FOOD & BOOZE NEWS
FILM NIGHT AT CINNAMON CLUB
Westminster’s favourite Indian restaurant will be hosting cinema nights on Mondays, with a touch more class than a regular night at the movies. Trade popcorn for spiced lotus puffs, flat Coke for Indian inspired cocktails, and nachos for the likes of bangras sausage and mash, tandoori paneer and chicken wings with chillies (from £4 a pop) as you recline in front of movies including East Is East and My Beautiful Laundrette. To check schedule and to book, go to www.cinnamonclub.com or call 020 7222 2555.
RED FORT REOPENS
After being damaged in a fire last year, classic Soho Asian restaurant reopens on Wednesday, offering diners 50 per cent off food throughout its first week back in action. Food includes Mughal delights such as ostrich fillet with cumin, lobster with saffron, and basmati rice with Welsh lamb. Opens tomorrow, 50 per cent offer runs until 10 Feb. To book or for more info, go to www.redfort.co.uk or call 020 7437 2115.
SUNDAY BRUNCH AT VINERIA
This new St John’s Wood Italian, with a 150-strong Italian wine list, is launching Sunday brunch this week, with Venetian-inspired dishes such as scrambled eggs on toast with black truffles and crepes with taleggio. www.vineriarestaurant.
com, 020 7328 5014.