TONIGHT
House of Rufus

Whether it’s meth addiction or singing his French-Canadian heart out, Rufus Wainwright isn’t a guy to do things by halves. A gig at the Royal Opera House? Pah! How about a week-long residency with special guests and shows dedicated to Judy Garland? We’re interested to see the father-son dynamic at tonight’s show, where Rufus will take to the stage alongside his famous folkie dad Loudon. Expect to shed a tear.

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, WC2E 9DD,
7.30pm, £25-100.

SHOP
Introducing the TRT from Tiffany & Co.
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Next time we’re having breakfast at Tiffany's we’re going to stash our croissants in one of these: the Tiffany Reversible Tote, now available in the UK. It’s big, well-designed and comes in a Tiffany Blue® and platinum colourway that says sophisticated, no-nonsense and luxury all at the same time. Made of suede and metallic leather, with reversible colour combinations like camel/gold, onyx and sea rose, it's also big enough to get iPads, magazines and a spare pair of heels in all at once. Grab a coffee and browse the Tiffany Leather Collection online - it's almost as good as being there.

COMPETITION
Wine and dinner at The Anthologist

Don’t call it indulgence, call it further education. The Anthologist – a restaurant, bar and deli – is offering UJ readers a pair of tickets to a special wine-tasting dinner on Thursday 28 July, plus a case of red, white and rose Bordeaux wine. The dinner (which is also happening on Wednesday 27) will showcase French cuisine – foie gras, spider crab, lobster, venison, roasted plums – and wine from the region.

Email us to be in with a chance of winning.

COMING SOON - OFFER
£5 Hotel Rooms from High Road House

It's easy to daydream about weekend trips and then never get round to booking them, but here's something to make you get moving: £5 rooms on a Friday night at High Road House, the Soho House group’s boutique hotel and members’ club in Chiswick. They’ll get booked up in seconds flat when they go on sale on Monday – it’s the perfect excuse to head out of central London, indulge in room service, have a drink and not bother with a cab home. 

Call 020 8742 1717 to book, from 9am on July 25. Rooms available on five consecutive Fridays starting July 29. £50 minimum spend per room.

BOOK AHEAD
Sanderson Predicts: Josh Beech and the Johns

Sunshine, Belvedere vodka cocktails, the courtyard of the Sanderson and a singer-songwriter who just happens to be a model for Prada and Dior: sounds like a Thursday evening we could get along with. Email the hotel to get on the guestlist and whet your appetite in the meantime by listening to new single “Home”, recorded for Burberry Acoustic.

Sanderson, 50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG.
28 July 7pm-12am, free (£40 min. spend on tables)

SHOP
Ten Years of Secretsundaze

Remember when “secret location” wasn’t just a PR buzz word and parties genuinely happened by word of mouth? We’re planning on reliving those days by cranking up this double-CD techno and house mix and partying like it’s 2001 again – when Giles Smith and James Priestly first started throwing their hush-hush outdoor parties. There are free tickets to a special Secretsundaze celebration squirreled away in some copies, and it’s first come first served, so join the party.

RESERVED
This week’s hottest foodie destination

The Devonshire Arms
A new gastropub way out west

126 Devonshire Road, W4 2JJ.
020 8742 2302

www.devonshirearmspub.com

Location
At what the pub‘s previous owner, Gordon Ramsay Holdings, called the ‘wrong end’ of Devonshire Road – a fact blamed for the failure of their venture last year. And, indeed, the place is a few minutes further away from the main drag of the High Road than you might expect. But this is chi-chi Chiswick, home of Colin Firth: insalubrious here means some council housing in view, rather than burnt-out cars and sofas on the street.

Vibe
The Devonshire Arms is the second venture from Nick Gibson, the man behind the super popular, informal-yet-classy Drapers Arms in Islington, and, as the similar names suggest, he’s sticking to his formula. Whether this too becomes the neighbourhood’s go-to gastropub remains to be seen. On our visit the atmosphere seemed slightly low-key, but fair dos: it’s only just opened and is finding its feet. And it doesn’t take much imagination to see that the large garden will be heaving with locals once summer deigns to re-emerge.

Flavours
It’s a high-end gastropub, so you know the score: quality protein and seasonal veg, simply prepared. The menu changes daily and mains cost around thirteen quid. Smoked eel with quails’ eggs and grilled mackerel were very tasty, but our companion felt her vegetarian choices were slightly uninspired: a girolle and samphire risotto is still just a mushroom risotto. Desserts are more inventive, and notably boozy: Hendrick’s gin and tonic jelly and Jack Daniel’s pecan tart were a delicious if unnecessary top-up to our alcohol intake.

Décor
Contemporary Edwardian, I think we can call it. Dark wood tables, sludgy green paneling, heritage-inspired wallpaper and wax-splattered brass candlesticks hark back to the days when oysters were as cheap and popular as salt and vinegar crisps. It’s all very tasteful, but the space is slightly on the sparse side: owner Nick Gibson says they’re going to buy some antiques to liven it up a bit.

Upshot
Given a few weeks to settle in, and there’s no reason why The Devonshire Arms shouldn’t be as popular as its north London sibling. And it really isn’t that far down the road.