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The weekend is almost here! Celebrate with a very special Barrafina hot dog, a new tipple at a secretive Cantonese drinking den and a Sunday roast from the king of all things meat, Neil Rankin. What are you waiting for?
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI Project Pablo • SAT Tea Room at the Bun House • SUN Sunday Roast at Temper |
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| | BOOK | | The American Dream: Pop to the Present
2-for-1 Tickets | | | Sponsored Listing | | 
Claes Oldenburg, Profile Airflow. Moulded polyurethane relief over lithograph, 1969. MoMA, New York/Scala, Florence.
© Claes Oldenburg. Reproduced by permission of the artist. | | | Responding to the changing and turbulent times over the past six decades – from JFK’s assassination to the AIDS crisis – American artists have produced prints unprecedented in their scale and ambition. Starting with the explosion of pop art in the 1960s, this exhibition includes works by the most celebrated American artists. From Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Ed Ruscha, Kara Walker and Louise Bourgeois – they all boldly experimented with printmaking. Experience this extraordinary history through their eyes.
| | | | The British Museum, Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG. Get 2-for-1 tickets adult tickets until 9th June – just enter DreamUrbanJunkies at checkout when you book tickets here
| | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley.
Supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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| | Friday | |  |  |  | | | EAT | | DANCE | | Barrafina x Bubbledogs Taco Dog | | Project Pablo at Phonox | | | If there’s one thing better than a hot dog, it’s a hot dog crossed with a taco. Bubbledogs’ latest guest dog is from Nieves Barragán Mohacho of Barrafina fame, whose Taco Dog consists of salsa verde and roja, crispy corn and Robiola freschella cheese.
| | The line-ups at Phonox just keep getting better and better. As part of their spring season (which includes forthcoming dates from Michael Mayer, Gilles Peterson and Jessy Lanza), this Friday they host off-kilter house trinity Project Pablo, DJ Boring and DJ Seinfeld.
|  | | | Until the end of May,
70 Charlotte Street,
W1T 4QG
| | £10,
9pm-4am,
418 Brixton Road,
SW9 7AY
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| | BOOK NOW: | | | Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | Winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour transfers to the West End following sold out seasons at the National Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe. From the creator of Billy Elliot comes the uplifting and moving story of six Catholic school girls from Oban, let loose in Edinburgh for one day only. Our Ladies is a glorious anthem to friendship, youth and growing up disgracefully so prepare thyself for 24 hours of holy chaos. Contains singing, hilarity, Sambuca and strong language.
| | | | The limited season runs from 9th May at the Duke of York’s Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG. Book tickets here
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| | Saturday | |  | |  | | | SEE | | DRINK | | Paolozzi at the Whitechapel Gallery | | The Tea Room at Bun House | | | If you want to see the Whitechapel Gallery’s Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective, now’s the time because it closes this weekend. One of British art’s post-war greats, the exhibition traces his diverse body of work through from the 50s until the 90s, from pop art to sculpture.
| | New Greek Street opening Bun House, which serves up delicious bao, pickles and snacks by day — and as of last week, has become a late night drinking den, too. Head downstairs to the Tea Room — a darkly lit, intimate space which serves up authentic Cantonese sharing plates and rare Chinese spirits; think sweet charred corn, sugar skin char siu pork, oolong smoked quail and lots of baiju.
| | | | Until 14th May,
10am-6pm
77-82 Whitechapel High St,
E1 7QX
| | 23-24 Greek St,
W1D 4DZ
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| | Sunday | |  | |  | | | TRY | | BOOK | | Sunday Lunch at Temper | | Joey O’Hare at Le Bab | | | A roast by Neil Rankin is one to remember. Meat lovers rejoice, because Temper has just finalised their new roast menu. Start with those famous tacos, and then go à la carte or feast on a selection of grilled and smoked cuts with all the trimmings — cauliflower cheese, beef fat roast potatoes, and the best mint sauce we’ve ever tasted.
| | Whether you’re planning on doing Vegetarian Week or not, kick off with Hare on the Hill founder Joey O’Hare’s one-off lunch at Le Bab. The menu features charred miso aubergine, wild garlic risotto and both chargrilled asparagus and chargrilled baby gem kebabs, and it’s already got us excited for the summer months. Book now through their website if you don’t want to miss out.
| | | | Every Sunday 12-5pm,
25 Broadwick St,
W1F 0DF
| | Sunday 7th May,
£32pp,
Top Floor, Kingly Court,
W1B 5PW
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| | TREND ALERT: | | | Take the Aperitif | |  | | | As Frank’s opens this week, we declare it officially aperitif season! But what to drink, and where to find it? If you only have time for one drink before dinner, it has to be perfect. Swap out your prosecco for pignoletto, or ask your favourite bartender to whip you up a kir breton or Ricard if you’re already at your negroni capacity for the year. We head to Soho to keep our drinks cabinet fully stocked for ad hoc aperitifs – we like Lina Stores for Cocchi’s Aperitivo American and Amathus Wines for their mezcal selection.
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