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  • London's top 20 tastes

    © Rob Greig

    From red-hot chilli to tangy cheese, our city boasts myriad mouthwatering, lip-smacking, tongue-tingling taste sensations...

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  • Culture Clinic

    Need a solution to a social or cultural dilemma? Want ideas for alternative nights out, off-the-beaten-track culture or just good grub? Let the Time Out critics plan a bespoke itinerary for you

  • 50 best places to drink wine in London

    Whether you're celebrating or commiserating the election results, sink a bottle or two at one of London's best bars, pubs and restaurants for wine

Today

  • Dara O'Briain

    Comedy

    Mon May 12, Hammersmith Apollo

    Highly talented and hugely entertaining stand-up and star of 'Mock the Week' O'Briain could serve as an object lesson to some others in how play an audience...

  • Cargo's Free Yard Party

    FREE

    Clubs

    Mon May 12, Cargo

    Get your teeth into the free BBQ, drinks and music Cargo are offering tonight (and when the free drinks run out, the prices are reduced). The Ccargo all-star...

  • Lionel Shriver

    Books & Poetry

    Mon May 12, The Guardian Newsroom

    Guardian Review Book Club. John Mullan talks to Shriver about 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'. Followed by Q&A.

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This week

  • Get Afloat

    Until Sun May 18

    This week, boat operators along the Thames, from London to the Cotswolds, are offering 50 per cent off the cost of a boat trip or hire

  • China Landscape

    Museums & Attractions

    Until Sun Oct 26, British Museum

    A garden designed to reflect connections between China's natural habitat and its culture in the forecourt at the British Museum

  • The Good Soul of Szechuan

    New

    Theatre

    Until Sat Jun 28, Young Vic

    First major London production in almost 20 years of Brecht's lyrical masterpiece about three Gods on a journey to find a good person on earth. With Horrocks...

  • The Raconteurs

    Music

    Wed May 14, Hammersmith Apollo

    Jack White dons his civvies once more and rocks out with his Detroit alterno 'supergroup', who're comprised of long-time collaborator, Brendan Benson and his...

  • OrangAid

    Comedy

    Mon May 12, Lyceum Theatre

    Some of the best comedians around are coming together for one night only in a fundraising stand-up comedy night to support the Sumatran Orangutan Society....

  • Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art

    Last Chance!

    Critics' Choice

    Art

    Until Sun May 18, Barbican Centre

    A number of artists in the 'Magic and Belief' section show a complete disrespect for Martian tastes by burning paintings and sculptures and exhibiting only...

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