The weekend starts now. We’re kicking things off with a farewell party tonight, Friday we pay a visit to Jamie xx in Dalston, and Saturday we’ve got dinner with London’s latest dream team. On Sunday, we’re checking out a sonic wonderland of chocolate, eating roasts and stocking up on brothel creepers. Enjoy! This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Good Times Store London • SAT Mission • SUN The British Museum of Food TONIGHT REDBULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS DEPARTURE LOUNGE And they’re off! Red Bull Music Academy is hosting a farewell party for the UK participants of the RBMA Paris Academy, tonight. The UK and French DJs will be b2b until 12am at The Arch Gallery. Happy Thursday! Red Bull Music Academy Departure Lounge, 8pm-12am, The Arch Gallery, 289 Railway Arches, E2 9HA FRIDAY SHOP: Good Times Store London EAT: CÔBa Just when we were going on about record stores closing, there’s this! Jamie xx has opened his pop up record store, Good Times Store. Offering up a selection of his favourite records, a bunch of the records he sampled for In Colour and limited edition signed copies of his previous albums, plus there are live radio broadcasts everyday. Get in quick, it closes this Friday, October 23. Last week it was an Australian/Italian fusion, now it’s Vietnamese. At CôBa, the ‘Australian-inspired Vietnamese’ menu focuses on barbecued meats, noodle soups and salads but with its own spin, such as fried buttermilk chicken and boozy cocktails. Our pick, if we had to choose, the spicy duck ramen washed down with the tamarind based CôBa Car cocktail. Oh, and if you want 50% off the food bill until November 7, quote Urban Junkies. 12pm-8pm Free entry 73 Kingsland Road, E2 8AG 6pm -11.30pm Prices vary 244 York Way, N7 9AG TOP 5 Sunday Roasts 1. Forgo the usual roast beef for whole wood grilled brill at The Richmond 2. Word on the street: Blacklock is launching Sunday roasts, with Bloody Marys for a fiver. Watch this space 3. Have your Sunday roast with fries and a side of mac 'n' cheese at Foxlow Chiswick 4. London’s set for its first roast potato pop up, gravy fountain included 5. Or, do it Thai style at Smoking Goat La SoirÉe La SoirÉe returns to London following last year's OlivIer Award-winning season! Sponsored listing "Good nights out don't get much better than this" – Daily Telegraph The hit cabaret show is back for another Christmas run at La Soirée's Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre. A theatrical phenomenon of live entertainment, La Soirée's heady cocktail of cabaret, comedy, new burlesque, circus sideshow and acrobatics is more potent than ever. Fresh from their world tour, they’ve picked up new members of their family and some new moves. Book now. La Soirée, October 27 2015 – Sunday January 17, Spiegeltent at the SouthBank. Tickets from £15 FOLLOW US! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See what we've been snapping this week on Instagram ! SATURDAY EAT: Mission DRINK: FOUND We’ve always had a lot of love for Mission and its Californian inspired menu, but news of their new team and menu has thrown us another reason to return immediately. In charge of the menu is Australian chef Sebastien Myers (again with the Antipodeans!), previously head chef at Chiltern Firehouse, with the help of John O’Dowd of St. JOHN and Alex Casey of Viajante. On cocktails is Marcis Dzelzainis of Dandelyan and sommelier Cedric Maillard comes from Fera. Dream team, enough said! A new cocktail bar has opened underneath one of our favourite bars, Casita. And, music to our ears, it’s by Casita’s head bartender Oskar. The new digs is as all bars should be: "no gimmicks, just banter and great booze". Expect a concise list of classics with twists, and a small edit of wine, beer and bubbles. Simple. 12pm-12am Prices vary 250 Paradise Row, E2 9LE 6pm-12am Prices vary 5 Ravey Street, E2cA 4QW BELVEDERE MARTINI ON THE RADAR Love it or loathe it, Bond-mania has hit, meaning it’s martinis all round. Traditionalists should stick to the classic 007 martini: Belvedere vodka, dry vermouth and one green olive, shaken, not stirred. Simple. Or, shake it up with these recipes. A 007 twist has been applied to Belvedere's iconic Silver Sabre bottles. This bottle is an illuminated magnum which lights up with 007 etching - £170 exclusively at Selfridges and www.belvederevodka.com The Veuve Clicquot Widow Series Reminder If you haven't yet got tickets for The Veuve Clicquot Widow Series : do so now. This one's going to be big – held in The College, formerly home to Central Saint Martins, fashion will meet film, art and music for one night only. Complimentary tickets may have been snapped up in minutes, but there are still exclusive Veuve Clicquot ‘Tasting Experiences’ left – but not for long. Book your ticket now. To book The Veuve Clicquot Widow Series click here. October 29, 8- 10pm, 12-42 Southampton Row, W1CB 4AP SUNDAY SHOP: Roundel London X Goodhood DO: The British Museum of Food This weekend the Goodhood store hits central, joining forces with London based counterculture clothing and accessory brand, Roundel, for a three-day pop up at Piccadilly Circus underground. Stock up on brothel creepers, tartan and anti-establishment slogan wares during the commute. We’ve rowed across their punch bowls, boozed on their breathable cocktail bar, and now, gastronomical geniuses Bompas and Parr are back with their biggest exhibition yet - an entire institution devoted to their Willy Wonka approach to the history, evolution, science, sociology and art of food. Billed as “field to table, mouth… and beyond”, expect everything from a sonic wonderland of chocolate to an atelier of flavour dedicated to the English breakfast. 10am – 7pm Prices vary Piccadilly Circus Station, W1J 9HP 10am - 5pm £5 One Cathedral Street, Borough Market, SE1 9DE PRODUCT PICK Supplement Magazine A new magazine has hit the newsstands, and it comes with good credentials. By Justin Quirk (former editorial director of Soho House Group) and Alex Rayner, former deputy editor at Dazed & Confused, Supplement, their sleek new magazine, covers everything from fashion and art to design. We’re already fans. Grab a copy. Available to buy online, or via leading newsagents, bookstores, art galleries and specialist outlets. From £12 RESERVED Shotgun In a Sentence The American Deep South hits Kingly Street. Vibe & Decor For a deep southern American barbecue, this spot is surprisingly sleek. Although the second venture from the team behind American restaurant The Lockhart, Shotgun has its own identity. This is where you should come for after-work cocktails, intimate catch ups, and even dates – a fine feat for a barbecue restaurant. Flavours With Mississippi-born Brad McDonald in charge of the menu, you know this is going to be the real deal. So don’t expect Bodean style dude food. The pimento cheese dip and devilled quail eggs were comforting starters and we’ll be trying the broccoli and cheddar soup on our next visit. The baby back Iberico ribs are seasoned (to perfection) with a homemade rub of cayenne salt pepper and smoked paprika rather than sauced, chicken is brined in black garlic and slow cooked, not fried and the mashed potato with homemade soured butter has no business being as good as it is. The bar, helmed by Matt Whiley, aka The Talented Mr Fox, makes this a drinks destination in its own right. We sampled the Lagniappe: mezcal with fermented celery, green onion, spiced with jalapeno bitters and chased with a supersized shot of beer – in a word, boozy! Top tip Sandwiches are available during the day, but later in the evening, they're knocked up from leftover ingredients. Eyes on the specials board for some inventive sarnies. Highlight The 1234 Donuts have made the transfer, with pineapple filling. Go! Info 26 Kingly Street, W1B 5QB WEEKEND GUIDE BY CS LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2015 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free daily mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information listed but we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.