What To Do This Weekend 31.01.24

If you didn’t manage to lock in your ski holiday this year, Fondue Thursdays at The Cheese Bar – and its outpost The Cheese Barge in Paddington – will bring a little bit of that après magic to you. Founder Mathew Carver is laying on a collaborative series starring some of London’s hottest chefs, who will put their spins on the classic sharing dish each Thursday during February and March. This month, Tom Mathews and Sian Evans from Chatsworth Bakehouse (the worth-the-queues Crystal Palace sandwich shop) will kick things off with plenty of focaccia. In March, Koya’s Shuko Oda will introduce some Japanese flavours – think tempura and pickled vegetables.

Unit 93 - 94, Chalk Farm Rd, Chalk Farm, London NW1 8AH

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Nominated in five categories at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture, American Fiction hits cinemas on Friday 2nd February. Written and directed by Cord Jefferson (The Good Place), the film has an impressive cast: Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, and Jeffrey Wright (Westworld, The Batman) as the protagonist. It’s based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, telling the story of Monk, a novelist who is increasingly disheartened by the establishment's exploitation of clichéd Black entertainment and stereotypes. In response, he writes a satirical book that embraces those clichés. To his dismay, it's lapped up by a clueless audience and becomes his most successful work.

Various locations

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“Wings at 2am, legs at 10am”. In homage to the capital’s ‘work hard, play hard’ mentality, London’s favourite chicken shop Morley’s has teamed up with Gymbox to host a one-night challenge to win a year’s membership worth over £1,000. From 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 1st February, Morley’s Brick Lane will be turned into a pop-up Gymbox, complete with PTs, an assault bike, a DJ to soundtrack your workout, and free chicken wings for fuel. Winner winner… You know the rest.

Morley’s Brick Lane, E1 6RF

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