With everything from the exhibition launch of the week to the coolest new clubbing concept, ELLE's cultural round-up returns.
Words by Nusa Bartol-Bibb
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<p><strong>FILM: Ilo Ilo</strong></p><p><em>Ilo Ilo</em> is the feature length debut from acclaimed short film director, Anthony Chen. Set in his native Singapore but taking for its title the name of a Philippine province, <em>Ilo Ilo</em> is as much a study in the interplay of two different ways of life as it is a quietly moving domestic drama.</p><p>Having been awarded the prestigious Camera d’Or award at the 2013 Cannes Film festival, it’s the film buff’s choice for bank holiday cinema.</p><p><a href="http://www.iloilomovie.com">iloilomovie.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>NIGHTLIFE: Soundcrash Roof Garden Party Series</strong></p><p>Now that <em>everyone</em>’s gone underground, the coolest kids on the London club scene are partying from the rooftops.</p><p>And the capital’s nightlife hits new heights this Saturday as Soundcrash takes over Rockwell House Roof Garden for the first event of this year’s <em>Roof Garden Party Series</em>.</p><p>Get down there for the 2pm start and you can enjoy hours of panoramic city views as you throw some moves to an eclectic range of beats.</p><p>10-14 Hewitt Street, EC2A 3NN, 020 7193 1784</p><p><a href="http://soundcrashmusic.com/soundcrash-roof-garden-party-1/">soundcrashmusic.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>FOOD: Bonnie Gull Seafood Cafe</strong></p><p>Stuck in the city for the bank holiday weekend but dreaming of the coast? Satisfy your cravings at the new Bonnie Gull Seafood Café in Clerkenwell.</p><p>The place to go for a Mr Whippy and a quirky newspaper plate, it’s the second venture from restaurateurs Alex Hunter and Danny Clancy; the duo behind the highly successful Fitzrovia Bonnie Gull.</p><p>With its informal, nostalgic feel, the Bonnie Gull Seafood Café is the ideal venue for a casual lunch date.</p><p><em>55-57 Exmouth Market EC1R 4QL, 020 3122 0047</em></p><p><a href="http://www.bonniegull.com">bonniegull.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>FILM: Edible Cinema Presents Romeo+Juliet at BAFTA</strong></p><p>Surely it’s impossible to make a Baz Luhrmann any more delectable? Well, this weekend Soho House will be proving to Luhrmann lovers that impossible is nothing with <em>Edible Cinema presents Romeo+Juliet</em>. At their first production at the iconic BAFTA building, the <em>Edible Cinema</em> team, committed to providing a multi-sensory film experience, will be supplying filmgoers with a tray of numbered mystery boxes to be opened at key moments in the film. <em> </em></p><p><em>Sat 3 15:00, 19:00</em></p><p><em> Sun 4 15:00, 19:00</em></p><p><em>195 Piccadilly, W1J 9LN, </em><em>020 7734 0022</em></p><p><a href="http://ediblecinema.co.uk">ediblecinema.co.uk </a></p>
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<p><strong>EXHIBITION: Pick Me up Graphic Arts Festival</strong></p><p>The next London Fashion Week may be months away but Somerset House is still very much alive and kicking. This week the symbolic home of British Fashion plays host to graphic design festival, <em>Pick Me Up</em>. </p><p>Full of interactive events and described by its organizers as ‘the antithesis of a traditional art fair’, it promises good, quirky fun. Why not take advantage of Friday’s later opening hours to kick start the weekend with a bit of (pop) culture?</p><p><a href="https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/pick-me-up-2014">somersethouse.org.uk</a></p>
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<p><strong>FASHION: Jean Paul Gaultier: Be My Guest</strong></p><p>One of the <em>Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier</em> events, Be My Guest exhibits for the first time the avant-garde designer’s graphic design portfolio. This satellite exhibition, hosted by London College of Fashion, puts on show everything from Gaultier’s best-known advertising campaigns to the perfectly unique designs he produced for show invitations. A must-see for all admirers of Gaultier’s zany brilliance.</p><p><em>Until 31 May</em></p><p><em>Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, W1G 0BJ, 020 7514 7400</em></p><p><em><a href="http://www.fashionspacegallery.com/">fashionspacegallery.com</a>barbican.org.uk</em></p>
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<p><strong>FOOD: Urban Food Fest </strong></p><p>A Shoreditch market founded by a City Lawyer, Jessica Tucker’s brainchild Urban Food Fest was always going to be hi-low to its achingly cool core.</p><p>Guests sup on gourmet food from a choice of cuisines and sip specialist cocktails but the trucks and stalls from which they are served make for a down-to-earth dining experience.</p><p>A light seasoning of live entertainment cements Urban Food Fest as an unmissable element of any foodie’s summer<strong>.</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.urbanfoodfest.com">urbanfoodfest.com</a></p>
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