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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-restaurant-refresher">Restaurant refresher</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/ORIOLE_RIO-VERDE_CREDIT_-DAVID-ROBSON-min-optimised-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="Oriole London " class="wp-image-3974" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/ORIOLE_RIO-VERDE_CREDIT_-DAVID-ROBSON-min-optimised-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/ORIOLE_RIO-VERDE_CREDIT_-DAVID-ROBSON-min-optimised-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/ORIOLE_RIO-VERDE_CREDIT_-DAVID-ROBSON-min-optimised-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/ORIOLE_RIO-VERDE_CREDIT_-DAVID-ROBSON-min-optimised-1.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image @ David Robson </figcaption></figure>



Sound the klaxon, <a href="https://www.oriolebar.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oriole</a> is back! One of Muddy&#8217;s favourite bars with bites closed its doors back in 2022, but we&#8217;re happy to reveal it&#8217;s found a new home in St Martin&#8217;s Courtyard in Covent Garden. This time round there&#8217;s a ground floor Bamboo Bar, downstairs restaurant and plush basement speakeasy, where you&#8217;ll find Muddy sipping an Aomori (gin, quince rakia and fuji apple) at its official opening on 28 Aug. 



More restaurants cutting ribbons at new locations include <a href="https://www.bleecker.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bleecker</a><a href="https://www.bleecker.co.uk/"> Burger</a>, which recently opened its latest outpost in London Bridge, and <a href="https://www.sundayinbk.co.uk/restaurant-marylebone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sunday in Brooklyn</a> which has set up stall in Marylebone. If you&#8217;re a fan of the original relaxed eaterie serving American classics in Notting Hill (Muddy&#8217;s partial to the hazelnut maple praline brown butter pancakes), then you&#8217;re going to want to visit for a long, lazy brunch pronto. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="640" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-4-1-1024x640.jpeg" alt="Slushies at Pastaio " class="wp-image-3988" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-4-1-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-4-1-300x188.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-4-1-768x480.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-4-1.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">@ Pastaio</figcaption></figure>



Everyone&#8217;s favourite pasta restaurant <a href="https://www.pastaio.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pastaio</a> ends it special summer collab with four of Rome&#8217;s best bars this week, meaning you have just seven days left to slurp limited edition guava margarita slushies while tucking into your spaghetti, courtesy of La Punta Expendio de Agave, one of Italy’s most renowned tequila and mezcal bars. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-5-3-1024x683.jpeg" alt="Cut at 45 Park Lane " class="wp-image-3990" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-5-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-5-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-5-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-5-3.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">CUT at 45 Park Lane </figcaption></figure>



Moving on to <a href="https://www.mignonettebistro.com/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mignonette</a>, a new French-inspired bistro in Richmond under head chef John McClements (previously Ma Cuisine), opening its doors on 5 Sept. Finally, you won&#8217;t want to miss the wagyu wellington of your life when renowned pie chef Calum Franklin takes over <a href="https://www.dorchestercollection.com/london/45-park-lane/dining/cut-at-45-park-lane" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CUT @ 45 Park Lane</a> in the Dorchester hotel for five nights only (17-21 Sept). 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nyx-mayfair">NYX Mayfair</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n.jpg" alt="Table at NYX Mayfair" class="wp-image-3967" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/434174092_385385247762061_5760781575467179298_n-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Instagram @nyx__ldn</figcaption></figure>



Launched this summer, <a href="https://gaia-restaurants.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NYX</a> is the latest addition to Mayfair&#8217;s already bouncing nightlife. Styled after a &#8216;European speakeasy&#8217; and named after the Greek goddess of the night, the only way in is through a hidden door inside a giftshop (great start) and the dimly lit scene inside is definitely giving sexy prohibition vibes. The fifth NYX to open globally &#8211; its older siblings include beach locations in Monaco and Doha &#8211; DJs start at midnight and play until late and we&#8217;ve already spotted a few A-list revellers (Naomi Campbell &amp; Edward Enninful FYI). Are you in?



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kensington-roof-gardens-is-back-sort-of">Kensington Roof Gardens is back (sort of!)</h2>



Celebs like Madonna, Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana used to live it up at this legendary High Street Ken sky high night spot until it closed doors in 2018. Now it&#8217;s back, but only if you have £2000 a year to spare (or just under £500 if you&#8217;re under 32). Revamped and reopened as a hush hush members&#8217; club called <a href="https://www.theroofgardens.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Roof Gardens</a>, Muddy paid a visit recently and can reveal it&#8217;s every bit as glamorous as it was in its hey-day, including an ACRE of lush private garden. Now all we need to do it find a spare £2000. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-art-and-the-artist-derek-ogbourne-at-willesden-gallery">The art and the artist: Derek Ogbourne at Willesden Gallery</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n.jpg" alt="Derek Ogbourne painting " class="wp-image-3966" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/451580389_1201140507707838_4172228053197587546_n-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Instagram @derekogbourne</figcaption></figure>



Next up, an artistic collab that we&#8217;ve got eyes on. Bucks-born artist Derek Ogbourne&#8217;s career spans five decades and his work has been exhibited across the UK and abroad, from Japan to UAE and all over Europe. This September, his newest pieces will be on display beside those of multi-award-winning Swedish artist Ann-Caroline Brieg at the <a href="https://www.artrabbit.com/events/new-works-willesden-gallery" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Willesden Gallery</a> (3-14 Sept). The pair, at one time tutor and student, work in quite different ways, but common themes run throughout and their respective works pair like wine and cheese. Speaking of wine and cheese &#8211; nothing brings art to life like meeting the makers, and on 4 Sept there&#8217;s a Private View at the gallery where you can get down to the nitty gritty with the creators themselves over a glass of bubbly. It&#8217;s free for Muddy readers, just email Derek at <a href="http://derekogbourne@btinternet.com/">derekogbourne@btinternet.com</a>, state your name and your Muddy credentials, and you&#8217;re on the list.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pull-an-all-nighter-at-the-natural-history-museum">Pull an all-nighter (at the Natural History Museum)</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-10-1024x683.jpeg" alt="Natural History Museum Hintze Hall " class="wp-image-3973" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-10-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-10-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-10-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/london/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/08/Unknown-10.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



Pack your pjs and sleeping bag because the NHM is opening its doors for a rare adult-only <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dino-snores-for-grown-ups.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dino Snores for Adults</a> sleepover in the iconic Hintze Hall&nbsp;next month (6 Sept, £220pp, members £196). As well as giving you free access to galleries after dark, the opportunity to bring A Night At the Museum to life also includes a science show, stand-up comedy, late-night movie marathon, bar, three-course meal and free drink on arrival. Could it get any better? Yes, because you get a cooked breakfast and comp yoga class before leaving by 10am. Roarsome.

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