The Best Things To Do This Weekend If You Love Fashion, Food & Festivals

Try a Fashion Week special tasting menu

Just in time for London Fashion Week, Bocconcino Soho is offering an exclusive tasting menu for £65 per person, that’s inspired by the forty years of LFW. Each guest will receive a glass of Taittinger on arrival and will finish their meal with a special La Moda dessert. The menu includes highlights like the raviolone with goat cheese, saffron butter and tartare of Sicilian prawns and fillet of Dorada with pea puree, goat cheese and caramelised red onion.

when: 12th to 17th September
where: Bocconcino Soho, 59 Great Marlborough St, W1F 7JY
website: www.bocconcinorestaurant.co.uk

Attend a jazz night

Expect a packed dance floor, and music from London’s best jazz musicians at The Ministry, Borough’s workspace and members’ club from Ministry of Sound.  With a great lineup curated by Molto Music Group, expect a night to remember featuring the jazz collective, Patterns who will be taking over the bar and lounge.

Plus, Handbook readers can get complimentary tickets by using THE HANDBOOK when securing a ticket.

when: 14th september
where: The Ministry, 79-81, Borough Road, London, SE1 1DN
website: www.designmynight.com

Go for a Brazilian fashion exhibition

Brazil: Creating Fashion for Tomorrow (BCFT) is an event that highlights the impact of Brazilian women in the fashion industry and brings together designers, artisans, and fashion leaders who are pioneering eco-conscious practices and redefining fashion’s future. The event includes contributions by brands like Farm Rio with the Yawanawá Indigenous craftswomen and Lenny Niemeyer with its partnership with the Barreirinhas Craftswomen’s Association in Brazil, Maranhão.

BCFT is an event that highlights the impact of Brazilian women in the fashion industry.

when: 13th to 17th September
where: the Embassy of Brazil, 14-16 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BL
website: www.bcft.uk

Visit a new opening near London

Artfarm has opened a gorgeous new restaurant Da Costa, in Bruton, that’s located on the site of Somerset’s Durslade Farm. Da Costa uses freshly grown, seasonal ingredients from Durslade Farm and the surrounding area to create dishes that blend English cuisine with Italian culinary flair. The menu explores traditional northern Italian recipes and features an array of homemade pasta and risotto, including daily specials cooked over the fire. Highlights of the menu include carpaccio of Durslade Farm beef and Cornish Yarg, handmade buckwheat pasta with Fonduta and South Coast grilled red mullet with fennel and caper salad.

where: DA COSTA, Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL
website: www.da-costa.co.uk

Explore the London Podcast Festival

If you love your podcasts, the London Podcast Festival looks like one for you. This weekend, actor Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), casting director Hannah Williams, and filmmaker Lowri Roberts, who will be chatting about Heathers, the monumental film that cemented Winona Ryder as a star.

If you love your podcasts, the London Podcast Festival looks like one for you.

when: 13th september
where: hall two, kings cross
website: www.kingsplace.co.uk

Head to this rooftop bar

Rooftop vibes meets high fashion at Sea Containers this weekend, with their exclusive LFW 2024 partnership with womenswear brand Di Petsa. Renowned for its wet-look designs, Di Petsa will bring to life some incredible ocean-inspired creations at the hotel which will be displayed in the lobby, including an iconic look worn by Bella Hadid and Megan Fox. Plus, don’t miss a gorgeous limited-edition cocktail inspired by Di Petsa’s aesthetic that will be served at the rooftop bar 12th Knot.

Rooftop bar meets high fashion at Sea Containers this weekend.

when: 12th to 17th september
where: 20 Upper GroundSouth BankLondon SE1 9PD
website: www.seacontainerslondon.com

Get a Sunday roast

Cheneston’s Restaurant at The Milestone Hotel is serving a delicious Sunday roast just in time for the season. Made from sustainably sourced meats and perfectly roasted seasonal vegetables, you can get two courses for £70 and three courses for £85, and until 30th September, guests over 18 years of age who dine from the Sunday lunch menu will receive one complimentary glass of champagne or wine per guest.

where: 1-3 Kensington Ct, London W8 5DL
website: www.milestonehotel.com

Explore a new Van Gogh exhibition

Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in Van Gogh’s favourite park, the ‘Poet’s Garden’, or under a shady tree in Saint-Rémy. The National Gallery is bringing together some of Van Gogh’s most loved paintings from across the globe, some of which are rarely seen in public. See up-close his Starry Night over the Rhône, The Yellow House, Sunflowers or Van Gogh’s Chair, among many other incredible Van Gogh creations.

when: 14 September onwards 
where: the national gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
websitE: www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Try a luxe new lunch menu

Amazónico is unveiling a new weekend lunch menu, called the ‘Amazónico Asado’, which celebrates the cultural diversity and gastronomic heritage of the Amazon region. The culinary experience begins with pão de queijo, Brazilian cassava bread, and Amazónico’s signature guacamole with red chilli and crispy plantain followed by a selection of Amazónico’s signature dishes including the ensalada amazónica, with mango, avocado, confit tomato, kalamansi citrus, and agua chile, a Mexican style stone bass ceviche, avocado cream and jalapeño.

Amazónico is unveiling a new weekend lunch menu.

When: 14th September onwards
Where: 10 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6BR
Website: www.amazonicorestaurant.com

Check out a foraging exhibition

FORAGED is an immersive edible experience that invites visitors into a world where sustainable design, art, and culinary traditions intersect. All about reconnecting with nature through the ancient practice of foraging, the event features interactive installations, meditative spaces, soundscapes, tools, and scents, and offers a sensory journey that transforms the act of gathering wild edibles into a mindful ritual.

when: 13th September to 28th September
where: SoShiro, 23 Welbeck Street, London W1G 8DZ
website: www.soshiro.co

Attend a very cool bar takeover

London’s KOL Mezcaleria ( #17 in the World’s Best Restaurants), is welcoming Athens’ renowned cocktail venue Line Bar for an exclusive takeover fuelled by The Lost Explorer Mezcal. Armed with a zero-waste philosophy and an offbeat approach to cocktails, Line Bar will join forces with the Kol Mezcaleria team to create an inventive one-night-only menu using wild Britsh ingredients foraged together just days before the event. To enjoy alongside your food, the bar will be serving plenty of antojitos, from their classic beef short rib empanada to seasonal tostadas.

when: 14th september
where: 9 Seymour Street, Marylebone, London, W1H 7BA
website: www.kolrestaurant.com

Visit Nadine Merabi’s flagship store

Known for their gorgeous, timeless women’s fashion and occasionwear, Nadine Merabi has announced the opening of their flagship London store, nestled on South Molton Street. Shop elegant suits, co-ords, and statement dresses that can take you from wedding guest style to fashion week.

Known for their timeless women’s fashion and occasionwear, Nadine Merabi has announced the opening of their flagship London store.

Where: 63 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5SU
Website: www.nadinemerabi.com

Attend a dog-friendly festival at Kings Cross

After its debut last year, The Big Woof Festival is returning to Kings Cross with the ultimate dogs’ day out experience. This free two-day canine wellness festival promises some pretty cool dog events including dog yoga, dog massages and sound baths for pups, as well as a golden retriever showcase that’s bound to find its way to the ‘gram.

when: 14th to 15th September
where: King’s Cross, London
website: www.kingscross.co.uk