What to do This Weekend: 2nd – 4th March
We’ve spent the last couple of days fending off emails cancelling whatever it was we’d had in the diaries for weeks because of a little bit of snow. Alright, a lot bit of snow. The Beast From The East has a lot to account for, including the cancellation of the ‘vagina drawing class’ that three of our female staff members are bitterly disappointed to miss (though the sole male staff member is frankly rather relieved that the office fridge isn’t about to get some special artwork Blu-tacked to its door).
But if you’re still open to making plans with the caveat ‘snow willing’ then here’s what you can pencil into your diaries this weekend.
QUEENS Skate Dine Bowl
The Winter Games
Surely this one can’t be cancelled due to the weather? The skating rink at Queen’s, Bayswater, is organising a winter Olympics ‘try-athlon’ (as in, ‘have a try’) in honour of the PyeongChang Winter Games. Try slapping a puc into a goal, do some curling or go go-nutting, which is like human curling on rubber doughnuts. There’s Prosecco to be won and afterwards, revive at the onsite MeatLiquor.
Friday 2nd March
Where: 17 Queensway, Bayswater, W2 4QP
Website: www.queens.london
The Royal Academy
RA Lates
Let’s party like it’s 1649! Actually that doesn’t quite work as we’re celebrating the life of King Charles the 1st and 1649 was something of an auspicious year for him, what with the beheading and all that, but either way the Royal Academy are putting on one of their lates and it looks great. Set a decade pre-head-chopping-off in 1640 the RA will be transformed into Charles’ Whitehall Palace with costumes, food and drink. Dress code: courtly decadence.
Saturday 3rd March
Where: Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD
Website: www.royalacademy.org.uk
Peninsula Square
The urban village fete
Sample is a sort of urban village fete, selling bits for your garden, your wardrobe AND your tummy. Expect to see the work of exciting new designers, a selection of plants designed for city living and, best of all, street food to enjoy while you’re browsing.
Saturday 3rd March
Where: Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, SE10 0SQ
Website: www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk
TraTra
Bottomless Charcuterie and Cheese
What could you possibly have planned that’s better than eating bottomless cheese and charcuterie? TraTra, the new bar and restaurant on Redchurch Street is in soft launch mode and are offering half price on all food and house wine and bottomless (yes, bottomless!) charcuterie and cheese between 5pm and 8pm each evening. Not sure about you, but we could make a serious dent in their cold meats stockpile come tomorrow evening.
Bookings via email, email events@boundary.london, available until Wednesday 14th March
Where: Entrance In Redchurch Street, 2-4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch, E2 7dd
Website: www.boundary.london
Public
Feast at Streetfeast Woolwich
Welcome to Woolwich, Streetfeast! The streetfood specialists are converting an old covered market into yet another street food oasis, this time in South East London and called Public. Open on Friday and Saturdays, the launch is tomorrow and promises to be another hit. There will also be a trampoline mezzanine…
Friday 2nd March
Where: Public, Plumstead Road, London, SE18 7BZ
Website: www.streetfeast.com
Madison Restaurant
Mad Lab
This month Madison have launched MadLab, a place where you can master molecular cocktail techniques: carbonation, infusion and foam, this isn’t the place for your average G&T. You’ll then choose three Absolut Elyx-based cocktails to work on, taking the likes of a Cosmopolitan and giving it a molecular twist, with a cream whipper, CO2 cartridge and a torch to garnish.
Available Now
Where: Rooftop Terrace, 1 New Change, St Pauls, London, EC4M 9AF, United Kingdom
Website: Get Tickets Here
