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So it looks as though London's Miracle on Russell Street festive bar is going to have quite the competitor this Christmas. Entering the fray (in a cloud of red and white sequins no doubt) is the undisputed queen of the season herself, Mariah Carey.

In previous years the diva has been behind a series of pop-ups across America to both cement her association with the festive season and publicise her own cream liqueur brand, Black Irish Cream into the

Like many fans of Black Axe Mangal, or to use the correct title FKBAM, we were gutted when it closed last year. But the good news is that next weekend, chef Lee Tiernan will be back in his Highbury Corner restaurant for a fun two-day pop-up.

Tiernan has teamed up with Irish butter folk Kerrygold to open a weekend sandwich shop. The Kerrygold x Lee Tiernan, Kerrygold Cream Cheese Sandwich Shop will run for just two days, serving up three amazing-sounding sandwiches.

• Mushroom mapo, Scallion Kerrygold Cream Cheese, coriander and pickles on a Papos plain

If you've ever wondered which hue of Le Creuset cookware really reflects your personality, then a four-week pop-up coming up at Harrods aims to answer that question.

The French brand has taken over the Knightsbridge store's Linley Kitchen for an immersive experience designed to work out which of its colours you're naturally drawn to. Apparently they're employing some clever AI gadgetry that'll work out which way your gaze is drawn and how you react to Le Creuset's colours to determine the shade for you.

If you're wondering just why they're doing it, it's because the popup

Having only opened just over a year ago in Manchester and earlier this year in Liverpool, Tabitha's coffee has been building a big following. Now they're getting ready for a three-day pop-up at the 1 Hotel Mayfair. 

Run by Georgia Davis and Lucy Shaw (and named after their cat), they're particularly known for their iced matchas and coffees. Options include the whipped vanilla mascarpone, caramelised sticky banana, coconut strawberry matcha, and more. They put on regular specials and off-menu drinks too. For Autumn, they've added new iced coffee options like a salted

For one day only, a free noodle shop is popping up in Shoreditch. This one comes from supermarket brand Kitchen Joy. They make frozen noodles, and they'll be cooking those up for their one-day pop-up (the first time they've done one). On the menu will be:

• Crispy Chilli Oil Biang Biang Noodles
• Khao Soi Chicken Noodles
• Garlic & Soy Prawn Wonton Noodles
• Chicken Pho Noodles

It'll be a grab-and-go operation, and running from noon to 6pm on the day. So if you're looking for a very easy lunch, this is worth knowing

From special dinners to pop-ups and festivals, here are the food events and happenings in London right now.

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you news that the team behind Miracle were launching a new Halloween bar and noted that it was in a much bigger location than the usual Christmas pop-ups. We thought that it might also be the new location for Miracle this year, and that's exactly what's happened. 

If you're unaware of what was previously called Miracle at Henrietta, here's the TL;DR. It's a pop-up bar featuring more Christmas decorations than you've

For two weeks, national treasure and design legend Sir Paul Smith is taking part in an immersive project at Selfridges. And, as part of that, his team have recreated the designer's office inside the store's front windows on Oxford Street. There's a capsule collection of clothes that have been designed for the takeover, book signings and more planned.

But there's one activity in particular that caught our eye, which is the chance to take afternoon tea inside the office at Selfridges Corner Shop.

For just £15 you can book a traditional afternoon tea surrounded by the same

Shoreditch has been home to quite a few mad pop-ups, but we're rather liking the idea of this latest one which sees McDonald's opening a butcher's. 

Taking over a corner site on Shoreditch High Street, the pop-up is designed like a traditional butcher's, with the British and Irish beef that goes into a McDonald's burger all laid out. Apparently, the idea behind it is to showcase that the burgers at McDonald's really are just made of beef with a little added salt and pepper and nothing else. As part of the pop-up, you can book a free masterclass that will let you go behind the

Every year, a big festive pop-up Miracle at Henrietta, becomes one of the hottest tickets of the season. It sees a bar decked out in what can only be described as an explosion of Christmas decorations and a list of Christmas-themed drinks. It will definitely be back in some form this year, but the team aren't waiting around until November this time. Instead, they've decided to go all-out for Halloween too. 

That's how The Haunting on Russell Street has come about. They're

Hot Dinners rounds up some of the best food and restaurant pop-ups and events around town at the moment.

Already a company known for coming up with great marketing ploys (the lickable wrapping paper was a great example of that), KFC are gearing up for their next stunt. And it's one we entirely approve of - they're opening a KFC wine bar. 

For one weekend, they're teaming up with La Vieille Ferme, better known to most as the Chicken Wine, to launch Coq au Vin, a three-day wine and fried chicken pop-up in Shoreditch. At the pop-up, they'll have popcorn chicken, hot wings

She's the TikTok creator who went viral for her pickles, but now Maddi Neye-Swift is pivoting into a career as a food producer. And the person behind the CripandDip account, with more than 600k followers is gearing up to give Londoners their first taste of her new dips.

Messy Dips is launching with an initial range of three flavours that will be sold at a pop-up in King's Cross next weekend. Those flavours are:

• The Dirty Martini - cornichons, capers, olives, guindilla peppers, jalapeños, and a layer of tapenade layered on top.
• Layered Vodka Marinara: A

Tamila, the curry house spin-off from The Tamil Prince, has been doing great business at its three restaurants so far. But now they're trying something a little different and coming to London Fields to do so. 

They're launching a grab-and-go roti wrap pop-up that - for the moment anyway - is just running for two days. Executive Chef Prince Durairaj has created the wraps, and there will be three available:

• Chicken Thigh Roti Wrap - grilled chicken thigh in a coriander and mint marinade topped with fresh salad, coriander, tangy tamarind masala mix and onion

If you want your dinner to be more immersive and have a proper soundtrack, then it looks like Ministry of Sound have just the thing for you with Last Orders. For just two nights, the nightclub's dancefloor is being cleared for a special feast to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

They've brought in chef Brad Carter (Island), who's behind the five-course feast and who is teaming up with DJ Ralph Lawson, who's going to be providing the soundtrack for the night, which progresses through three decades of house music. 

The food takes its inspiration from the cities and