London Planner MAGAZINES - LP SEPTEMBER 15
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EATING OUT<br />
JAPANESE CELEBRATIONS<br />
Enjoy Japanese food and culture<br />
at the Japan Matsuri Festival<br />
(19 Sep; 10am-8pm). Held in<br />
Trafalgar Square, this<br />
family-friendly event offers you<br />
the chance to sample a broad<br />
range of delicacies alongside an<br />
exciting line-up of music and<br />
dance performances too.<br />
Trafalgar Sq, WC2N 5DN<br />
BRITISH FARE<br />
STREET FOOD IN THE SKY<br />
The BBC is the world’s oldest<br />
national broadcasting<br />
organisation. Get closer to it by<br />
visting its former west <strong>London</strong><br />
location via Storeys, a street<br />
food experience across 24,000<br />
square feet with city views.<br />
Multi Storey Car Park, Television<br />
Centre, Wood Lane, W12 7RJ<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<br />
One of the <strong>London</strong>’s leading Italian<br />
restaurants celebrates its 60th<br />
year by rolling back its prices to<br />
those of 1955 for one day only.<br />
On 6 Sep, the day the first<br />
Spaghetti House opened, the<br />
Spaghetti Bolognese and Spaghetti<br />
Pomodoro is 60 pence.<br />
spaghettihouse.co.uk<br />
Cornwall, in south-west special, begin with oysters, so<br />
England, is an area famed fresh you’d swear they’d just<br />
for its harbours and swept in from the sea. Follow<br />
beaches, not to mention this with sea bass ‘a la plancha’,<br />
food, glorious food. For pan-fried to perfection, or<br />
many visitors to <strong>London</strong>, a trip Cornish lamb chops. For<br />
to the coastal county is not dessert, try bergamot lemon<br />
possible. But you can get a taste meringue – it is too delicious<br />
of it without leaving the<br />
to share.<br />
capital, at two new<br />
Over at Vintage Salt<br />
eateries inspired by<br />
City near Liverpool<br />
Cornwall’s<br />
Street (left), the<br />
seaside charm.<br />
restaurant has a<br />
First up is<br />
more traditional<br />
Vintage Salt<br />
layout since it is<br />
at Selfridges<br />
acclaimed chef<br />
(above; p. 84), a<br />
Des McDonald’s<br />
temporary roof<br />
permanent site.<br />
restaurant atop<br />
With a nautical<br />
the legendary<br />
décor and more meat<br />
department store.<br />
options, Vintage Salt City<br />
Spanning one long terrace and has seating inside and outside.<br />
fitted with a retractable roof, So prepare to be transported to<br />
the restaurant is built for all distant Cornish shores.<br />
weathers and ideal for enjoying – Sam Rogg<br />
the late summer sun. This is the Vintage Salt City, Dashwood<br />
place to try fish and chips, fried House, 69 Old Broad St,<br />
in a batter made from Camden EC2M 1QS. 020 7920 9103.<br />
Hells lager. Or for something vintagesalt.co.uk<br />
VINTAGE SALT COURTESY OF VINTAGE SALT; MATSURI FESTIVAL © BRYAN VALENCIA; STOREYS COURTESY OF STOREYS<br />
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