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Lock & Key Beer Con runs July 20 to 22. Families are welcome on Sunday. Tickets
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WIN A TRIP TO ITALY
Yeah this is a goodie. Summer Row newbie and Opheem neighbour Mi Amore (formerly Fleet Street Kitchen) is now open and banging out some seriously impassioned Italian. Under the watchful eye of Chef Director, Aktar Islam, the kitchen has transformed their offering from tired barbecued meat, to light and homely pasta, cicchetti and pizza. They've teamed up with Peroni Nastro Azzuro (you know what they do) to offer one subscriber to the Mi Amore newsletter a trip for two to either Rome, Naples or the Amalfi Coast. Whichever of the three options you pick, your flights (from London), transfers and two-night hotel stay are paid for. Plus there's day trips, meals, tours and shopping spend depending on where you go. A winner will be picked at random on July 1, and by subscribing you're entitled to 20% off your food bill. Subscribe here. T&C apply.
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TRICKY CHESS
Chess is boggling enough without any twists. So try getting your brain matter round Yoko Ono's 'All White Chess Set' — the white-on-white makes it increasingly hard to remember whose piece is whose. To complete any sort of game, instead of players being opponents, they must ultimately work together, or maybe come up with a new set of rules. This novel approach to the everyday is part of The Everyday and Extraordinary, a new exhibition at BMAG which launches this Saturday. With art made from discarded umbrellas, to cake decorations, to everything in between, the pieces explore the potential of everyday objects to be transformed into artworks of wonderment, with pieces climbing up walls and a cabinet of curiosities style installation. Continuing until September 9 in Galleries 12 and 13, entry is the very best price (free).
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FILM PICK:
FALLEN KINGDOM
The last Jurassic was a misanthropic, tonally misjudged misfire, so it’s nice to see the franchise course correct in this follow-up. The first half retreads the jungle adventures of the earlier films, except this time with a goddamn volcano for humans and dinos alike to contend with. The second half wisely jettisons the increasingly tired island antics for a fun spin on Frankenstein and a haunted house movie – and delivers on the promise of the genuinely unnerving opening. The leads – Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard both return – are competent, but you’re here to see the evil corporate bad guys get eaten by a T-Rex, right? We couldn't possibly comment on that of course. Times
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YOU AND ME BABE, HOW ABOUT IT?
"As a narrative piece of dance making, I would say this is probably the greatest one ever made." That's how David Bintley, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, is describing the balcony scene in the company's incoming production of Romeo & Juliet. So no pressure then. See more than fifty dancers perform Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography in the big-pillared grandeur of Verona, as depicted by super duper set designer Paul Andrews. And maybe sup a not in the least bit cornily named Love at First Sight (£7) while you do it — gin, elderflower, gin and tonic. And gin. Romeo & Juliet is at the Hippodrome from June 26 to 30. Tickets start at £16, rising to £38.50 for the top seats.
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Venue: Peel & Stone at The Church, 22 Great Hampton Street, B18 6AQ; web
Choice: Beet Street (£10.50) Chooser: Carl, chef and owner
Long story short, a couple of diggers and the JQ's best pub got into a fight. Peel & Stone's first pizzeria, taking over the back room of The Church, is the result. And rather than mourn what was, it's a result you're going to want to get all over. Devouring the menu with our eyes, it was the fennel salami and n'duja on mozzarella we immediately wanted to inhale. And the Tune Yard (£12) is a supremely satisfying slice, standing out in the city for its properly charred, warping crust and perfect proportions. The Beet Street was our collective last choice after reading the menu, but being chef's fave and this being 'You Choose' not 'We Choose' eat it we did. And frankly it's fortunate we were clever enough to come up with this concept for a feature, because it turns out a pizza with no meat and no dairy can be completely delicious. Using beetroot rather than tomato on the base, this ludicrously healthy sounding disc of joy had roasted sweet potato, kale and pickled onions doing their thing, in addition to the beets. Will be doing again as a matter of urgency. Especially if it's a sunny eve on The Church's terrace, which has had the prettiest of jooshes, a word we challenge you to use in a work email today.
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