Spring is in the air and the longer, brighter days mean we all feel like spending more time outdoors.  If the barbecue is not already out of the garage or shed, bank holiday weekend is a great time to get it set up ready to go.

With three upcoming  long weekends and coinciding with the arrival of spring, Angelus, the award-winning French restaurant in Hyde Park, has launched its new brunch menu this week.

On Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th May, at the Millbank Media Centre in London’s Westminster, restaurateur and chef Martin Morales, founder of Ceviche and Andina restaurants, and award-winning Peruvian children’s charity Amantani will present Meet My World Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a multimedia exhibition showcasing the work of the charity through a series of 12 short films, written and presented by some of the children supported by the charity in rural communities in the Andes of Peru. 

The Winston Walker cocktail is blend of Johnnie Walker Red and soda water, together with British beer and a touch of Marmalade.

With a loyal following for their Soho Branch, Georgina and Quintin will launch their 70-seat cafe and artisan bakery inEast London on 3 April 2014.

Busaba Eathai are collaborating with Fairground to create a Thai New Year Songkran Festival in the heart of London’s East End on Sunday 13th April 2014.

La Maison Maille launches Gourmet Concierge, an exclusive dinner party design service with Michelin-Starred Galvin at Windows’ Fred Sirieix. 

Two Michelin starred restaurant Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Northern Spain, will celebrate the launch of the new 2014 season by running a competition that will give six winners and their guests the opportunity to be the very first to try the new menu.

From 7th April to 19th May Sake no Hana, the Japanese restaurant by the Hakkasan Group, will be celebrating the arrival of Spring and Japanese cherry blossom season with the launch of “Sakura at Sake no Hana”, a pop-up cherry blossom secret garden.

 Swanky Mayfair institution, Quaglino’s, is celebrating 21 years in the biz this year and to mark the occasion they’ve transformed their upstairs bar into a Rainbow Bellini Bar, serving up 21 varieties of the Italian classic.