online at Selfridges, £64.99
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