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Resto 51 Bonne Route, Harringay

The offer is an excellent variety of wine by the glass (and bottle) with sliced raw meat/cheese/olives/bread.

Resto 45 Bubala, Soho

We took coffee down the road at Flat White, which since I was last there in the 2010s appears to discovered that Billy Idol is C-O-O-L. Sorry kids, I was there and he was C-R-A-P. Thankfully their coffee remains superb.

Resto 41 Ciao Bella, Bloomsbury

It's a cliché but CB really is the epitome of the trad trattoria in central London, a breed that is not disappearing as much as you might think. But being in Bloomsbury it was about 20 quid more that it might have been, say, on Green Lanes. Even so, I didn't begrudge it the extra; Lamb's Conduit Street can be maddening in its Monocality but CB is keeping it real. Even if the customers aren't.

Resto 40 Folk House Zakopane, Turnpike Lane

Amazing value for what we'd had food-wise but also given the attentive service and friendly atmosphere. It's almost worth making a diversion for.

New show! Halloween double bill

It's autumn so it must be show time! This time around we're putting on a double bill by Simon A. Brown of one original play and one Edwardian classic.

Bothy is a modern chiller set in a remote Scottish bothy. Who is that banging on the door in the middle of the night? And why do they have half a bottle of whisky but no walking boots?

The Monkey's Paw is W. W. Jacobs classic telling of a careful what you wish for fable. Previously adapted by The Simpsons Simon has put his own spin on a horrific tale of magic and unintended consequences.

Show week is 30th October to 2nd November and you can get your tickets here.