Last held in 2016, the festival will spotlight Brick Lane’s legendary curry houses, showcase the rich culinary traditions of the Bangladeshi community, and serve up a feast of flavours, music and culture in celebration of South Asian cuisine. It is presented by London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council and the Bangla Town Business Association from […]
Hotspot: MakeShift Bar Islington
March 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Now here’s a bar without a bar. MakeShift Bar is adventurously un-barlike; there is no conventional bar counter and no bar stool in sight. During the daytime it’s a brunch restaurant and coffee hatch. By night, the space transforms into the new MakeShift Bar, where you watch bartenders crafting cocktails in the picture window and […]
London Theatre: Love, Lust and Libations at Plied and Prejudice
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
A fun night out of madness and mayhem is promised from Plied and Prejudice – a parody of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Telling the tale of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, Plied and Prejudice invites you to Pemberley for a boozy ball. Part performance and party, this immersive show delivers audience participation with dance lessons, […]
Music Review: Etienne Charles at New Jazz Club Soul Mama Stratford London
September 27, 2024 by
“Let’s get cooking” exclaims trumpeter and Professor of Jazz, Etienne Charles as his Creole Orchestra launches into jazz standard ‘Night Train’. In fact, we are just a few platforms up from Stratford International station or a quick shunt through Westfield shopping centre from the underground and into new grassroots music venue and dining spot ‘Soul […]
Free Bottomless Lunch at the Poke Pup Club Battersea
May 23, 2023 by
Bottomless brunches are all the rage, and whilst you may have taken your furry friend along to a dog-friendly brunch, what about them? Why should you have all the fun? So Poke House Battersea has announced a brunch for dogs to launch its new dog walking club, “The Poke Pups Club” Taking place in Battersea, […]
Feeling Festive? Try these 3 limited-edition Cocktails alongside Chocolate Lava Buns
December 2, 2022 by
Din Tai Fung has launched its latest festive offering, now available to experience at all three London locations. The popular Taiwanese restaurant introduces three limited-edition cocktails, alongside chocolate lava buns, the perfect way to sweeten up your Christmas. Joining the cocktail list for the month of December are Christmas Morning, Holly Night and Santa’s Courage, best […]
The World’s Largest Ocean Going Wooden Sailing Ship the Götheborg is Coming to London
August 5, 2022 by
On Monday 8 August the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship, Götheborg of Sweden will pass Tower Bridge between 8.30 am and 9 am and dock at South Dock Quay in Canary Wharf at 10am. The Götheborg is a full-sized replica of an 18th century ship that was owned by the Swedish East India Company, […]
Who Will Win the Final Battle to Become Dabber’s THE BINGO Caller of the Year?
June 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Dabber’s Social Bingo – London’s much-loved alternative Bingo Hall ends its hunt for its 2022 ‘Next Top Bingo Caller’ with the final on 3rd July at Dabbers Bingo, Houndsditch (5 mins walk from Aldgate station). After a perilous journey through a bingo-based-battle, with contestants whittled down from 16 to a final four, these fearless finalists have won […]
