9 Things To Do This Weekend To Hide From The Cold
Whether you’re looking for somewhere to hide from the cold, fancy sampling warming winter dishes or want to explore a new city, we’ve rounded up the very best things to do this weekend. From cosy candlelight concerts to sampling new Dry January cocktails, read on to get inspired.
Things To Do This Weekend, From Candlelight Concerts To New Exhibitions
Try something new at Bar Des Prés
For the month of January, the chic restaurant located in the heart of Mayfair will be celebrating Galette des Rois, with a limited edition Franco-East Asian Lemon and Yuzu Galette. Also known as the Three Kings cake, it’s designed to celebrate Epiphany.
Putting their signature East Asian twist on the classic recipe, Head Chef Cyril and the team’s unique addition of Yuzu offers distinctively tart and tropical flavours, combining lemon and yuzu, encased in golden puff pastry and almond yuzu cream.
WHERE: 16 Albemarle Street, W1S 4HW
WEBSITE:www.bardespres.com
See the costumes from Poor Things in person
If you loved The Favourite, you’ll be equally excited for Yorgos Lanthimos’ new release Poor Things. This month, the Barbican Centre is letting you delve into the costumes behind the unusual film.
Starring Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, this strange narrative has critics and audiences hooked. Landing in cinemas from 12th January, it’s your chance to see the costumes designed by costume designer Holly Waddington up close.
WHEN: UNTIL 19.01.2024
WHERE: LEVEL G, BARBICAN CENTRE, SILK STREET, EC2Y 8DS
WEBSITE: WWW.BARBICAN.ORG.UK
Enjoy this special Ayurvedic dining experience
Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Benares, is doing January a little differently, with a three-course set menu centred around the Ayurvedic principles. This ancient Indian medical system looks at different energy types within the body, through spices, ingredients and textures in our food. Executive chef Sameer Taneja has created a menu to aid the transition into the cooler months, complete with warming flavours, spices and herbs associated with Pitta (the Dosha associated with fire and water) used to create balance and harmony within the body.
This three-course menu features dishes such as chestnut and celeriac samosa tartlet; and kale kofta with winter squash nihari and kuttu puri. All served alongside a fiery turmeric toddy.
When: until 05.02.2024
Where: benares, 12a Berkeley Square, W1J 6BS
Website: www.benaresrestaurant.com
Catch the Open All Hours exhibition
With most of us working remote or hybrid these days, it’s hard to find that work-life balance. Add into that the constant pressure from colleagues, the media and social media that often express we have to always be working and productive, it can get a lot. 198’s new exhibition explores this phenomenon and the idea of a 24/7 culture of waking, work and productivity.
Running until 21st January, the Open All Hours takes a look at the pressurised relationship individuals have with time, productivity and the pace of our modern, often digitalised world.
When: Until 21.01.2024
Where: 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, 198 Railton Road, SE24 0JT
Website: www.198.org.uk
Taste one of London’s best Veganuary menus
If you’re trying your hand at Veganuary this month, let us introduce you to our favourite collab to land. Italian institute, Norma, has teamed up with planet-conscious chef and cookbook author, Max La Manna, for an exciting feast centred around sustainable and low-waste dining.
The tasting menu showcased a mix of Sicilian-inspired dishes, from the Juilenne Bruno burrata with n’duja, carrot top gremolata, fried basil and toasted walnuts to the courgette involtini with almond ricotta, winter tomato and basil dusted ‘parmesan’ crisps. Save room for the light coconut panna cotta with citrus sorbet, aquafaba meringue and spiced pangrattato.
When: Until 31.01.2024
Where: 8 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 2LS
Website: www.normalondon.com
Kick the booze for good with these Dry January options
Whether you’re giving Dry January your best shot or you’re looking to kick the booze altogether, whatever your reasons, London’s bar scene is making the transition a whole lot easier with delicious, flavour-packed mocktails.
From low-and-no establishment Torstig’s pop-up to INCA London’s velvety number, we’ve handpicked our favourites worth trialling this January.
Visit the Wellcome Collection’s The Cult of Beauty retrospective
Boasting a collection of over 200 items, objects, films, installations and artworks, the Wellcome Collection’s The Cult of Beauty delves into beauty across time and different cultures.
On display until the end of April, you’ll have the chance to see beauty ‘norms’ questioned and reflect on more inclusive definitions of beauty.
When: until 28.04.2024
Where: wellcome collection, 183 euston road, nw1 2be
Website: www.wellcomecollection.org
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Discover a revolution of colour at this exhibit
This new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum is set to rewrite your thoughts when you think of Victorian Britain. Bursting with vibrancy, you’ll be able to see Victorian through a new lens, with the collection painting Victorian society as a colour-filled era, from bright dyes used in corsets to bold experimentation by avant-garde artists.
An array of fashion pieces will be on show, including Queen Victoria’s monotone mourning dress and daring clothes and accessories worn during the time period. Works from Millais, Ruskin, Rossetti, Turner and Whistler will also be on view.
When: until 18.02.2024
Where: Ashmolean museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH
Website: www.ashmolean.org
See a candlelight concert
You may have seen these ones circling your social feeds, but Fever’s Candlelight Concerts are something special. Perfect for a romantic date-night, music lover or just for levelling up your weekend, these one-of-a-kind concerts will see you experience live music in a whole new light.
Hosted across the country, there are various themes to choose from, whether you’re into your classic music, jazz or movie soundtracks.
When: various dates
Where: various locations
Website: www.candlelightexperience.com
