The Upcoming

Brasserie of Light, the restaurant housed within Selfridges on Oxford Street, will host a one-night-only Greek mythology-themed dinner called House of Olympus next Saturday. Priced at £45 per person, the evening combines a three-course menu and cocktails inspired by the region with live entertainment. It’s part of a wider Dreams of Olympus summer menu, which...

Successful films and TV series increasingly extend beyond the screen into merchandise, video games and other interactive entertainment. Rather than developing gaming products themselves, rights holders can allow established game studios to use characters, artwork, music and other intellectual property. These partnerships allow developers to create official video game adaptati...

The Shepherd Mayfair, an 82-room hotel in London’s Shepherd Market, will open on 1st September 2026, and has published the first menu from its ground-floor restaurant, Fayre, ahead of its debut. The hotel occupies the site of Mayfair’s oldest house, and its owners have positioned it as a neighbourhood-led alternative to the district’s larger, more established hotels.

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Mezcal brand Zacal has launched a canned cocktail, the Zacalita, developed with Chris Tanner, co-founder of the now-closed Soho bar Dram, and Rory Shepherd of the Paris bar De Vie. The 200ml can, priced at £7, is on sale now through the brand’s website, and represents an attempt to bring bar-made drinks into the ready-to-drink category.

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Legado, the Michelin-starred Shoreditch restaurant from chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho, will be hosting a series of guided Spanish wine tastings in its ground-floor Taberna this autumn, with the first session on Thursday 17th September focusing on Rioja. The event takes place monthly with just 12 guests for each evening, and tickets are £60 per person. 

A tasting will la...