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A night on the town in a tent

2008-08-01T12:41:03Z

There's nothing trashy about this super-cool Shoreditch club night - and it's all under canvas.

Turn to Her Naked Skin

2008-07-24T23:00:00Z

Commissioned to mark 90 years since women first won the right to vote, Her Naked Skin is set in 1913 at the height of the suffragette movement.

Go clubbing with a quartet at Black Canvas

2008-07-08T23:00:00Z

Black Canvas is an edgy evening with an experimental brief that celebrates Squarepusher every bit as much as Stravinsky.

CDs of the week

2008-05-02T10:16:02Z

The Hadouken! album sprints from innovative to irritating, New York trumpeter Jeremy Pelt shows a major change of direction and Delays make the transformation of the year.

Migrants' hymn to their home

2008-05-01T23:00:00Z

Helen Chadwick's Dalston Songs is not quite an opera, nor a ballet, although both forms are just a whisker away, says Nick Kimberley.

Five to try: Restaurants that have gone green

2008-03-19T16:44:39Z

The demand for guilt-free, environmentally friendly eating is ever-increasing. Here are a few restaurants that are top of the game as far as green menus are concerned.

Informed Conflict Relief

2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

The Arab, The Jew And The Chicken features a cast who all do justice to their skilful acting and physical theatre credentials.

The Old Shoreditch Station is not just for trainspotters

2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

An unrushed atmosphere at The Old Shoreditch Railway station provides a refreshing and comfortable setting for Hoxtonites in search of a cosy night out.

The top restaurants for rare-breed pork

2008-03-12T00:00:00Z

With the UK's pig industry in crisis, we check out the chefs and shops who are making sure rare-breed pork doesn't get the chop.

Lincoln Lounge is wholly recommended

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

Lincoln Lounge is understandably popular and another sign that Kings Cross is becoming the place to be.

I do like a good table service...

2008-02-15T10:43:45Z

The Young Offenders Institution has a club night where getting smashed means making a racket and playing group ping-pong.

On edge with the Iron Lady

2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

Playwright Tom Green can only manage a little slight comedy and a lot of pointless whimsy in The Death of Margaret Thatcher.

Gary challenges Gordon for Michelin stars

2008-01-23T11:56:33Z

Five London restaurants have been awarded their first Michelin stars, the industry's highest accolade.

'They've wasted our money'

2008-01-09T11:53:41Z

Chicken farming isn't the only thing enraging Jamie Oliver ahead of his TV exposé of the industry.

The top 20 New Year's Eve parties

2007-12-31T09:43:57Z

It's not too late to organise a big night out - whether it's a hot rave in Hoxton, a Brazilian party in Covent Garden or a dance in Mayfair.

DVDs of the week

2007-12-04T00:00:00Z

The Simpsons hit the big screen, large-scale effects in Transformers, and a festive movie with a dark twist.

Pimp your night

2007-10-26T11:03:02Z

Even nice girls turn naughty when they dress up for Pimp And Fluffy, a fun-filled tary party at Hidden in Vauxhall.

It's a shore thing

2007-09-07T13:30:52Z

Fifteen years ago you didn't go near east London after dark. but now it is not just a tangle of edgy dive bars.

Record number of restaurants open in capital

2007-08-15T09:34:12Z

A survey by one of the capital's most respected restaurant guides has found that restaurants have been opening at a rate of more than three a week.

Time to chill at the Hill

2007-07-17T23:00:00Z

A recent arrival in the 1970s apartment block of Notting Hill, Crescent House would do well to learn less creepy service and a less uptight menu

Lack of memorable songs in patchy karaoke

2007-07-04T23:00:00Z

Despite writhing and flexing his biceps, Will Schwartz of Hey Willpower lacked any memorable songs in a set that edged close to karaoke

The best things in life are free

2007-06-01T13:35:26Z

There are still plenty of options for cashless clubbers in London, says Scott Manson, despite the demise of the free outdoor rave.

A bog-standard approach to hygiene

2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

Rather than the romantic spot Toby Young imagined, The Real Greek is little more than an up-market fast-food restaurant with sloppy service and some very unappealing toilets.

Easy going Emmy is a real winner

2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

It's awfully easy to like scruffy anti-folkster Emmy The Great - or Emma Lee Moss to her folks.

Bubbly and barmy at laid-back lab

2006-10-24T23:00:00Z

Fay Maschler doesn't usually have trouble finding dinner companions but she realised this could soon change after they heard about the dishes served up at Bacchus.

Voguish diner fails grilling

2006-09-26T23:00:00Z

Cold food, poor service, a soulless room and not enough space to manoeuvre - the signs aren't good for The Hoxton Grille, in �ber-trendy Hoxton, says Chris Blackhurst.

White Cube goes west with gallery in St James's

2006-09-27T10:25:24Z

London's modern White Cube gallery, the place Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gilbert and George all call home, is unveiling a second £12 million branch in the West End.

Grille is very grating

2006-09-19T23:00:00Z

Marina O'Loughlin was gnashing her teeth with irritation at the most banal and mendacious opening of The Hoxton Grille. Even the name is 'boll**ks', she says.

East End boys give life to the Eighties

2006-09-07T23:00:00Z

Singer Bnann Watts led Eighties-inspired band Infadels through a series of synth-laden crowd pleasers, but with only one album of songs to choose from, it was wearing thin by the end.

Party from Dusk Til Dawn

2006-08-03T23:00:00Z

Weekend clubs: Layo and Bushwacka headline at Dusk Til Dawn's maritime mash up, DJs Phil Faversham and Alex Alvarez play at Stereo Sushi, a party at Cube & Star pays tribute to David Bowie and it's a night of hip-hop flavour up in Islington.