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Spring, are you finally gracing us with your presence? Whatever the weather we're out in force this weekend. There's a lot of food in the line up: fried, French, Japanese (x 2) and classic Sunday brunch to keep you busy (and satiated). In between gorging we've got immersive theatre, discoing and live music planned. And, if you wish you were in Miami this week, we've got the next best thing. Otherwise, stay tuned for our live MIA updates on Twitter. |
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| • FRI Mother Clucker
• SAT Little Social
• SUN The Corner |
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| TRAVEL |
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| Last minute Easter trips with Mr and Mrs Smith |
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| Got the time off over Easter but failed to book anything? This is where Mr and Mrs Smith come in with their edit of Easter getaways (all still with availability). Our choices would have to be the Amalfi Coast, Barcelona or Languedoc. Happy browsing. |
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| Visit the website for more details or call 0845 034 0700
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| Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar |
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| Directed by Joe Wright (Anna Karenina), Pinero's love letter to the theatre is a celebration of the enchantment, the vivaciousness, the melodrama, the music and the irrepressible joy of the Victorian stage. With Barclays Front Row, every Monday at 10am tickets are released for the front row of the stalls and circle all costing just £10 (for the week of performances two weeks later). For more information about Barclays Front Row and to sign up for alerts, visit donmarwarehouse.com/barclaysfrontrow. Standing tickets are also released daily and are available in person from the box office. |
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| Trelawny of the Wells, until April 13 |
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EAT:
MOTHER CLUCKER AT THE ENDURANCE |
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PARTY:
ECSTASY, PASSION AND PAIN'S 2ND BIRTHDAY AT XOYO |
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| The fried chicken fad is still raging despite the backlash – and the latest outpost to put the Colonel to shame is Mother Clucker. Taking over The Endurance in Soho for 6 weeks (former residents Pitstop will be back in their cart on Berwick Street), "MC" will serve Louisiana-style, twice fried, free-range chicken, marinated in sweet tea brine for 12 hours, with waffle fries and buttermilk biscuits. A pop up to cluck home about. |
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What started as a disco den in the basement of Dalston Superstore two years ago is now a stalwart for disco lovers. To celebrate Ecstasy, Passion and Pain's second birthday, founder Mylo is taking the crew to XOYO (where else?). The shimmy-inducing line-up comes from the Destroyer of Rock and Roll himself plus lynchpin Morgan Geist and disco nouveau ambassador Daniel Wang. Big up the discotheque. |
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Lunch 12pm-4pm
Dinner 6pm-10pm
90 Berwick Street
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£15-£20 on the door
32-37 Cowper Street,
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| Dancing Around Duchamp |
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| The Barbican embraces chance, provocation and humour in an international season celebrating Marcel Duchamp, his precursors, collaborators and the generations of artists he has influenced. At the heart of the season is the major exhibition The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns, featuring painting, sculpture, stage sets, music and dancing, orchestrated by leading contemporary artist Philippe Parreno. In the cinemas, expect a playful and subversive film programme that considers the legacy of Duchamp and Dada and work from Hans Richter, Man Ray, John Cage and Jean-Luc Godard, plus silent comedy and movies from the American underground. |
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Dancing Around Ducamp, Barbican Centre, Silk Street,
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Exhibition until June 9, Film programme March 22-24 and May 31 to June 3 |
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| SATURDAY |
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EAT:
LITTLE SOCIAL |
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THEATRE:
ABOVE AND BEYOND AT
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| Michelin star restaurant Pollen Street Social just got a little sister at no.5, Little Social. Fathered by Jason Atherton (the man behind Singapore's latest outpost of PSS) the Parisian style bistro will serve a prix-fixe lunch and an à la carte dinner. On the menu (du jour) are provincial dishes such as slow cooked egg with parmesan and squash soup, pork chops with butternut squash puree, and goat's milk rice pudding to give some je ne sais quoi to this Pollen Street descendent. To book email reservations@littlesocial.co.uk or call the restaurant on 02078703730 |
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If you loved Somerset House's immersive theatre experience In The Beginning was The End, then you'll definitely want to book in for this. Theatre collective Look Left Look Right is taking over the Corinthia Hotel with a theatre show set against the backdrop of a fully operational hotel. Be guided one-on-one through a series of different scenes – from the lobby to the back of house areas – based on the historic stories of the building, which was once the Ministry of Defence and the Hôtel Métropole. The butler did it. |
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Dishes from £22
5 Pollen Street,
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7 minute slots from 4pm-5pm and 6pm-9pm
From £27.50
10 Whitehall Place, SW1A 2BD
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| CALENDAR PICK |
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Nanban Pop Up at The Prince Arthur |
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| MasterChef winner Tim Anderson is upping the stakes and transforming Hackney gastro pub The Prince Arthur to an haute-cuisine hotspot, with his two-day pop up, Nanban. Plating up six courses as a teaser menu for his soon-to-be permanent Shoreditch restaurant, the umami laden menu consists of delicate dishes such as grilled sardines stuffed with mentaiko (chili-cured cod roe), crunchy grilled rice balls stuffed with citrus-rubbed chicken and pork belly braised in soy sauce, brown sugar and awamori. Oishii indeed. |
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Click here for more info on Nanban
Click here for more restaurant launches on our Calendar |
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| KIDS |
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| Kids – we usually stay away from them. Until now. This week saw the first ever Global Kids Fashion Week (GKFW) – showcasing the likes of Oscar De La Renta, Paul Smith Junior, Chloé, Little Marc Jacobs, Missoni, Marni and Nike to name a few. Also on the mini-me radar are websites Little Hanbury – a chic boys only clothing website – and 10 Little Birds selling kids presents for under £10. That's the under 10s sorted. |
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| littlehanbury.co.uk | 10littlebirds.com |
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| SUNDAY |
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BRUNCH:
THE CORNER |
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MUSIC:
NOBU UNPLUGGED |
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After a spot of Sunday Selfridges shopping (hello Shoe Carnival), head to the wonder store's latest restaurant addition The Corner (from another MasterChef winner, 2012's Keri Moss) for some champagne brunching. Pull up a pew at the marble bar and graze on mackerel tartare, poached quail eggs and candied quinoa – or go for the classic Sunday brunch menu – brioche French toast with maple syrup for us. All washed down with some bubbles. |
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Nobu Unplugged is coming up trumps. This month's music session will see Laura Mvula, the orchestral soul princess and predicted "Voice of 2013", take to the stage alongside rock and roll heiress Leah Weller (who is currently recording an album with Universal) and MOBO UnSung winner Jacob Banks. Live music and a bento box: how Sundays should be spent. |
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11.30-6.15
Dishes from £7.50
Selfridges, 2nd floor, 400 Oxford Street,
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£50
Nobu Berkeley ST, 15 Berkeley Street,
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| GUESTLIST |
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| Kitsuné's Easter Club Special |
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| French record and fashion label Kitsuné is back with its now legendary Easter Bank Holiday shake down. Get the long weekend started with live acts from hands-in-the-air nu-rave DJs Aeroplane, Gigamesh, The Twelves and Tropical (among others). Bernstock Speirs bunny hats optional (but advisable). Tickets are selling fast but we've got two pairs of tickets to give away. Simply email competition@urbanjunkies.com for a chance to win. |
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Kitsuné Easter Bank Holiday Club Special, March 28
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, EC2A 3PQ |
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| EASTER PICK |
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| Fred Butler's Easter Parade |
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| Celebrate this Easter in style at madcap milliner Fred Butler's Easter Parade at the Sanderson, featuring a bonnet parade (again, Bernstock Speirs applies) judged by fashionistas Susie Bubble, Alex Fury from Love Magazine and Emma Elwick-Bates from Vogue. The entrants? Fashion stalwarts Antipodium, Tatty Devine, and Phoebe English – to name a few. Get the party started with some shaken and stirred Hendricks cocktails. Hop to it and reserve a spot. |
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| Fred Butler's Easter Parade, March 26, 6pm-10pm, Sanderson, 50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG |
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| MIX |
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| WMC by Q Ross |
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| If you can't be there in person… listen to this mix. It channels the fun, sunshine and good time-vibes from Miami's WMC, courtesy of UJ's DJ on the ground Q Ross. |
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WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & CS |
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