Weekend Guide August 12-14 incl. Podcast The Rebel Dining Society's Playlist

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SEE PREVIOUS WEEKEND GUIDE When we’re not hosting events or coming up with new food concepts, we like to spend our time hanging in east London: the mix of cultures, styles, pubs, clubs, bars and food venues makes for a fun place to be at the weekend. The Rebel Dining Society, founded by Shay Ola with his DJ partner and friend Charlie Purdie, turned what was a small pop-up into one of east London’s most talked-about dining events. As part of the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series they have been working closely with Bombay Sapphire to co-curate an evening on 18 August which will feature a travel-themed edible interactive experience. See below for more information and good luck on securing a place to join us! I hope you enjoy our guest edited UJ Weekend Guide, The Rebel Dining Society • FRI Project Nim • SAT Matthew Herbert Big Band • SUN The Shop NW10   Join Us Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Bombay Sapphire and Rebel Dining Society Co-curate Like what you heard above about the Bombay Sapphire and the Rebel Dining Society curated event? Then here's a little bit more: on the evening of 18 August, we'll be embarking on an unexpected journey of discovery, inspired by a sensory tale of exploration and the finest botanicals from around the world. An evening full of colour, taste and theatre, Bombay Sapphire and Rebel Dining Society have come together to co-curate an event which will take you on a multi-sensorial voyage of imagination, an intriguing quest to find the Alchemist's Paradise through five unique adventures – including creating a cocktail of bubbles, bringing a ballerina to life and flying through edible fog – engaging all the senses and offering a taste of true imagination. It's going to be an unforgettable night! Please RSVP here to be in with a chance of securing a place for you and a guest. Successful applicants will be notified by Tuesday 16 August. 7pm, 18 August, Shoreditch Studios, 37 Batemans Row, EC2A 3HH www.facebook.com/bombaysapphire FRIDAY FILM: Project Nim We’ve been eagerly reading the glowing U.S. reviews of James Marsh’s new documentary (he would be the Brit director who won an Oscar for Man on Wire), and a month later, it is finally hitting UK screens. The film tells the sad story of a chimp raised as a human child in the ‘70s, taught sign language, and finally sold to a lab. Due to summer blockbuster season, though, it’s not easy to track down a screening. Time: 4.15pm & 9pm Place: Rio Dalston, 107 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB Cost: £9 Info: Project Nim FOOD: N-Ice Promising Benares-quality food from frozen ingredients and made by trainee chefs is a tall order, but we’re trusting in Atul Kochhar’s involvement in this week-long pop-up. Signature Kochhar dishes, like crisp fried spicy John Dory with grokha chutney and Kashmiri lamb curry will be served up at a fraction of the usual price, alongside other gourmet dishes like Petit Pois ice cream, smoked duck and crab dumplings. Time: 12-2pm Place: Vincent Rooms, Westminster Kingsway College, 76 Vincent Square, SW1P Cost: £10 food, £10 for a bottle of wine Info: N-Ice The Rebel Dining Society's Shop Recommendation Supernice There is a wicked interiors shop on Columbia Road called Supernice and we are totally into their Sock Monkey wall stickers. It’s worth a stop if you’re in the area on a Sunday for the flower market – they also do all kinds of wall graphics by Threadless and other designers, as well as plates, cushions and wallpaper silhouettes. Supernice, 106 Columbia Rd, E2 7RG The Rebel Dining Society's Book Ahead The Broadway Market Taste Sessions The Broadway Market Taste Sessions collaboration between the Rebel Dining Society and Broadway Market: expect menus developed in conjunction with suppliers and traders, live music and other treats. The Broadway Market Taste Sessions, 14, 21, 28 Aug, 3pm. Rebel HQ, 30 Vyner St, E2 9DQ The Rebel Dining Society's Escape Regents Canal Regents Canal is a cool place to unwind, being in the centre of London yet so close to nature and tranquility is pretty unique. SATURDAY MUSIC: Matthew Herbert Big Band There’s nothing Matthew Herbert doesn’t do well, from recording crisps crunching and turning it into electro to remixing tracks for Björk – and that includes putting together Big Bands for movie soundtracks, and then touring with them. We love Ronnie Scott’s anyway, with its central Soho location, classic cocktails and two varieties of caviar to choose from, so we won’t take much persuading to make an appearance here. Time: 7.30pm Place: Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith St, W1D 4HT Cost: £25-48.50 Info: Matthew Herbert Big Band CLUB: Thunder You could go crazy trying to keep up to date with every new dance party in Dalston, but those in the know tell us that this Chicago- and Detroit-inspired underground house night is something fresh. Sure, Visions is hip in a slightly shabby style, but with guest DJ Neville Watson jetting over from gigs in Berlin and Munich, the arty east Londoners in attendance won’t be noticing the sticky floors. Time: 10pm-5am Place: 588 Kingsland Rd, E8 4AH Cost: £4-7 Info: Thunder The Rebel Dining Society's Favourite Weekend Spot The Corner Room We can’t get over The Corner Room, the spin-off eatery from the man behind Viajante Nuno Mendes, located on the first floor of the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. No reservations or waiting list, just rock-up and enjoy some of the best food to be served up in London. The Corner Room, Town Hall Hotel & Apartments, E2 9NF Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green. Podcast The Rebel Dining Society's Playlist From Friendly Fires to Classix, Major Lazer and Depeche Mode- this is a good times mash up. We strongly recommend you press play now. Play. Nomad Cinema: Cinema Paradiso Sponsored Listing Pure escapism is what we’re in need of right now, so we’re putting our names down for this screening of the Italian classic. A glass of sparkling wine, a balmy evening, a nostalgic story about a young boy’s love for cinema in pre-television era Sicily: sounds like the perfect end to a weekend. Take a stroll around Holland Park’s stunning Kyoto Garden and have afternoon tea in the Orangery first. Sun 21 Aug, Opera Holland Park, W8 6LU 8.15pm, £8.50-18.50 SUNDAY ART: Ron Arad’s Curtain Call There are plenty of reasons to be in this neck of the woods on a Sunday afternoon: Primrose Hill cafés, the boating lake in Regent’s Park, and now, to take a look at this interactive installation by the Tel Aviv-born architect and designer. It’s a circular curtain made up of 5,600 silicon rods, on which videos and art by the likes of Mat Collishaw and Hussein Chalayan are projected, and they shift as the curtain moves. Time: 10am-7pm Place: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH Cost: Pay as you wish Info: Ron Arad’s Curtain Call DRINK: The Shop NW10 Kensal Rise already has the arty Lexi cinema, lovely café Gracelands and, in The Paradise, a decent gastro pub – now it’s moving out of yummy mummy territory and into a real destination spot with the launch of stylishly retro bar The Shop, where you can drink Bloody Marys from vintage milk bottles, served alongside miniature jam jars of your spirit of choice. Overhead 1950s lights once hung at Manchester Airport, and bar stools were made from WWII crates. We like. Time: 12-11pm Place: 75 Chamberlayne Road, NW10 3ND Cost: Cocktails £3-9

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