TNT's pick of the best London Restaurant Festival events

Tapas Tour: Pix

Another stop on the Tapas Tour, Pix serves dishes inspired by San Sebastian’s pintxos. Basque Country delicacies come on a skewer, in a shot glass or piled on bread.

Oct 6-14, Mon-Thu 12-11.30pm; Fri-Sat 12-12; Sun 12-10pm, £49
16 Bateman St, W1D 3AH
Tube | Tottenham Court Rd, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus
pix-bar.com

Kitchen Influentials: Philip Howard and Mark Kempson

Chefs team with their protégés and friends for a series of deluxe Sunday lunch events, including double Michelin-starred maestros Howard and Kempson.

Oct 7, 12.30pm, £85
11-13 Abingdon Road,
W8 6AH
Tube | High Street Kensington
kitchenw8.com

The Big Debate

”The more we look, the less we cook: too many TV chefs are spoiling a domestic craft.” So says the motion that will be the subject of this heated debate.

Jonathan Meades and Matthew Fort will support the premise, arguing that we’re lazy sods who sit and watch others cook feasts on TV as we chow down on ready meals.

Grace Dent and Oliver Peyton, meanwhile, claim that our culinary skills are enriched by a diet of TV cookery programmes. Booze and snacks will be on hand as the matter is decided.

Oct 8, 7pm, £50
Tabernacle, 35 Powis Square, W11 2AY
Tube | Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park
londonrestaurantfestival.com

Gourmet Odyssey (classic): Hix

The London Restaurant Festival is bundling diners onto a Routemaster bus for a series of gourmet odysseys: this one includes a journey through the city’s classic eateries.

Elegant and British will be the order of the day, with a course each at Hix at the Albemarle in Browne’s Hotel, Wiltons, and L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon.

Oct 6, 11.45am, £105
33 Albemarle Street, W1S 4BP
Tube | Green Park, Piccadilly Circus
thealbemarlerestaurant.com

Gourmet Odyssey (new): Brasserie Zedel

This tour in the gourmet odyssey series (see above) takes in hot newcomers including Brasserie Zedel, Novikov
and Banca.

Oct 13, 11.45am
20 Sherwood Street, W1F 7ED
Tube | Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Sq
brasseriezedel.com

Ceviche

Ceviche, one of London’s only Peruvian eateries, is doing a two-course lunch for a tenner. Menu choices range from Amazonian to Afro-Peruvian in style.

Oct 1-15, Mon-Thu 12-3pm;
Fri-Sun 12-5pm, £10
17 Frith Street, W1D 4RG
Tube | Tottenham Court Road
cevicheuk.com