What To Do This Weekend, From Michelin Star Pop-Ups To New Theatre Shows

Explore NOW Gallery’s new multi-media exhibit

Renowned for its eye-catching installations, NOW Gallery welcomes a brand new multi-media exhibition this week. Launching Thursday 23rd, the gallery welcomes its latest 2023 Young Artist commission, visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley. 

Daley is known for bringing together moving images, photography and sound and this collection of work is centered around a diasporic narrative. The gallery has been “transformed into a chasm of memory, intergenerational impressions and ruminations”.

When: 23.03.2023 – 11.06.2023 
Where: The Gateway Pavilions, Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ 
Website: www.nowgallery.co.uk

Grab some new art at this auction

Looking for some new wall art? This week sees auction house Christie’s present a new collection ‘George Club: Twenty Years in Mayfair’, which can be found selling online. Art lovers can get their hands on pieces that have famously graced the walls of the George Club. 

Sold to raise money for The Caring Family Foundation, expect to uncover pieces from the likes of Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Emil Cardinaux, Slim Aarons and Ernest Howard Shepard, the illustrator of Winnie the Pooh.

When: Until 28.03.2023 
Where: online 
Website: www.christies.com

Head to Pressure Drop Taproom’s mini beer festival

To celebrate the first ‘proper’ spring weekend, Pressure Drop Taproom is hosting a mini beer festival! The team has invited three of their favourite breweries – Sureshot, Beak and Baron – to pour their top beers.

On hand to fuel you through all the drinking will be the Sonora Taqueria team who will be previewing their menu ahead of their first bricks-and-mortar opening. 

Online tickets are sold out but if you get there early enough, you can grab tickets on the door.

When: 25.03.2023
Where: Pressure Drop Brewery & Taproom, Unit 6 Lockwood Industrial Park, Millmead Road, N17 9QP
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Try Michelin-worthy dishes at this pop-up

Belgravia’s luxury five-star hotel has teamed up with Finnajävel to pay homage to the best of Nordic cuisine. For two weeks, the world’s only Michelin-starred restaurant serving Finnish food will take over The Halkin to offer Londoners the chance to experience traditional Nordic dishes made with local and seasonal ingredients. 

The exclusive menu, created by Finnish chef Tommi Tuominen, will feature dishes such as Karelian pie and glassblower’s salmon and blood pancakes.

WHEN: 21.03.2023 – 01.04.2023
WHERE: 5 HALKIN STREET, BELGRAVIA, SW1X 7DJ
WEBSITE: WWW.COMOHOTELS.COM

Catch the play adaptation of A Little Life 

Based on the highly popular, best-selling Hanya Yanagihara novel of the same name, A Little Life hits the West End stage this weekend for a limited three month run. 

Starring Luke Thompson (Bridgerton), Omari Douglas (It’s A Sin, Constellations), Zach Wyatt (The Witcher), Elliot Cowan (The Crown, 2:22 A Ghost Story) as four colleague friends in New York City. The play follows the friends as everything from ambition to addiction threatens to pull the group apart. 

Looking for more shows? Check out our spring theatre guide.

When: 25.03.2023 – 18.06.2023
Where: Harold Pinter Theatre, 4 Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN
Website: www.theatreticketsdirect.co.uk

Learn about art after Impressionism at this new exhibition

Impressionism dominated the art scene throughout the 19th-century, with much of its movement still celebrated and reflected in art today. But the period after Impressionism started as a complex wave of reinvention, from the latest 1800s through to the outbreak of WWI. The National Gallery’s new exhibition hopes to reflect this movement toward modern art, highlighting the body of work from three major artists spearheading the scene. 

Expect to see work from Paul Cèzanne, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin and the influencers they had across Europe. As well as work from the likes of Klimt, Kokoschka, Matisse and Picasso.

When: 25.03.2023 – 13.08.2023
Where: The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN
Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Enjoy a candlelit dinner

Celebrating Earth Hour and Earth Day will be Brasserie Of Light and its special dark dining experience. Taking place on Saturday 25th March and Saturday 22nd April, the events will see the lights turned down, transforming it into the perfect candlelit date night. 

Look forward to British and internationally-inspired spring dishes from the menu before trying the two bespoke desserts. Our favourite being the Garden of Eden, a combination of cherry and white chocolate mousse brownie and kirsch cherry. 

Coupled with live music, this is the perfect place to spend your Saturday night.

When: 25.03.2023 
Where: Brasserie of Light, Duke Street Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
Website: www.brasserie-of-light.co.uk

Celebrate Earth Hour with a yoga session

Earth Hour sees individuals, businesses and organisations unite in the largest environmental event in history by turning non-essential lights off for one hour from 8:30pm. During this hour The Westin London City will be hosting a yoga class. 

To celebrate Earth Hour on March 25th, the class will be led by certified yoga instructor Lauren Tai. The class will focus on reconnecting to nature and to our roots followed by a meditative contemplation to set our pledges to the environment. All benefits will be donated to the London Wildlife Trust.

WHEN: 25.03.2023 
WHERE: THE WESTIN LONDON CITY, 60 UPPER THAMES STREET, EC4V 3AD
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Get your roast fix

Can you even call yourself British if you aren’t craving a roast on a weekly basis? Get your fix this Sunday and book yourself in for one of London’s best roast lunches. 

From sharing menus perfect for special occasions to posh pubs where the food outdoes the drinks and restaurants that source the finest British produce you’ll find in London, here’s where to find the very best – no washing up in sight.

London’s 18 best sunday roasts

Tuck into a dreamy spring menu

Step into the new season the right way and book in for a spring meal at The Ivy Soho Brasserie. The popular restaurant has launched a new campaign to celebrate the change in season and offer somewhere in London ‘where all your dreams come true’.

For lunch, try their all-day dreamers menu bursting with seasonal dishes including spicy jackfruit and toasted peanut bang bang salad; chargrilled rump steak served with thick cut chips; and a ‘dream dessert’ featuring a crispy vanilla cloud with warm chocolate brownie, ice cream and hot yuzu caramel sauce. There’s even a children’s menu version, perfect for the upcoming Easter hols.

This Friday they will be celebrating one step further with a Dream Champagne Dinner, where you can enjoy two courses for £45pp or three for £50pp.

When: Dream champagne dinner – 24.03.2023
Where: The Ivy Soho Brasserie, 26-28 Broadwick Street, W1F 8JB
Website: www.ivycollection.com

Soak up the sun-rays at this Brazilian-inspired experience

Escape the spring showers and pretend you’re in Rio at this Brazilian-inspired beauty pop-up. Sol de Janeiro, known for the cult-favourite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, has teamed up with LOOKFANTASTIC to create an immersive experience following the success of its TikTok-viral NYC pop-up. 

Taking place this weekend, the event will bring the party vibes of Brazil to London through colourful decor, interactive displays and live DJs all weekend long. You’ll be able to uncover all of the brand’s viral favourites, as well as try an exclusive ‘Sol de Gelato’ ice cream to get your tastebuds tingling.

When: 24.03.2023 – 26.03.2023 
Where: Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8AL
Website: www.lookfantastic.com