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The weekend is here and it’s time to play! We’re playing with our food, playing with Camille Walala, and playing some new records. Also, make sure you don’t miss two stellar Friday night parties, a chance to meet your match, and a very special festival from Krug.
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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• FRI Jacques Greene at Phonox • SAT Food For Being Looked At
• SUN Camille Walala x PLAY |
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| | TOP 5: | | | Crab Dishes | | 
Neo Bistro Photo: © The Avant Guardian | | 1. Devon crab with peanut and pickled cabbage from The Other Naughty Piglet
2. Neo Bistro’s Crab with courgette and confit lemon
3. Chiltern Firehouse’s famous crab and lobster omelette for a serious brunch-time treat
4. The Goan crab bisque from Foley’s (perfect summer eating)
5. Padella’s tagliarini with crab, lemon and chilli for a carb hit
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| | DON’T MISS: | | | Social Concierge Summer Party | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | No one swipes in summer. So on 5th August, London’s unattached will be heading to a daytime summer party hosted by Social Concierge at The Devonshire Club, from 2pm onwards. Things will kick off with complimentary drinks, followed by flirting, and an afternoon to evening affair with 120 eligible 20/30-something singles with a fully stocked bar. After party details will also be announced on the day.
| | | | Usually SC’s private events are members-only but for this one party Urban Junkies readers can apply for a £20 taster ticket using code URBANLOVE here
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| | Friday | |  |  |  | | | LISTEN: | | DANCE: | | Jacques Greene at Phonox | | Benji B at the Jazz Cafe | | | Cutting-edge Montreal producer Jacques Greene comes to Phonox this Friday, for one of their classic all-night DJ sets. Fresh off the release of his debut album Feel Infinite, you can expect original house beats from his collection, plus some unexpected tunes.
| | Radio 1 DJ and pioneer Benji B is known for eclectic club sets, and for bringing Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Joy Orbison and Floating Points to play out on his bespoke Devastation Sessions sound system. If you’re into your electronic music, don’t miss him this Friday at the Jazz Cafe.
|  | | | 9pm-4am
418 Brixton Road,
SW9 7AY
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5 Parkway,
NW1 7PG
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| | NEWS FLASH: | | | Southam Street | |  | | | It’s coming! The second restaurant from 108 Garage’s Luca Longobardi and Chris Denney is opening in September and we can’t wait. We’ve heard there’ll be a raw bar with a Nikkei menu, a lot of flame-grilled cooking, and a champagne bar. #UJLoves.
| | | | Opens September, 36 Golborne Road, W10 5PR
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| | Saturday | |  | |  | | | SEE: | | EAT: | | Food for Being Looked at | | The Ugly Dumplings | | | In the age of #foodporn, we’re looking at food more often than we’re actually eating it. This visual phenomenon is explored by the latest installation at the Photographers’ Gallery, ‘Food for Being Looked at’. Expect to see some of Instagram’s famous food tropes: kale, avo on toast and rainbow croissants galore.
| | #UJLoves when a new lunch spot opens up around the corner. Dumpling kings The Ugly Dumplings have just opened in Pitt Cue’s old spot on Newburgh Street, right on our doorstep. We’ll take some of the satay chicken dumplings with a side of mango salad.
| | | | 16-18 Ramillies St,
Soho,
W1F 7LW
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1 Newburgh St,
W1F 7RB
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| | HEADS UP: | | | Island Poké: £1 Bowls | |  | | | £1 Poké bowls? Count us in. Head to Island Poké’s new site in Broadgate Circle on Monday 31st July or Tuesday 1st August and get any of their signature bowls for £1. Healthy lunch down.
| | | | Opens Monday 31st July, Broadgate Cir, EC2M 2QS
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| | Sunday | |  | |  | | | SEE: | | GO: | | Camille Walala x Play | | Peckham Springs Record Fair | | | You’ve probably seen Camille Walala’s striking multi-coloured murals around London, and now her latest installation gets to the heart of her playful spirit. Greenwich Peninsula’s NOW Gallery hosts a labyrinth of corridors, temples of wonder, puzzles and patterns by Walala studio – go get stuck in and explore.
| | Cratediggers rejoice, Peckham Springs are holding the second of their record fairs this Saturday. Head along from 1pm for stalls from independent vinyl vendors like Rhythm Section, YAM Records and Fly By Night Music, selling both new and rare secondhand records.
| | | | NOW Gallery,
The Gateway Pavilions,
Peninsula Square,
SE10 0SQ
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22a Blenheim Grove,
SE15 4QN
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