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First getting together in Bristol way back in 2009, IDLES are best known for keeping the punk rock dream alive in the UK with heavy-hitting tracks like 'Never Fight A Man With A Perm.' Joe Talbot's gravelly singing voice will be put to rather different use with a series of intimate ‘In Conversation’ shows where…

The food charity FoodCycle is launching a new project in South Lambeth to help combat food poverty in the area. FoodCycle is on the hunt to recruit volunteers and project leaders who can help with food collection, surplus food coordinating, cooking and hosting from 12.30pm on Fridays. Their aim is to reduce food poverty and…

Following its Carnaby opening at the end of last year, Kanada-Ya, one of our fave ramen joints, is onto site number five in Ealing. Opening in the new Filmworks development site, it features an open kitchen behind the art deco façade and a large selection of Japanese-inspired booze. And the ramen is gonna be available…

With five sites to their name, the Galvin Brothers certainly know a thing or two about restaurants, and Galvin La Chapelle in the City shows off their hospitality to great effect. The high-ceilinged room, filled with chandeliers, shrubbery and draped curtains set the standard high before dinner has even been mentioned. Thankfully Galvin La Chapelle…

Situated in Wandsworth, the Michelin-starred Chez Bruce takes pride in its old fashioned approach to French cooking - homemade charcuterie, classic puddings and an epic cheeseboard are just some of the things the restaurant takes the time and effort to do well. You can also expect to find dishes like duck liver parfait with toasted…

A true bistro, Mon Plaisir in Covent Garden is one of the oldest French restaurants in London. Opened in the 1940s and run by the Lhermitte family since the 1970s, the restaurant has an unsurprising loyalty to French classics: snails cooked in garlic, French onion soup, tartare de bouef, leg of duck, and coq au vin…

A self-described Soho institution, L'Escargot has been serving up French brasserie style dishes since 1927, making it the oldest French restaurant in the capital, and has welcomed everyone from Princess Di to Coco Chanel to the Kray twins through the doors. Given they've had nearly a century of practice, it's no surprise that they've got…

Despite opening in 2011, Otto's looks as though it has been on the Gray's Inn Road for many more years than that. If traditional French dining in a smart setting is your thing, then you're in the right place. Suited waiters serve familiar French classics like Burgundian ‘Petit Gris’ snails, foie gras, lobster souffle, Dover…

Situated in the retail haven that is Coal Drops Yard, BLOMMA Beauty is a one-stop shop for natural beauty cosmetics. BLOMMA Beauty specialises in cruelty-free, vegan and organic beauty brands that all have a sustainable and ethical ethos. As well as shelves stacked with lotions and potions, BLOMMA also has a sample bar, offers express…

The latest exhibition at 180 Studios features 13 gargantuan installations that have transformed the physical space using complicated algorithms and data to create 3D sculptures (it's all a bit over our head but it certainly looks impressive). It brings together 12 of the world’s most celebrated media artists and collectives including Londoner Es Devlin, as…

The loud and colourful London-based streetwear brand is best known for keeping the fashionable, fashionable. And in celebration of their 20th birthday, Lazy Oaf are taking a trip down memory lane with an archive collection that will drop in three weekly partrs from the 14th October. In total, the collection will include 38 pieces of…

The house music icon, DJ Fat Tony, is hosting a Full Fat Brunch Club Party at the Anthologist cocktail bar this Halloween. The London born artist is Vogue's resident DJ, so if anyone's gonna throw a banging party you bet it's going to be him. And with it being the season of pumpkins and skeletons,…