Miss Cakehead and Kraken Rum's Valentine's Day Black Rose Florist off Carnaby Street

Another new project from the gruesome imagination of Miss Cakehead:  Famous for her grisly cakes, she has created a florist selling flowers as dark as Thak Kraken's ink, in collaboration with Kraken Rum, to open for one day only, Valentine's Day 2014, which conveniently falls on a Friday.

"Macabre bouquets are arranged in GRAVE VASES and come with a bottle of THE KRAKEN RUM in place of the traditional champagne option. There is even a choice of 2 messages, ‘TAKE ME WHOLE' or 'SWALLOW ME PIECE BY PIECE’, with lyrics taken from The Kraken Rum Sea Shanty recorded by Ross Millard of The Futureheads.
The pop-up florist forms part of The Kraken Rum’s KRAKEN VERSUS CUPID campaign, by macabre and infamous Miss Cakehead. Found in Kingley Court, just off Carnaby Street, London, the Think Ink florist is open for one day only - the 14th  February 2014 - offering a range of black floral options in return for a voluntary donation to the Project Redsand charity.
The black roses for sale are created by placing dark red roses in vases filled with a Kraken’s ink in place of water. This ink is then transported up the stem, via the xylem, to the leaves and petals turning them black, a scientific process that will also be showcased in the space. For dramatic effect some of the flowers will also be turned black using special floristry dyes. There are no naturally black flowers - a truly black flower is as mysterious and alluring as a Kraken – with the endangered very dark crimson Turkish Halfeti roses the closest nature can offer. However the bouquets will also feature Calendula Lily Eclips and Queen of the Night Tulips, both darkest purple in colour looking visually black to the human eye. 
Kept fresh in pools of black ink, the flowers all come with a miniature bottle of 5cl Kraken Rum, available in the UK from Summer 2014. Currently Kraken Rum is only available in 70cl bottles.
What’s more the London based The Diner group will be serving a one off Kraken Vs Cupid Valentine’s drink in all of their 7 venues, a perfect location in which to celebrate an alternative Valentine’s Day. The activity also continues at ‘The Mesmerist’ in Brighton which will be turned into an inky den for the Kraken Vs. Cupid Valentine’s party.
The Think Ink Florist will be open from 0800 until all the bouquets are sold, they are offered on a first come first served basis with one bouquet per customer. Due to the accompanying rum only those aged 18 or over may purchase a bouquet."

When - Valentine's Day, Friday 14th February 2014

Where - Unit 1.16, Kingley Court, W1B 5PW

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Link 1 - Kraken Rum on Twitter
Link 2 - Miss Cakehead on Twitter


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Baketopia's Two Day Cake Pop-up off Carnaby Street

Baking is so hot right now!  To warm us up for National Baking Week, the wonderful Miss Cakehead is curating two days of cake in Kingly Court, off Canaby Street on 11th & 12th October.  Register below to ensure that you can get in - there are 3,000 portions of cake but I'm sure they won't last for ever!

"To celebrate National Baking Week 14th – 20th October, the infamous Miss Cakehead is curatinga team of the UK’s finest food artists to create a 100% edible pop-up—in the form of a magical meadow—in London’s Kingly Court, just off Carnaby Street.
The pop-up, entitled ‘Baketopia’, will be open to the sweet-toothed public on Friday 11th and Saturday the 12th of October. The Wonka-esque landscape will feature over 3000 portions of baked goods for guests to devour over two days—everything is edible and everything must go.
The Tattooed Bakers, Nevie Pie Cakes, Caking It and Conjurer’s Kitchen are just some of the contributors to the project, which is also supported by John Whaite, National Baking Week’s ambassador and the winner of the 2012 Great British Bake Off.
John has created five exclusive recipes for National Baking Week, some of which will be baked into the pop-up for visitors to harvest for themselves and take away.
Inside Baketopia — which is being created with the help of National Baking Week’s supporters, Pyrex, Stork, JUS-ROL, Nielsen-Massey, JUST MILK, Billington’s and Kenwood – guests will also be able to dip frog-shaped cookies into a milk fountain; harvest meringue mushrooms; break honeycomb pieces from a bee hive; catch pastry butterflies and even pull hyper realistic looking carrot cakes from chocolate cookie earth.
The centrepiece of the tasty tableau will be a giant unicorn, created by the Tattooed Bakers, made from rainbow cake and complete with edible gold leaf embossed hooves and horn.
To show their appreciation, guests will be encouraged to make a £2 donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s      Charity, National Baking Week’s charity partner. All donations will go towards a ward kitchen for the hospital's brand new respiratory unit.
Miss Cakehead comments: “It’s a dream come true for our collective to get creative for National Baking Week. It felt only right for us to make a utopian landscape, good enough to eat, which would inspire others to bake.”
Alexandra Blyth, Marketing Manager at Pyrex, founder and lead supporter of National Baking Week says: “Baketopia is the ultimate celebration of baking.  This magical installation will kick-off a fantastic week of activities to excite experienced bakers and novices alike to rise up and join the baking revolution.”"

When - Friday 11th & Saturday 12th October, 12pm m- 7pm

Where - Unit 1.16, Kingly Court, off Carnaby St, London W1B 5PW

Tickets - Ensure entry by booking for free on Eventbrite here

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Link - Miss Cakehead


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Miss Cakehead's Depressed Cake Shop in Brick Lane

The brilliant Miss Cakehead is back with a new charity project - a cake shop full of grey, depressed cakes, to raise money for, and awareness of, mental health issues.  It'll be in Suzzle, Brick Lane from 2nd - 4th August, and then on tour around the UK (venues at the bottom of her blog post) Would be bakers can get involved - see the contact details at the bottom of this page.

"Time to announce the 2013 Cakehead Loves charity project… The Depressed Cake Shop, a unique pop up cake shop where every single cake on sale will be grey, colour only revealed on the inside. Opening in London on the 2nd – 4th August, there are also lots of other pop up events taking place in the UK. We’re currently looking for even more bakers to raise funds and anyone who may be interested in hosting a similar cake shop anywhere in the World!
One in four people will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives – The Depressed Cake shop will provide a unique platform on which to raise awareness of and discuss mental health issues (with a focus on depression), whilst at the same time raising valuable funds for a mental health charity.  It will open up discussion about mental illness, and engage people with the issues that stems from this disease, making sure people DO talk about the issues.
The symptoms of depression can be complex – and vary widely – and so will our cakes. But as a general rule, if you are depressed, you feel sad, hopeless and lose interest in things you used to enjoy. The professional and hobby bakers contributing work to this event will be creating cakes that visually represent this… For example barely decorated cakes or cookies will communicate how depression can affect your ability to work, the grey & dull consistent color scheme that all fun can disappear from life. This will be a cake shop like nothing else seen before, the grey sad looking but delicious tasting cakes powerfully demonstrating the effects of depression.
Many of our cakes will also be made by those with personal experiences of depression, using baking as a way of expressing their struggles with, and experiences of, the illness.  Through seeking sponsorship we also aim to hold a series of baking therapy sessions around the UK, and set up a support network for those who use baking to help combat depression.
The shop will be open in London from the 2nd – 4th August 2013, with other events also taking part around the UK.  Anyone wishing to join in with the project should join the depressed cake group on Facebook or contact emma@misscakehead.com"

When - Fri 2nd - Sun 4th August

Where - Suzzle, 47 Brick Lane, London E1 6PU – 2nd / 3rd / 4th August

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Link 1 - Miss Cakehead
Link 2 - Get involved - join the group on Facebook


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Miss Cakehead's Anatomical Heart Pop-up Shop in Shoreditch

Miss Cakehead, who organised Eat Your Heart Out for Halloween, is opening a special cakes & gift shop in the run up to Valentine's Day, perfectly timed for you to buy some heart-y gifts.

"A total of 35 different anatomical heart gifts and art (yes this includes edible gifts) will be sold in our London Valentine's Day pop up - I LOVE the cocktail sharers! Street Anatomy coming over too and bringing some great products. One stop shop for everything awesome. It's open from the 8th - 10th February"

When - 8th - 10th February

Where - 133 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG

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Link 1 - Miss Cakehead on Facebook

Link 2 - Items on sale

Link 3 - Boing Boing

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Miss Cakehead's Halloween 'Eat Your Heart Out' Cake Shop with Kraken Rum in Shoreditch

Miss Cakehead's 'Eat Your Heart Out' grisly cake shop returns for the third year running from 25th - 28th October.  Expect cakes that on the surface look disturbing or revolting, but are as delicious as any you're ever likely to taste.  Wounds, body parts, maggots, pus...  It's all here, with a special 'mouth of Kraken' too, and lots of rum.

"Eat Your Heart Out, the London based globally infamous Halloween pop up cake shop, is back for it’s third year and will be open from the 25th – 28th at The Rag Factory in Brick Lane. The edible art show and cake shop is entitled ‘Feed The Beast’ and is supported by The Kraken Rum. All the cakes have a beastly theme with the top sellers predicted to include vagina dentata cupcakes by The Tattooed Bakers, a ‘Wounds’ cupcake set by Cake Revolution and interactive maggot extraction cupcakes by Twisted Fondant which allow for mango flavoured maggots and pus to be removed prior to eating.
Incredible life-sized rum liqueur chocolate body parts are set to be another show (or appetite) stopper – disturbingly realistic they are created using casts of food artists Kate Haigh’s own hands and feet.
Anyone with a love of extreme cakes will not be disappointed with the large ‘Mouth of Kraken’ creation by Heartache Cakes for it comes with almost 100 individual hand made chocolate teeth and a terrifying sense of foreboding destined to set even the most gore hardened cake lovers on edge. Mouth of Kraken cupcakes have also been created for for those only able to deal with less toothy sweet creations.
If you find cakes replicating giant bloody eyeballs of mythical beasts, chocolate skulls and rocky road topped with stitched detail too much for you then The Kraken Rum will also be available in the space to steady the nerves – the dark spiced rum also being used in many of the treats on sale ensuring they make look disturbing but will always taste delicious."

When - Friday 25th - Sunday 27th October 2013

Where - The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage St  London E1 5LJ

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Link 1 - Miss Cakehead's site, with lots of pics
Link 2 - Last year's 'Eat Your Heart Out' event

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'Eat Your Heart Out' Cakes & Cocktails in Smithfield

I like to think that I cover some pretty unusual and interesting things on this site, but every so often something comes along that looks and sounds totally insanely good.  One such is Miss Cupcake's Eat Your Heart Out adults only cake shop, with anatomically correct cakes, and with specially designed cocktails, held in a pathology museum.  What could be better?  It's open for 3 days in late October; put it in your diaries now.

Cakes
"Salutations, you fine young cake-eaters, and welcome to The Evil Cake Shop; brain, heart and spleen-child of Miss Cakehead, Freelance Creative Director and Pqrt-Time Curator of Cakes. Make yourselves comfortable, have a nosey around and get your fingers sticky as you sample some of the naughtiest wares never to grace a common bakery.
The Evil Cake Shop has been shock-chocking the innocent and not-so-innocent since 2010, when Miss Cakehead and her team of reprobate bakers fashioned the world’s first 18+ cake shop, Eat your Heart Out & The PRETOX Potion (supported by Alibi PRETOX). It followed our summer event Cake Britain, a 100% edible art exhibition (supported by Tate & Lyle).
We coordinated pop ups throughout the UK, taking pride in a precise anatomical approach to cake that meant realistically filthy sugar-spun gashes of flesh, gruesome gouged-out eyes and fearsome vagina dentata. These cakes were literally to die for.
And now Eat Your Heart Out is back for 2012, more devilish and decadent than ever. Exhibits and exhibitionism will be documented for your titillation and salivation; every naughty little DD cup-cake, every dirty little tart will be blogged here to keep you a-breast of events and the ridiculously talented people we meet along the way.
Ever keen for the taste of something new, we’re also on the look-out for cake bakers who have the heart and, indeed, the stomach to bake up more sick treats. If your cakes are more carnal than carnival, please do get in touch."

Cocktails

"We are so excited at being able to have a bar in the Eat Your Heart Out space this year which leads me to this… A variety of disturbing medically inspired cocktails will be on sale at Miss Cakehead’s Eat Your Heart Out being held from the 26th – 29th October. Stool samples, stomach contents of a suicide victim and charred remains of a suicide bomber just some of the inspiration for the range of cocktails.

The cocktails are being created by James Dance of Loading, a Falmouth based internet café and games arcade and go way beyond anything seen before.   For example the flavoured vodka in ‘Stomach Contents’ hasn’t been skimmed to purposefully ensure it will visibly contain the perfect teenage diet of chocolate pieces and skittles, the drink garnished with empty pill casings. A shot of absinthe on the top will be reflective of the green hue of stomach bile."

When - 26th - 28th October

Where - The Pathology Museum, 3rd Floor Robin Brook Centre (outpatients entrance), (Bart’s Hospital site), West Smithfield, London EC1M 6BQ

OK - that's pretty confusing.  What you need to do is to go to the pub The Butcher's Hook & Cleaver, 60-63 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DY, and it's the entrance to St Bart's nearest that.  

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Link 1 - Eat Your Heart Out

Link 2 - Facebook

Link 3 - Twitter

Messhead's #FryHard 'We Fry Anything' Easter Pop-up at Boxpark

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

Advance warning – you’re going to want to be in London over the Easter weekend,  as MessHead (Miss Cakehead and London Mess) are ‘frying tonight’ in their 'Fry Hard' pop-up at Boxpark.  They’ll be frying everything from Crème Eggs, Mars Bars, cheese strings, chocolate cake, crumpets…  (We'll have all been very abstemious over Lent, of course)  Bring your own, or get one from their selection, and they’re even asking for creative suggestions via Facebook.
The event takes place from Thurs 2nd April to Sunday 5th April, with two warm-up events on Columbia Road on Sundays 22nd & 29th March

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

"Culinary renegades ‘messhead’ (a recently formed partership between Miss Cakehead and London Mess) are offering a totally unique eating experience this Easter, a pop-up venture where every single item on sale will be deep fried. Inspired by the iconic die hard movie this is truly a different Easter event - expect tied up Easter bunnies and blood splattered not pastel coloured eggs.

Opening at BOXPARK in Shoreditch on Thursday 2nd April at 11am – with lots of special offers on Good Fry-Day (Friday 3rd April) - Messhead have selected over 100 different items to deep fry, both sweet & savoury with the menu changing daily. His experiments so far have included deep frying cheese-strings, deep fried buttered crumpet, cheese filled hot cross buns and Tunnock’s Caramel. It’s a given that classics such as crème eggs and other popular confectionary will also included. 

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

On Easter Sunday a fully fried Easter will be offered consisting of a whole fried lamb joint, roast potatoes, rosemary, carrots and sprouts, serving 6 this will need to be booked in advance. 

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

Fry Hard can be found on the grass area at the corner of BOXPARK & Shoreditch High Street Station.

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

All photos (c) by Travis Hodges

Prices start at just £1 and additional toppings such as whipped cream, hot chocolate sauce, salted caramel, whisky glaze, maple syrup and truffle honey will be available for additional charge.

Customers also been invited to suggest they would like to be ‘Fried Hard’ via their Facebook page, and items already suggested included a deep fried hot salt beef bagel, an entire pizza, deep dried donner kebab, haggis, chocolate croissant, bacon brownies, gummy bears and deep fried jaffa cakes. Suggestions can also be made on Twitter to @ldnmesschef and @miss_cakehead."

When - Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th April 2015

Where - Boxpark, Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6GY

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Link - Messhead on Facebook


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The Walking Dead #TerminusTavern 'Human Burger' Pop-up nr Brick Lane

Messhead - aka Miss Cakehead and London Mess Chef James Thomlinson, have come up with an amazing one-day free giveaway to promote the launch of the new season of The Walking Dead (from 13th Oct on Fox) - burgers that are supposedly made of human flesh!  Find them (for free) at a secret venue (subtle clue below) from noon on Tuesday 30th September, while stocks last...

"London based food art creators Messhead - formed by London Mess Chef James Thomlinson and creative Miss Cakehead, renowned for their macabre flair in the world of food, have come up with a unique burger concept that will push normal levels of taste to it’s very limits. The fearless zombie loving foodies are shuffling headfirst towards the last great taboo - cannibalism - and wickedly fusing it with one of the most iconic snacks on the planet. Their ‘human’ meat burgers are set to delight and horrify in equal measure as hungry punters relish the new dizzyingly devilish taste of eating ‘a fellow human’. The cannibalistic concept was, of course, inspired by the Season 4 finale of Fox’s zombie thriller “The Walking Dead” in which Rick and the group found piles of bloodied bones on the floor at Terminus which looked like human remains – and gives a taster of what ‘Walkers’ from the series enjoy feasting on. 
On Tuesday 30th September the pop up concept – found in East London - will give away the human burgers for free from midday until sold out. The burgers were developed by Thomlinson using painstaking research into appalling instances when eating a fellow human being was the very last option for survival. One such example was when the 1920’s author and journalist William Seabrook traveled to West Africa and later described the experience of devouring a hunk of homo sapiens meat in his book, Jungle WaysIt was like good, fully developed veal, not young, but not yet beef. It was very definitely like that, and it was not like any other meat I had ever tasted. It was so nearly like good, fully developed veal that I think no person with a palate of ordinary, normal sensitiveness could distinguish it from veal. 
Chef James Thomlinson used a mix of veal, beef and pork and create the burgers. He comments: 
“With fans up and down the country hungry for Season 5 of The Walking Dead, this is certainly a unique tribute to the series. My food is inspired by flavor combinations and fresh produce, so it was a little odd to be inspired by the words of cannibals instead.” 
The burgers will be given away from a custom built stand that recreates the apocalyptic feeling of Terminus where Series 4 ended. Those brave punters who want to know more about how to create the particular piquancy of person will be able to see the cannibal research in the form of an info graphic which the burgers will come wrapped in. A unique “The Walking Dead” condiment will also be on sale at Terminus Tavern, though best not to ask the source of that sauce! 
Season 4 of The Walking Dead left us reeling with unanswered questions and cliffhangers. 
Where is Beth? How will the group escape Terminus? Will Tyreese, Carol and baby Judith find the others? Season 5 premieres on Monday 13th October 9om on FOX and is set to be intense and exhilarating. The story weaves the true motives of the people of Terminus with the hopeful prospect of a cure in Washington. The fate of the group’s lost comrades, as well as new locales, new conflicts, and new obstacles in keeping the group together and staying alive. After all they’ve done, all they’ve sacrificed, lost, and held onto no matter what the cost...Who do they become?"

When - Tuesday 30th September from 12 noon

Where - [an anagram of] Dlo Namurt Yrewerb, E1 6QL

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Link - Terminus Tavern

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Pop-ups in London - 8th - 15th February

Miss Cakehead's Anatomical Heart Pop-up Shop in Shoreditch - 8th - 10th February

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Valentine's Day Food & Events (All on 14th unless stated)

After Hours Dessert Pop-up in Bloomsbury
An Alternative Valentine's Banquet: Trevor Beattie and the Forgotten Feast in Shoreditch
The Art of Dining's 'Eat Your Heart Out' Evenings in Dalston - Starts 13th
Fat Cheeks' 'Love Bites' Valentine's Dinner Dance in Shoreditch
Itchy Feet's Vintage Valentine's Day Dance in Shoreditch
Raiders of The Last Tube Club Night in Islington
Upstairs Downstairs Valentine's Day Dining Experience in The City
Valentine Screenings at Around The Corner Cinema in Enfield - 9th & 13th
Valentine's Night For Singles at The Breakfast Club in Shoreditch
Valentine's Day at The Midnight Apothecary in Rotherhithe

Food & Drink

* After Hours Dessert Pop-up in Bloomsbury - 8th & 9th
* The Artist Dining Room Presents A 'Williams S Burroughs' Supper Club near Broadway Market - Friday 8th
'Back In 5 Minutes' Restaurant & Private Dining Room on Brick Lane - Weds - Sun
* BAO's Chinese New Year at The Dead Dolls Club in Dalston - Monday 11th
The Barn Pop-up Supper Club in Islington - Lunch & Dinner - Friday - Sunday
The Foragers at The Dead Dolls Club in Dalston - Weds - Sunday
* Gizzi at the Disco: Gizzi Erskine at Disco Bistro in The City - Saturday 9th
Kemble & Rodgers Pop-up Restaurant at House of Wolf in Islington - Tuesday - Saturday
Kimchi Cult Korean-Style Pop-up Kitchen at the Black Heart in Camden - Weds - Sat
* Mei Mei's Chinese New Year Pop-up in Kensal Rise - Starts 8th
* North & South Soup's Soup & Cocktails Pop-up in Kensal Rise - Weds 13th
* The Pancake Day Challenge at The Breakfast Club in 4 Locations - Tuesday 12th
The Rebel Dining Society Presents Death by Burrito in Shoreditch - Weds - Sat
Sugarhouse Studios' Supper Club with Film in Stratford - Sundays
WigWamBam Heated Rooftop Bar in Hoxton

Shopping 

The Barn Pop-up Farm Shop in Islington
Boxpark Pop-up Retail Mall in Shoreditch
Chic & Seek's Redistributing Fashion Luxury Pop-Up Shop in Portobello Road - Finishes 10th
Diesel Village Pop-up Store and Event Space in Regent Street
LASSCO Clearance of Architectural Antiques & Relics near London Bridge
London Loves LA Pop-up Shop at Boxpark
* Love.Make Designs' Valentine's Pop-up Shop in Farringdon - Opens 11th
* Miss Cakehead's Anatomical Heart Pop-up Shop in Shoreditch - Opens 8th
The Pen & Gravy vs Modernish Pop-up Homeware and Design Shop in Sydenham
Pop-up Belgian Chocolate Shop near King's Cross - Closes 8th
Pop-up Shopping Parade in Willesden Green
Pop-up Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Victoria
StartUp Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Richmond 
* Valentine's Week Pop-up Gallery & Art Shop in East Dulwich - Opens 11th

Events & Markets

Acklam Village Market off Portobello Road - Saturday & Sunday
Assemble & Join Community Workshop Project in Waterloo
* Chick Flick Tuesday Pop-up Screenings by the Rooftop Film Club in Kensington - Tuesday 12th
* David Breuer-Weil: Project 4 Art Exhibition in Waterloo *
* E17 Designers' Valentine's Day Event at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow - Saturday 9th
Hush Presents Classics in the Courtyard Film Screenings in Mayfair - Saturdays
* Jumble & Pearls' Valentine's Designer & Vintage Fayre on Brick Lane - Saturday 9th
* Pop-up Screen Printing Event off Brick Lane - Sunday

NOTE - PLEASE CHECK WITH THE ORGANISERS OR POP-UPS FOR OPENING TIMES & AVAILABILITY OF TICKETS BEFORE YOU GO!

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Pop-ups in London - 7th - 14th February

Speck Mobile's Austrian food at The Star of Kings near King's Cross - Open 7 Days a Week

Food & Drink

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Valentine's Day

* Bar Beverly's Valentine's Night Popup in Bethnal Green *
* Miss Cakehead and Kraken Rum's Valentine's Day Black Rose Florist off Carnaby Street * 
* It's Ghana Be LOVEly - A Valentines Lonely Hearts Banquet in Hackney Wick * 
* The King of Gnocchi's 7 Course Italian Valentine's Day Feast in Hackney *
* The King's Kitchen's Valentine's Night Caribbean Banquet near Westbourne Park * 
* Lamees Ibrahim's Iraqi Supper Club at The Mosaic Rooms near Earls Court *
* Lemonade & Laughing Gas' Valentine's Love Bite Games Night in Shoreditch *
* Madame Tussauds' 'Loved Up' Valentine's Night Pop-up Restaurant * 
* Singles Unite! at the william Morris Gallery in Walthamstow *
* Sho Foo Doh's Japanese Valentine's Night at Pacific Social Cub in Clapton *
* The Valentine's Night Banquet with MasterChef Winner Julie Friend at The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe * 
* Valentines Day with Moshi Moshi & Manhattans Project near Liverpool Street *

Others

 A Grape Night In's 'Sunday Skool' Wine Course in Brixton - Sundays
The Argentinian Pizza Supper Club near Old Street - Saturdays
'Back In 5 Minutes' Restaurant & Private Dining Room on Brick Lane - Weds - Sun
Bell & Brisket's 'Salt Beef Aristocracy' at The Duke's Head in Highgate - 7 Days a Week
Bar BBQ Pop-up Restaurant next to the Ice Rink at Liverpool Street - 7 Days a Week
The Blues Kitchen's Rib Festival in Camden - Mondays
BOB's & Co's Six Month Pop-up at The Rising Sun near St Pauls - Monday - Friday
The Burger Bear's Saturdays & Tuesdays at The Old Nun's Head in Nunhead - Sat & Tues
Capish? at The Duke of Wellington in Dalston - Monday - Saturday
Check On's Sunday Dinners at The Dead Dolls House in Hoxton Square - Sundays
Christabel's Pop-up Cafe in Camden - 7 Days a Week
Churchill's Port House for Port and Tapas in Soho - Thurs - Sat
The Cornwall Project's Residency at The Dissenting Academy near Newington Green - 7 days a week
* Fingers & Thumbs' Pre-Valentines Shellfish Shack in Hackney - Fri 7th
The Two Month 'FISHBone' Pop-up at Kensington Place - Tues - Sat
The Good Egg's Weekend Brunch near Angel - Saturday & Sunday
* The Hangover Club's Saturday Brunch in Hackney Wick - Saturdays 
* Indie Ales' Beer and Cheese Tasting with The French Comte in Clapham - Thurs 13th 
* Kaiseki by Kitchen Theory at The House of Wolf in Islington - Weds 12th & Thurs 13th 
Kimchinary's 3 Month Korean Taco Pop-up in Shoreditch - Weds - Sun
Kurobuta London's Japanese Pop-up Restaurant and Pub on the King's Road - Weds - Sun
The Late Knights Brewery's Beer Rebellion Pop-up Pub in Gipsy Hill
The Manhattans Project Thursday Night Cocktail Bar in Hackney - Thursdays
The Mussel Men's Winter Pop-up in Kingsland Road, Dalston - Tues - Sun
Pepe's Kitchen's Filipino Pop-up at The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho - Monday - Saturday
The Peters & Co. Gin Palace in Broadway Market - Thurs - Sat
The Pieds Nus Pop-up Restaurant in Marylebone - Tues - Sat 
* Platterform's Sea Adventures Pop-up Rooftop Restaurant in London Fields - Thurs - Sat from 13th Feb Saigon StrEat's Saturday Night Pop-up in Hither Green - Saturdays
Sho Foo Doh's Japanese Street Food Residency at Pacific Social Club in Hackney - Thurs - Sat
Smoke'n'Roll's Pop-up at The Black Heart in Camden - 7 days a week
* Speck Mobile's 3 Month Residency at The Star of Kings near King's Cross - Starts Thurs 6th
The Stew House in Hoxton - Thurs - Sat
Street Feast & Tweat Up's Hawker House near Cambridge Heath - Fridays & Saturdays
* The 'Super Hands' Pop-up Bar in Clapton - Weds - Sun
Texas Joe's BBQ Pop-up at Brewdog Shoreditch - 7 days a week
The Wigwambam Nordic Heated Rooftop Bar at The Queen of Hoxton - Mon - Sat
Wong's Happiness Diner at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - Fri - Sun
* Wong's Chinese New Year at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - Thurs 6th Feb
The Winter BBQ at Climpson's Arch near London Fields - Thurs - Sun

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Shopping 

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The 'All You Read is Love' Pop-up Book Store and Cafe in Walthamstow - Open Tues - Sun
Boxpark Pop-up Retail Mall in Shoreditch
The London Jewellery School Pop-up Supplies Shop in Hatton Garden
Matilda & Quinn and Peponita Shoes' Shared Pop-up Shop near Bond Street - Opens Sat 1st
* Miss Cakehead and Kraken Rum's Valentine's Day Black Rose Florist off Carnaby Street - 14th Feb Only Pop-up Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Victoria
Pop-up Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises on the King's Road
StartUp Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Richmond 
The Pop-up Wonderland Vintage Shop in Willesden Green - Tues - Sat
United Nude's Pop-up Shop & Exhibition at Selfridges in Oxford Street

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Events & Markets

* The Rooftop Film Club's Feel Good February Screenings in Kensington - Mon 10th - Weds 12th
The Shed Pop-up Theatre on the South Bank
* The 'Tunnel Of Love' Valentine's Week Pop-up Cinema in Vauxhall - Starts Thurs 13th

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Pop-ups in London - 14th - 21st February

The School Supper Society's Evening of Food and Talks - Sat 15th

This week's new listings in red

Food & Drink

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Valentine's Day

* Bar Beverly's Valentine's Night Popup in Bethnal Green *
* Miss Cakehead and Kraken Rum's Valentine's Day Black Rose Florist off Carnaby Street * 
* It's Ghana Be LOVEly - A Valentines Lonely Hearts Banquet in Hackney Wick * 
* The King of Gnocchi's 7 Course Italian Valentine's Day Feast in Hackney *
* The King's Kitchen's Valentine's Night Caribbean Banquet near Westbourne Park * 
* Lamees Ibrahim's Iraqi Supper Club at The Mosaic Rooms near Earls Court *
* Lemonade & Laughing Gas' Valentine's Love Bite Games Night in Shoreditch *
* Madame Tussauds' 'Loved Up' Valentine's Night Pop-up Restaurant * 
* Singles Unite! at the william Morris Gallery in Walthamstow *
* Sho Foo Doh's Japanese Valentine's Night at Pacific Social Cub in Clapton *
* The Valentine's Night Banquet with MasterChef Winner Julie Friend at The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe * 
* Valentines Day with Moshi Moshi & Manhattans Project near Liverpool Street *

Others

 A Grape Night In's 'Sunday Skool' Wine Course in Brixton - Sundays
The Argentinian Pizza Supper Club near Old Street - Saturdays
'Back In 5 Minutes' Restaurant & Private Dining Room on Brick Lane - Weds - Sun
Bell & Brisket's 'Salt Beef Aristocracy' at The Duke's Head in Highgate - 7 Days a Week
Bar BBQ Pop-up Restaurant next to the Ice Rink at Liverpool Street - 7 Days a Week
BOB's & Co's Six Month Pop-up at The Rising Sun near St Pauls - Monday - Friday
The Burger Bear's Saturdays & Tuesdays at The Old Nun's Head in Nunhead - Sat & Tues
* The 'Camberwell Love' Sunday Roasts at Palm2 in Clapton - Sun 16th
Capish? at The Duke of Wellington in Dalston - Monday - Saturday
Check On's Sunday Dinners at The Dead Dolls House in Hoxton Square - Sundays
Christabel's Pop-up Cafe in Camden - 7 Days a Week
Churchill's Port House for Port and Tapas in Soho - Thurs - Sat
The Cornwall Project's Residency at The Dissenting Academy near Newington Green - 7 days a week
* Craft Beer Rising 2014 at the Old Truman Brewery off Brick Lane - Starts Fri 21st
* The Craft Beer Social Club's Spring 2014 Pop-up Pub in Shoreditch - Thurs - Sat
The Two Month 'FISHBone' Pop-up at Kensington Place - Tues - Sat
The Good Egg's Weekend Brunch near Angel - Saturday & Sunday
* Good and Proper Tea's 4 Week Residency at tokyobike near Old Street - Starts Tues 18th
The Hangover Club's Saturday Brunch in Hackney Wick - Saturdays
Kimchinary's 3 Month Korean Taco Pop-up in Shoreditch - Weds - Sun
Kurobuta London's Japanese Pop-up Restaurant and Pub on the King's Road - Weds - Sun
The Late Knights Brewery's Beer Rebellion Pop-up Pub in Gipsy Hill
The Manhattans Project Thursday Night Cocktail Bar in Hackney - Thursdays
The Mussel Men's Winter Pop-up in Kingsland Road, Dalston - Tues - Sun
Pepe's Kitchen's Filipino Pop-up at The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho - Monday - Saturday
The Peters & Co. Gin Palace in Broadway Market - Thurs - Sat
The Pieds Nus Pop-up Restaurant in Marylebone - Tues - Sat 
Platterform's Sea Adventures Pop-up Rooftop Restaurant in London Fields - Thurs - Sat
* Randy's Wing Bar at The Star of Bethnal Green - Mon - Sat
Saigon StrEat's Saturday Night Pop-up in Hither Green - Saturdays
* The School Supper Society's Evening of Food & Talks near Old Street - Saturday 15th
Sho Foo Doh's Japanese Street Food Residency at Pacific Social Club in Hackney - Thurs - Sat
Smoke'n'Roll's Pop-up at The Black Heart in Camden - 7 days a week
Speck Mobile's 3 Month Residency at The Star of Kings near King's Cross - 7 Days a week
The Stew House in Hoxton - Thurs - Sat
Street Feast & Tweat Up's Hawker House near Cambridge Heath - Fridays & Saturdays
The 'Super Hands' Pop-up Bar in Clapton - Weds - Sun
* Swamp Things' Po Boy Night at The Dead Dolls House in Hoxton Square - Starts Fri 21st
Texas Joe's BBQ Pop-up at Brewdog Shoreditch - 7 days a week
The Wigwambam Nordic Heated Rooftop Bar at The Queen of Hoxton - Mon - Sat
Wong's Happiness Diner at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - Fri - Sun
The Winter BBQ at Climpson's Arch near London Fields - Thurs - Sun

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Shopping 

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Boxpark Pop-up Retail Mall in Shoreditch
* The Jamrock Jamaican Pop-up Boutique in Brixton *
The London Jewellery School Pop-up Supplies Shop in Hatton Garden
Matilda & Quinn and Peponita Shoes' Shared Pop-up Shop near Bond Street - Opens Sat 1st
* Miss Cakehead and Kraken Rum's Valentine's Day Black Rose Florist off Carnaby Street - 14th Feb only
* The Petit Bateau Pop-up Shop in Shoreditch *
Pop-up Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Victoria
Pop-up Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises on the King's Road
StartUp Britain's Pop-up Shop for Small Enterprises in Richmond 
The Pop-up Wonderland Vintage Shop in Willesden Green - Tues - Sat
United Nude's Pop-up Shop & Exhibition at Selfridges in Oxford Street

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Events & Markets

The Shed Pop-up Theatre on the South Bank
* The 'Tunnel Of Love' Valentine's Week Pop-up Cinema in Vauxhall - Starts Thurs 13th
* Valentine's Events at The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe - Fri - Sun

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Pop-up 'Geek Cakes' Shop in Covent Garden - NOW FINISHED

As part of internet week, to celebrate 'the joy of Geek Cakes', and to raise money for research into pancreatic cancer, blogger Miss Cakehead is setting up a cake shop for one day only at The Hospital Club.  The main tag for the coverage is cakes inspired by Steve Jobs, but there will be others to enjoy too.

"All of the cakes will be ‘geek’ or ‘mac’ inspired with contributions from a range of bakers including Angry Bird cupcakes, cookies featuring portraits of Steve Jobs, Twitter inspired treats, cookie replicas of iPhones and their applications, ‘Mac’ shaped apple pies & even an 100% edible life sized creation of a Mac lap top."

When - Wednesday 9th November, 9.30am - 6pm

Where - The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9HQ

Map

Link 1 - Blog post

Link 2 - Article

Resident Evil Revelations' 'Blood' Swimming Pool near Hackney Wick

This event is literally (ok, figuratively) mind blowing:  To publicise the release of the game Resident Evil Revelations a 'blood' swimming pool is popping up for two days only.  Yes, you can swim in the blood, amidst floating debris.  There will also be zombie lifeguards (to keep you safe) and special merchandise.  Mind blown!

It's on the Saturday and Sunday of the late May bank holiday, and it's free, but there are only 100 tickets for each day, released at 9am on Monday 20th May.

This is a PR campaign from Miss Cakehead (www.misscakehead.com)

"Marking the release of Resident Evil Revelations - which sees a return to the survival horror roots of the series - Capcom are set to open a ‘blood’ filled swimming pool nestled in the shadow of the Olympic stadium, London, UK. In addition to its bloody appearance the swimming pool will offer floats in the form of human torsos, feature brains and intestines as lane markers, have Zombie lifeguards on duty and even offer a diving board in the form of a ‘freshly killed human corpse’.
Members of the public will be joined in the bloody red coloured water by terrifying sights like: floating eyeballs complete with tendrils and drifting blood clots. Whilst the dreaded swimming-pool-floating-plaster-situation we remember from our school days will be made even more disgusting with the use of bloody bandages. Zombie lifeguards will be on duty ensuring safety and enforcing a unique set of zombie pool rules. Zombie pool rules prohibit brain eating, bleeding or limb shedding in the pool. The public will need to collect any commemorative game merchandise they wish to keep from the bottom of the diseased pool, which will also be littered with bottles of both the T-Virus and Anti-Virus vials.
The Resident Evil Revelations blood swimming pool is set against the backdrop of abandoned cruise ship Queen Zenobia, where much of the action in Resident Evil Revelations takes place, with elements recreated in an East London canal side location. All the expected swimming pool facilities will be provided on site with a bloody twist, Capcom advising that those who are not a fan of blood splatter on their towels bring their own. Brain swimming pool caps will be provided to all those who wish to swim in the pool with blood splashed goggles also available for loan.
The 16ft by 32ft pool is over one metre deep and contains an estimated 55,000 gallons of water (it would have taken the blood of 11,327 individuals to fill the swimming pool with human blood). Found a short stroll from Hackney Wick Station the open air pool is located in Jupiter Wharf, open to the public for two days on the 25th & 26th May. The blood red water has been created using a secret mixture of non-staining colorants specifically developed for the installation. Creating a unique and terrifying experience to mark the start of the open-air swimming pool season in the UK, the pool is only open to children aged 16+ and those under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Anyone wishing to swim in the Resident Evil Revelations pool will need to gain their free ticket in advance by visiting: www.residentevil.eventbrite.com. Ticket sales go live on Monday 20th May at 0900, with only 100 tickets available for each day."

When - Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May

Where - Jupiter Wharf, Wyke Road, Hackney Wick, E3 2PL

Tickets - It's free, but only 100 tickets are available for each day.  Tickets will be available here from 9am on Monday 20th May.

Map

Link - Ticket page




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