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August! How is it August? What year is this? Anyone else feeling the same? Without carnival and long weekend plans, this August is feeling different again. BUT. London’s feeling more positive than it has in ages, so let’s make the most of this month – it will be back to school time before we know it. Big love London!
Taryn and Team UJ xx
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 | |  | | | FUN | | Kid's play | | | From dodgems at Somerset House and a new arcade bar in Elephant Park (with 30 original arcade games and eight vintage consoles, opening 26 Aug) to a new comic book-themed restaurant (at Park Row, Brewer St opening 10 August), it seems that right now, it’s all about being a kid.
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|  | | | MyPlace | | Not to be confused with Myspace… | | | We know: post pandemic, community is at the core of everything – and travel is the area that’s currently getting a big update. MyPlace is a new platform where you can rent your house to – and from – like-minded people.
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|  | |  | | | Towels | | Bling it up | | | Not going anywhere this summer? That’s okay! Spend on fancy towels instead and bring the bling beach vibes in.
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| | |  | | | Wellbeing Getaway | | Open from 1 September | | Sponsored listing | | | Pan Pacific London has wellbeing at the heart of its offering. Fitness, nutrition, treatments, and mindfulness; here you’ll find high performance training, high tech equipment and analysis (using TecnoBody®), an infinity pool and a leading spa. They’ll also have in-room fitness options and 24-hour wellbeing experiences which will help combat common travel ailments like jet lag and aching muscles. Additionally, they’ve partnered with ChiliSleep™ to create a temperature-regulated sleep system to enhance guests’ rest and boost recovery. Book in now for a September back-to-health break.
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|  | |  | | | Last Show | | Annie Mac | | | If you missed Annie Mac’s final BBC R1 show last Friday night, give it a listen. It was an amazing roundup of memorable songs over the past 17 years. Bye Annie, congrats on an amazing run.
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|  | | | Sagrasso | | Dining | | Around town | | | From a Borough favourite’s new east spot, to new restaurants in the Royal Academy and more, click through for new openings for your radar!
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| | |  | | | Marc Brenner | | Vaudeville Theatre | | Two new casts | | Sponsored listing | | This summer, Nick Payne’s beautiful and heartbreaking romance Constellations has been revived in the West End with a twist. Directed by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst, four different casts are taking turns to journey through the multiverse exploring the infinite possibilities of a relationship; each refracting the play afresh. The show has now welcomed the final two casts, Omari Douglas & Russell Tovey (until 11 September) and Anna Maxwell Martin & Chris O’Dowd (6 August – 12 September), for the final six weeks of performances at the Vaudeville Theatre. With just 35 performances each, don’t miss your chance to see these two fantastic casts.
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‘This offbeat romance is the classiest show in the West End.’
Daily Telegraph
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|  | |  | | | New Italians | | When the moon hits your eye... | | | Another Big Mamma production, a chic pasta party for one at Harrods and a Fitzrovia newbie: it’s Italian time.
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|  | | | Villa La Coste | | France | | Hit list | | | We have a bit of a (fancy) France hitlist right now. For hotels, there’s the Maybourne’s new hotel, The Maybourne Riviera in Cap-Martin and Villa La Coste in Provence, where three Michelin star Hélène Darroze is now overseeing the F&B (and has a new restaurant there too). For restaurants, in St Tropez it’s the Pharrell Williams / Jean Imbert ToShare and the beach spot Casa Amour (check for DJ dates). And for fun, it’s the Four Seasons’ road trip from Paris to Cap-Ferrat.
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|  | |  | | | Royale | | France in London | | Les oeufs | | | If our France hitlist caught your attention, but you’re not making a run for the border anytime soon, maybe try a few of the capital’s greats? For two classics, there’s Casse-Croûte in Bermondsey and La Poule Au Pot in Belgravia, and for something new, in Bethnal Green it’s the Provençal Royale, sister restaurant to Michelin-starred Leroy. Want to give a nod to the Tokyo Olympics and to France – then it’s Bar des Prés for a Japanese-French menu (review here).
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|  | | | Music Events | | It’s time!
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There are still seats to shows
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No Diggity live!
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Ross From Friends
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