March oftentimes feels like an extension of February in this city. The forecast is continuing to show grey skies yet the cherry tree blossoms and daffodils growing by my garden painfully tease me of what’s to come. One sunny day and out come the Aperol’s. Spring cannot come any sooner.
A month of events
If you take out the copious number of days this month is dedicated to an array of random celebrations (i.e International Day of the Seal), March is stacked with plenty of social calendar staples. International Women’s Day, last weekend, was host to a series of celebrations including at Annabel’s and an all-female line-up of feasts from chefs across the world coming to Marylebone’s Cavita.
The Six Nations Rugby Championships are underway, with England trailing fifth place. Super Saturday (14 March) concludes the championships with a France vs England clash at Stade de France. Showings will be held across the city’s pubs including The Cadogan Arms and The Audley.
Mother’s Day (15 March), Spring Equinox (20 March) and the start of British Summer Time (29 March) all mark the turn of spring and are best celebrated with family dives into finger sandwiches, glasses of champagne and tea. The Goring, widely considered to be the favourite hotel for the Princess of Wales, is an excellent choice for an elegant afternoon tea hosted in their veranda. Serving chilled glasses of Bollinger and manicured garden views that feel like an escape from the metropolis.
Japanese-inspired karaoke
Moyagi started in Stockholm in 2020 before landing in London — a Japanese-themed karaoke concept with a pan-Asian menu (katsu sando, chicken karaage, miso fries) and a basement of private rooms designed to absorb an entire evening. It features an orange-lit bar upstairs as the warm up; whilst the red-lit rooms downstairs is where the singing is safe to get off-key.
Exhibitions to see
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art | V&A South Kensington
The V&A's first UK Schiaparelli retrospective spans a century of surrealist couture — the iconic Skeleton and Tears dresses, Dalí collaborations, and Daniel Roseberry's modern revival.
David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting | Serpentine North Gallery | Opening 12 March
Hockney's first Serpentine show brings his monumental 90-metre A Year in Normandie frieze — iPad paintings of changing Norman seasons, Bayeux Tapestry-inspired.