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Happy New Year! We hope you had a fabulous, champagne-filled Christmas and to help you beat those dreaded January blues, we have news of a forthcoming party at the newly re-launched Boujis as well as a glamorous dinner at Gaucho plus lots more...

Innerplace members’ party, Thursday 14th January at Boujis, SW7

It’s January. The festive parties are over, you've eaten your own bodyweight in mince pies and you're back at work. No wonder it's officially the most depressing month of the year.

However, we can think of some reasons to be cheerful: a.) No more turkey sandwiches; b.) A brand new holiday allowance so you can start planning your next escape; and c.) our start of year members’ party at the recently refurbished Boujis!

We thought we’d give you a couple of weeks to recover so it’s taking place next Thursday, 14th January at the iconic South Ken hotspot. The club underwent a refurb just before Christmas and now has banquette leather table seating plus a new state of the art sound and lighting system. As well as being able to check out the new club you’ll also have the perfect excuse to ditch your detox as there will be complimentary passion fruit martinis and beers between 8-10pm. A DJ will play well into the small hours so it should be a great way to get you in party mode again!  It will be free entry for members and guests before 10.30pm.

Please send your lists into us at info@innerplace.co.uk – well dressed, mixed groups only for this one please. We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

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Gaucho Canary Wharf has joined forces with Sunseeker for the London International Boat Show this month to create an evening called ‘Boats and Beef’! Boasting a superb riverside location, the restaurant enjoys amazing river views. The evening will start with a champagne reception at Sunseeker’s stand at Excel, followed by a viewing of their debuting boats, including a special champagne gold limited edition 108 Predator, which would set you back a cool £7 million.

You will then be whisked off in a convoy of Land Rovers and Porsches to Gaucho Canary Wharf to enjoy a specially created four course menu, which includes marinated Equadorian tiger prawns, rib eye steak and Dulche de Leche cheesecake. An accompanying wine will be served with each course.

Tickets are £85 each but Innerplace members can get their hands on them for £75 each. For more info or to book, email info@innerplace.co.uk

Bring your own wine at Texture, W1

During the month of January, Texture in Mayfair is offering guests the opportunity to bring their own wine for free!  Running until the end of the month, the offer is limited to one bottle per table free of charge. After this a £25 corkage fee will apply.

Texture won The Independent’s New Restaurant of the Year award a couple of years back. Icelandic head chef and co-owner Agnar Sverrisson continues to wow guests with his classy menu, which currently features Icelandic langoustines or English veal with pickled cherries. If you want to order from the wine list, you’ll be in good hands - Co-owner Xavier Roussett is a Master Sommelier and oversees the excellent wine and champagne list. Don’t forget that Innerplace members receive a complimentary glass of champagne per dining guest at Texture, even with this offer.

For more info or to book, please contact us on info@innerplace.co.uk

Modern Pantry’s Wine Dinner on Wednesday 13th January

On a similar theme, The Modern Pantry will be celebrating the New Year in style by hosting its first wine dinner of the year on Wednesday 13th January. Brian Bicknell, owner and winemaker at Mahi Wines, will be coming all the way from New Zealand to showcase his excellent wines, and Anna Hansen, one of London's best-regarded female chefs, will be cooking a delicious 3 course dinner with canapés to compliment them.

Tickets are £50 per person including the full dinner, canapés and all the matched wines however Innerplace members will receive 10% off.

Please contact us at info@innerplace.co.uk for more information or to book. Please note tickets are subject to availability and are on a first come first serve basis.

London news & launches

Sketch pop-up at the Royal Academy
Sketch is running a pop up café in the Royal Academy, alongside GSKContemporary: Earth, the new exhibition showing until the end of January. Complementing the exhibition's themes and with a focus on climate change and the environment, Sketch has created a quirky, eco friendly interior, designed by artistic director Mark Lawson Bell. Dishes and drinks have been created by Michelin starred chef Pierre Gagnaire. Pommery has also created an exclusive, limited production of Champagne POP Earth, made from grapes from sustainable viticulture.

Plateau pop-up Club Room
Residing on the fourth floor of Canary Wharf’s Plateau restaurant sits a perfect winter hideaway in the form of a pop-up club lounge. Open until 29 January 2010 and complete with a faux fireplace, sofas & tartan rugs to snuggle under, this makes for a cosy winter treat. With great cocktails, board games and fabulous views of canary wharf it is well worth a visit.

New Italian for Charlotte Street
Just in case you get bored of macrobiotics and fancy loading up on some carbs, Mennula is a newly launched Italian restaurant in Charlotte Street. Chef patron Santino Busciglio and his business partner Joe Martorana are both from the Provence of Agrigento in Sicily. The restaurant offers imaginative, Sicilian-inspired dishes such wild boar ravioli with white truffle butter, seared tuna with sweet and sour red onions, and for dessert, traditional Sicilian cannoli filled with sweet ewe’s ricotta.