If you're not a member of The Brompton Club but are keen to go, this may well be your chance.

For Piers Adam and Nick House - its irrepressible owners - are opening it up to the public for the very first time. John DeLucie, the renowned New York City-based founding chef of the popular Waverly Inn (still marked out to be the city's top restaurants) and owner now, too, of the Crown on Upper East Side and The Lion in the West Village is coming to London. Well, South Kensington to be precise.

Featuring on this much-anticipated pop-up menu? Yellowfin Tuna Tartare with Dijon Emulsion and Avocado, Chicken Pot Pie served with Baby Vegetables, Mac and Cheese with Truffles and The Lion Burger Special Blend, a burger stuffed with Pork Belly, Provolone, Smoked Cheddar, Caramelized Onion and Tomato.

So, have you ever been tempted by the Brompton Club's oak-panelled dining room and colonial-style club room? Now's your chance. Come to the Lion, John De Lucie's expecting you until the end of July.

www.thebromptonclub.com

Grey Goose Vodka are launching an interesting - and worthwhile - event this summer. Want to get involved? Wait til you hear about it ...

Taste by Appointment .. as it's being labelled ... is a campaign which will set out to help cocktail aficionados be able to select the perfect cocktail with greater ease.  

They are going to help us along our way by launching two tools with which to do this.

First? Taste by Appointment consumer events, where guests will not only be welcomed with a Grey Goose Le Fizz reception, but will all be guaranteed to leave with a greater understanding of cocktail-enjoyment after a furious round of taste experiments.

Next, there's a Grey Goose website which will help answer all questions cocktail novices might have about which tipple might suit them best. Watch the likes of Gerard Coleman, founder of Artisan du Chocolat, among others, talk you through various drink-inspired videos.

Taking place across a number of iconic venues in London, Taste By Appointment is a unique opportunity to discover something new, with the help of various Tastemakers. The next event is being held at Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen on 22nd May, but check the website for the remaining event dates and locations, too. Tickets are priced at £75.

www.greygoosetaste.com

Well it may have been a soggy start but now Kensington Roof Gardens’ famous barbeques should be getting properly into their stride. Taking place in the Tudor Garden on Friday and Saturday evenings from 7 – 11pm right up until the 6 October, they’re the perfect start to a night out. £60pp Friday and £65 on Saturday will buy you a glass of Pimm’s on arrival, a delicious 3 course BBQ dinner with live entertainment and club entry – however, for the rest of this month there’s a reduced rate of £50. It’s sure to set you up for the night ahead. The second act begins when the Roof Gardens night club opens for business at 10pm. Dance your socks off til it closes again at 3am. This year sees additional Thursday nights on 2 and 8 August.

www.roofgardens.virgin.com

French born chef Ollie Couillaud’s Lawn Bistro which opened last year in Wimbledon Village is launching a new café, bakery and deli. The Lawn Bistro is all about well sourced, excellent, seasonal ingredients and the new bakery menu will include Croissants, Porridge with sultanas, brown sugar and cinnamon, Homemade yogurt with granola, Scrambled eggs on sour dough  with smoked salmon, Smoked salmon and asparagus quiche, Mozzarella and Provençal vegetable panini and tartines of Goat’s cheese, broad beans, basil and Spanish olive oil. Ollie’s background spans The Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, Tom’s Kitchen in Chelsea, Bord’eaux in the Grosvenor House and  Giant Robot, the group behind private membership clubs such as Milk & Honey and the East Rooms.

www.thelawnbistro.co.uk