Fire-obsessed culinary geniuses Acme Fire Cult have brought the heat to Dalston where they have set up sticks right next to (and in collaboration with) 40ft Brewery with their very first permanent location. Taking a leaf out of the very best BBQ techniques around and mixing in some interesting high-end flavours and ingredients, this is a really left-field experience.

‘Tis the season! And you know what that means? ALLLLLLL the amazing foods to eat to your heart’s (and stomach’s) content. No guilt trips, no salads, just indulgence to the max. You’ve got a free pass! So to celebrate we headed over to crowd favourite The Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch for their newly released xmas burger, inspired by the best xmas movie ever - yes, you guessed it, Die Hard!

It’s not often that theatre can leave us speechless but this year My Neighbour Totoro has achieved just that. We were left with a huge smile on our face and created some beautiful core memories.

Regent’s Park is one of London’s most gorgeous, tranquil and charming parks. Whether it’s full-blown sunshine summertime or a sparkling frosty winter’s day, this is a fantastic place for a long leisurely walk. And the perfect spot to pause for a rest stop along your way is the new Waterside Café, in prime place right by the boating lake.

London’s latest new-fangled design district has finally opened and we’ve been down there to check it out. Centred around the gorgeously decadent Battersea Power Station it’s not just the inside of this beautiful building that has been refurbished, but the entire surrounding area.

SAKE COLLECTIVE is a bar and retail space in Shoreditch that specialises in sake and specialised Japanese drinks. They have the biggest selection of sake in the UK with over 108 offerings form 32 different breweries, in addition to some amazing sonchus, whiskies and gins.

If you’re in the 97% of people that are completely obsessed with The Great British Bake-Off then we’ve got a treat for you. The Big London Bake (which is absotively posolutely nothing to do with GBBO 👀) puts you in the spotlight in the bakers’ tent against a crowd of competitors all vying for the crown of star baker.

One of the best food markets in London can be found in Bermondsey and goes by the name of Maltby Street Market. However this awesome market is not only a food mecca for every self-respecting Londoner, but also the kick-off point for one of our very favourite pub crawls, the Bermondsey Beer Mile.

Wanna tip on where to find the best place in London to answer your never-ending sugar carvings? Welcome to the Soho trendsetter Crumbs & Doillies. Everything here is sublime.

This blues-jamming bourbon-filled BBQ-tastic institution drags you into the party mood come rain or shine. It doesn’t matter what the weather is and it doesn’t matter what the day is. At The Blues Kitchen it’s allllll the same. And that means banging cocktails and the warm embrace of amazing BBQ food. Extra kudos to the staff who all seem to be the life of the party, you can’t help but want to join in. Plus once the live music starts the blues tunes will make you want to stick around all night long.

Secret Cinema are the pioneers of immersive film, putting on multiple experiences every year bringing your favourite movies to real life. Whether it be the futuristic Asian food markets of Blade Runner, the zombie Apocalypse of 28 Days Later, or the upside 80s world of Stranger Things, you won’t believe it until you live it.

2022 is the Year of Immersive Art - and nowhere does it much better than the Klimt Expo over on Brick Lane in Shoreditch. Bringing you a retrospective look at Gustav Klimt’s works, this exhibition will take you through his life, his art, and his impact on the modernist art scene.

Hands up who would happily eat pasta every day for the rest of their lives? Yep, thought so. There is something so heavenly about Italian cooking and we can’t get enough of it. Bancone brings the very pinnacle of this cuisine to us with dishes cooked to perfection and flavours that will have you dreaming about them all night long.

Sometimes the city becomes a bit too overwhelming and we crave getting back to nature, the outdoors, the fresh air on our faces. A short trip out of London gets you to Forty Hall Vineyard, a beautiful estate where flocks of geese wade through the waters, farm animals laze around their yards, and people can be seen meandering through the serene grounds.

Step right up ladies and gentlefolk to what is undoubtedly one of London’s most fun events of the year. Dopamine Land drops you into a world of childish glee and inspirational awe, all with a sprinkle of sensory overload.

You can find one of London’s best museums literally a stone’s throw from Oxford Street and most people wouldn’t even know it was there.

We’ve been to a fair few Italian restaurants in our time but we’ve never been blown away by every single different course in one sitting. The sharing plates, the pasta dishes, the desserts.

Cadet is the brand new wine bar kitchen from the brilliant mind of Tom Beattie, previously of P Franco fame.

Hold on, hold on, before you start shaking your head and saying things like isn’t-bingo-that-game-for-grandmas you need to understand that Hijingo is a completely different beast.

Every year one of the UK’s best music festivals descends upon Victoria Park in East London. You can find all kinds of music here - dance, techno, jazz, drum’n’bass, indie, hip hop, everything. Immerse yourself in the music as the speakers will be BANGING and everyone is feeling the vibes.