What To Do This Weekend 22.11.19

TRY FOOD FOR FREE HERE: TASTE OF LONDON: FESTIVE EDITION

Setting out its stalls at Tobacco Dock, Taste returns this weekend with a festive spin. From Thursday to Sunday, try bites from some of the capital’s most talked-about restaurants including Zelman Meats, Smoking Goat and Burger & Lobster. Watch culinary pros including Michelin-starred chef Tom Aiken demonstrate their skills; or drop into a workshop like the Guinness Fire Pit – a fireside demo on how to sizzle and sear on an open flame.
 
Tobacco Dock, Wapping, E1W 2SF; 21st-24th November

Visit TasteFestivals.com
 

RELAX WITH JAZZ: THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL

The EFG London Jazz Festival comes to a close on Sunday, but it’s not too late to experience the diverse range of jazz bands and musicians that event has to offer. The festival hosts a range of different experiences across the capital, including a special performance by accomplished saxophonist and composer Tim Garland and the Royal Academy Big Band at the Southbank Centre. If Garland’s jazz rock beats are a little heavy, why not witness the warm tones of jazz great Vanessa Rubin at Chelsea institution The Pheasantry and pretend you’re in the depths of a smokey New York bar.

Various locations, until 24th November​

Visit EFGLondonJazzFestival.org.uk

SEE COOL CARS HERE: EXHIBITION OF ALFA ROMEO 1950s CONCEPT CARS

Auction house Phillips celebrates an iconic moment in 20th-century design with an exhibition of three Alfa Romeo concept cars from the 50s. For the first time in years, B.A.T. 5, 7 and 9 – often considered the most daring and conceptual cars Alfa Romeo ever made – are on display. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see all three displayed together in Europe for a limited time only.
 
30 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, W1J 6EX; 20th-23rd November

Visit Phillips.com
 

try a new kebab here: babber

‘Kebab restaurant’ is no longer an oxymoron. In fact, one has just opened within the White Horse pub, Peckham. The man behind the grill, Joseph Ryan, learnt his stuff at Hoi Polloi and Salon in Brixton Village before becoming head chef at the legendary Peckham summer rooftop hangout Frank’s Bar and opening local restaurant Wildflower. At Babber, you can try chicken with harissa mayo, red cabbage and apricot relish; pork neck with ’nduja, pickled turnips and garlic yoghurt; lamb kofte with zhoug, marinated courgettes and tahini sauce. All kebabs are served on the house flatbread.
 
20-22 Peckham Rye, Peckham, SE15 4JR

Visit BabberKebab.co.uk

FLEX IT OUT HERE: F45

You might have noticed this fitness phenomenon sweeping the capital. F45 stands for Functional 45. Each of its 45-minute sweat session promises to burn 750 calories. Sessions are rotated, with cardio days interspersed with weight days, culminating in a one-hour killer class on a Saturday that combines both. New to the weekly schedule is ‘Mondarin 30’ which will take place immediately after Saturday’s power hour and is your chance to relax, unwind and stretch out the tensions of the week (and the workouts).
 
Various locations

Visit F45Training.co.uk
 

CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING HERE: TRAMSHED

Book ahead for an evening of serious eating as Mark Hix’s Tramshed joins forces with Bulleit Whiskey to host a Thanksgiving feast on the day itself this Thursday. Enjoy a welcome ‘Bulleit Milk Punch’ cocktail before tucking into indulgent traditional American dishes such as beef croquettes with whisky mayonnaise; whipped pumpkin with White Lake goats’ curd; and Swainson House Farm turkey and cranberry sauce, sweet potato gratin and buttered autumn greens. Finish up with bourbon and pecan tart drenched in plenty of clotted cream. Each course will be paired with a Bulleit Whiskey cocktail, including a ‘Sweet Potato Whiskey Sour’.
 
32 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3LX; Thursday 28th November

Visit HixRestaurants.co.uk

EAT FRESH FOOD HERE: BOROUGH MARKET FOOD HALL

A new –and revolutionary – communal dining space has opened within Borough Market. It will feature more than 20 outlets, each dedicated to cooking with the best of the market’s seasonal produce. Familiar favourites such as La Tua Pasta and Horn OK Please sit alongside newcomers including the Iraqi JUMA Kitchen and Batera, a new pintxos bar from Mimo London. There will be a strong connection back to the market’s traders: for example Rudie’s Jerk Shack’s slow-cooked jerk pork shoulder roti wrap uses pork from The Ginger Pig.
 
8 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1 1TL

Visit BoroughMarket.org.uk
 

HAVE A LAUGH: THE BOAT SHOW COMEDY CLUB

For an alternative night out this weekend, head down to the Victoria Embankment and hop aboard the Tattershall Castle for evening of guaranteed amusement. On board the former passenger ferry, The Boat Show Comedy Club is a slightly more refined version of a standard comedy club filled with regular hecklers. The show is always comprised of four top comedians, all of whom are sure to provide ample entertainment while you float on the Thames, sipping a gin martini.

Victoria Embankment, Westminster, SW1A 2HR; 22rd-23rd November​

Visit BoatShowComedy.co.uk