The mighty St John is set to become the first ever restaurant to be in residence at the fabulous Fortnum & Mason. From February 2 to 22, the 317-year-old department store on Piccadilly will give over its in-house Field restaurant space to St John while its actual St John restaurant in Smithfield is closed and refitted. The wooden chairs and tables from the original restaurant will be taken to Fortnum & Mason, and the whitewashed walls and coat pegs of the dining room will be recreated, alongside a steel-clad bar for wines, beers and St John’s famously potent Negronis. Head Chef Steve Darou will be cooking up the plates.
It might seem like only yesterday when you woke up with a furry tongue and a pounding headache on New Year’s Day, but February has already rolled around and it’s a bumper month in 2024 thanks to the Leap Year. So there’s plenty of time to fit in all the spoils of the month including Valentine’s Day, Fashion Week, the Lunar New Year and LGBTQ+ History Month.
There are also exhibition openings, new art shows and some big-name stage productions as London begins to wake up from its post-Christmas malaise. Plus, there’s a plethora of other great things to do, from February half-term fun to eye-popping orchids at Kew, a film festival for young cinephiles at the BFI, a massive, eclectic gig series at the Roundhouse and the last few weeks of London’s revamped festival of mime and physical theatre.
We reckon you should seize your chance to have some fun this February, with our guide to the best things happening in London in February 2024.
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