What to Do This Weekend: 16th – 18th June
The weekend is almost here! The weather is looking great, there are picnics to attend, Champagne to drink and films to watch. So, starting making plans and check out some of the best events taking place in London this weekend.
Gelato Festival
Gelato Tasting
Ice cream and sorbet, easy to tell the difference between them, but how does gelato differ? Well it’s made with a higher proportion of milk to cream than ice cream, is churned more slowly so it has less air whipped into it making it denser and it’s also served at a higher temperature than ice cream. The reason we’re telling you this? Because this weekend the Gelato Festival is making its way to Old Spitalfields Market and it’s London’s turn try out the best new flavours and vote for their favourite artisan gelato. You of course don’t need to know the difference between gelato and ice cream, you just need to eat but you will look like you’re in the know when you reel off the facts…
Where: Old Spitalfields Market, Horner Square, E1 6EW
Website: www.gelatofestival.it
Charlotte Street Hotel
Friday Film Club
Charlotte Street Hotel is celebrating the arrival of wedding season by showing the best wedding films in their Friday film club. This week they are showing Bridesmaids, with other films including Runaway Bridge, Wedding Crashers and My Best Friend’s Wedding. Afterwards (or before, they’re not going to judge) head to the Oscar Bar & Restaurant for a two or three course dinner – this isn’t your usual cinema experience.
16th June and then every Friday until 7th July
Where: 15-17 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 1RJ, United Kingdom
Website: www.firmdalehotels.com
108 Brasserie
Daddy Cool Afternoon Tea
In case you forgot it’s Father’s Day on Sunday. Panicking? It’s fine, here’s the solution: Mother’s Day is all about afternoon teas and the team over at 108 Pantry at The Marylebone, thought, what if Dads want to get involved with the afternoon tea too? So they’ve come up with the Daddy Cool Afternoon Tea, a tea made of grilled rib eye steak sandwiches, pork and truffle sausage rolls, Welsh rarebit and plenty of cakes. Wash it down with a pint of Guinness or a dram of Macallan Gold Whisky. Before (or afterwards) Dads can head to the Truefitt & Hill pop-up for a complimentary hot towel wet shave or beard trim – so he’ll look dapper too. Father’s Day sorted.
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June
Where: 108 Brasserie, Marylebone Lane, London, United Kingdom
Website: www.108brasserie.com
RA: Summer Lates
London's Electric Forest
Maypole dancing, floral installations, secret bars, pagan cinema, glitter, body painting, 70s disco, Wicker Man sculptures, neon UV life drawing and ritualistic performance art, this is what’s going down in the magnificent courtyard of the RA as it transforms into an electric forest to celebrate summer solstice. Cocktails by Christabel will be served from Ruby, a 1980s Ambulance converted botanical cocktail bar and there’ll be plenty of music. As for the dress code, think rustic romantics, nymphs and woodland spirits. *Heads to Pinterest”.
17th June
Where: Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, W1J 0BD
Website: www.royalacademy.org.uk
Bluebird Chelsea
Moët Party Day
This Saturday is great for many reasons, 1) it’s a Saturday, so naturally better than most days 2) it’s meant to be sunny and 3) it’s Moët Party Day, a whole day dedicated to Moët et Chandon (and let’s all remember you pronounce the T). Over at Bluebird they’ll be celebrating with an all day BBQ, DJs and a Champagne truck that will be serving up Moët Ice Imperial all day. Yep, a Champagne truck – suddenly the ice cream van, our usual summer hero, pales into insignificance…
Saturday 17th June (the truck will be sticking around all summer)
Where: 350 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5UU, United Kingdom
Website: www.bluebird-restaurant.co.uk
The Lacy Nook
Macedonian Inspired Brunch
Inspired by the owners’ home country of Macedonia, The Lacy Nook in Stoke Newington is launching a new Sunday brunch – yes the new brunch alarm is sounding. Dishes include beets with goats’ cheese, pistachios and orange dressing; stuffed tomato with eff, Wooky Cheddar, spinach and basil and potato salad, eggs, spring onion and mayo -mustard. There’ll also be barbecued meats including pork ribs, chicken and beef cevapi.
Sunday 18th June and then every Sunday
Where: 8 Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, N16 6BD
Website: www.thelacynook.com
