Arts & Culture
Originally published on Tuesday, 30th September 2014
The Culturist: October
September, as always, comes with a packed schedule. From new restaurants, hotels and bars to London Fashion Week and Design Festival, this month is a busy one. Our top picks of the month run from everything from grill rooms, dessert bars and sea containers, to shopping in Shoreditch and pop up houses in Trafalgar Square. Plus, there’s crazy golf and an Anna Nicole Smith opera. See you in October.
EAT: SPRING
October 14 Somerset House, Lancaster Place, WC2R 1LA
It’s finally here – Skye Gyngell’s first solo restaurant Spring. Bringing her penchant for seasonal dishes to Somerset House’s 'New" Wing', Spring features a daily changing menu of simple, 'ingredient-led' dishes: langoustines with seaweed butter, roasted turbot and beef fillets served with wild greens. Tipped as one of the openings of 2014, book a table now. Reservation lines open today.
PARTY: SUPA DUPA FLY VS SOUL FOOD
October 11 100 Shoreditch High street, E1 6JQ
Ace Hotel is getting a dose of Supa Dupa Fly’s 90s hip-hop this October. The monthly club night will be taking over Miranda but doing something a bit different: they’ll be starting the party with a pop-up diner. Ready yourself for ‘Jerk chicken with Jay-Z and blueberry pie with Biggie’. The menu will be three courses of soul food with live performances in between. And when the dishes have been cleared? Hit the dance floor to drop it like it’s hot.
DO: ICA Off-Site at the Old Selfridges Hotel
October 14-18 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
If you’re after a Frieze alternative (but still want a slice of the action), try the ICA and its off-site happenings at the Old Selfridges Hotel. Expect a week of free live events: dance, music, exhibitions and discussions from international artists and performers. Our pick has to be the disco heavy Parallel Visions night presented by NTS radio with live sets by Golden Teacher, We Are Shining and Emotional.
GO: Keaton Henson presents: Cellophony - Vivaldi’s Four Seasons:
October 7-8 £25 29-32 The Oval, E2 9DT
Now for some classical music. “Cellophony” by Keaton Henson, the multi-sensory, immersive version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Book a spot and be guided through the changing seasons via a combination of classical music, theatre, art installations and light and temperature effects. All in the unlikely warehouse setting of the Oval Space. So, if you’re only going to see one classic concert this year…
DDRINK: LITTLE RED DOOR at Zetter Townhouse
October 8 49-50 St John's Square, EC1V 4JJ
Zetter Townhouse is about to get some Parisian love from the Little Red Door. Bartenders from the Marais speakeasy will be crossing la Manche for one night only to take the reins of the Clerkenwell institution. Expect exclusive creations such as the Blanco Collins, Poor Willy’s Mule and Don’t Boire. Although we don’t know exactly what’s in them, we trust their creds – Bombay Sapphire recently awarded head bartender Remy Savage ‘World’s Most Imaginative Bartender’.
EAT II: SeÑor Ceviche
Peruvian food – we’re not done with you yet. Señor Ceviche is keeping the trend rolling with its permanent new home in Kingly Court. Come here for the casual menu of ceviche, Peruvian street food and barbeque classics alongside boozy piscos and loud Latin tunes. Don’t fancy that? There’s always Pizza Pilgrims, Rum Kitchen, Shoryu… circa 2014, Kingly Court you’re looking good.
SEE: The Last Great Adventure is You
October 8 – November 16 144 – 152 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TQ
The queen of neon, Tracey Emin, is back with her latest retrospective The Last Great Adventure is You. The first since her 2011 exhibition at The Hayward Gallery includes 50 new works, all exploring rites of passage, time and turning 50. Expect her usual pick ‘n’ mix of sculptures, paintings, large-scale embroideries – and, of course, neon works.
Victoria AW14 Presentation:
October 2 6pm-9pm BOXPARK, Shoreditch
To celebrate the launch of their Winter Collection, Victoria shoes are throwing an in store party, at their home BOXPARK, Shoreditch! Free drinks will be served to guests during the event, plus 20% off ALL purchases that evening! And for those partial to a selfie or two, take a snap of yourself in your new Victoria shoes during the evening using #MyVictorias to be in for a chance to win a pair of your choice. The winner will be announced on Victoria’s global Facebook page. See you there!
