A basket full of groceries tempts the book-loving Londoner this week, so let's cut to the chase: Monday: Lots going on this evening. Tickets are still available for a heavyweight foreign affairs chinwag at the Southbank Centre. Longtime Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk, award-winning reporter Christina Lamb and novelist (and occasional Martin Amis basher) Ronan Bennett discuss contemporary reportage and non-fiction at the opening event of the Centre's Writing From The Frontline series. Tickets......

Food and wine. Together? What a concept! Who knew? Apparently, the peeps at the Frontline Club are well aware of this winning combo and will go so far as to conduct a food and wine matching event with their head chef John Taylor and wine author Malcolm Gluck. Taylor’s food: sourced from local, indie producers. Gluck’s vino: picked from the Frontine’s wine list (created by Gluck) to complement to each of Taylor’s courses. Both......