Sorry this is late. Yes, we are still figuring this out in issue two. Beehiiv locked us out for a security check (please move us to your primary inbox if you can), and then we went to Spain. Anyway, here's what's on.
Eat this week
Donald's. Cardiff's Donald's lands in Hackney Wick - first London shop, a weekend-only hole-in-the-wall at 455 Wick Lane, Sat and Sun 10-4. Mince beef and cheddar or butter chicken curry, specialty coffee.
Duda Diner. Malaysian plates from Nunhead land in The Pilgrm lounge from tomorrow, Thu–Sat evenings. Tempoyak oysters and a Sarawak smash burger. 25 London Street.
Island. Tom Brown and Brad Carter open upstairs at the George & Dragon tonight, Wed from 5pm (Mon–Tue closed). Day-boat seafood and rare-breed meat by the weight on the blackboard. 240 St John Street.
Nakimushi. Robin's Ramen and Urchin under one Notting Hill roof. Lobster ramen downstairs at Nakimushi, robata and shochu highballs up. 7 Kensington Mall.
Drink this week
JENKI. Freshly whisked matcha on Berwick Street. Walk-in at JENKI Soho, Mon–Fri from 8am, Sat from 9, Sun from 10. 100 Berwick Street.
Blue Note London. New York's jazz club lands on St Martin's Lane with programming from 24 Sep. Ticketed sets at Blue Note London, full kitchen and bar. 42–49 St Martin's Lane.
See and do
The Way of the Roadwytch. Libby Bove's folk-fiction garage witches fill Staffordshire St through 4 Oct. Free daily noon–6 in Peckham; no RSVP for the show. 49 Staffordshire Street.
LDN History / Roll Deep. Roll Deep, Swindle, Grandmixxer and Just Jane at Phonox on Friday the 18th. Brixton tickets on Skiddle; it tends to go.
Free this week
Knitting the Air. 132 east London knitters turned a year of air data into a 13-metre textile at the Nunnery. Free through 20 Sep, Tue–Sun 10–4. 181 Bow Road.
Turning the Tide. Catherine Yass projects Deaf and disabled young performers onto Blackfriars Bridge columns, tomorrow through Sunday. Free evenings 8–10.30pm; drop in from the bridge.
V&A Friday Late. Awakenings for London Design Festival, Friday the 18th, 6.30–10pm. Free, first-come at the V&A; one-in-one-out if full.
Favourite food of the week
Pumpkin and ricotta ravioli at One Club Row. We went for Maddy's birthday part II. 1 Club Row.
This day in London
16 September 1977. Marc Bolan killed in a crash on Queen's Ride, Barnes; the site is now his rock shrine.
Trivia
Tower Bridge's steel frame holds more than 13 million rivets.
Sport
Carabao Cup wraps tonight: Man Utd host Brighton, 8pm. Weekend London: Arsenal at Brighton, Spurs home to Aston Villa, Chelsea at Brentford, Saturday the 19th.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
That is your week. If one of these turns into a good night, reply and tell us about it. We read every one.
Maddy and Eric