Taking Out Mumbai!

Bpb Freebie: Subscribers get one session of power yoga or body sculpting free with every ten! Call Shilpa at 9820053943.

Bpb Contest: U2 scrambled - 10 bpb subscribers get a FREE breakfast at Gostana on Oct 26 at 9 am, when the café will be showing the U2 concert live from LA. To get on the list, email guide@bpbweekend.com. First come, first serve!

Also, every week this October, bpb is giving away five FREE memberships to BagSutra.com, India’s first luxury handbag rental service. All you have to do to win access to a hot designer bag for a week is tell us about the sneakiest thing you’ve ever carried in your handbag. To win, send in your answers to guide@bpbweekend.com . See last week’s winning entries here.

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What: Chinese box lunch delivery, Zenzi Mills, Lower Parel, call 43455455, starts at Rs 275 including a soft drink; Don Giovanni reopens at Juhu Tara Road, near Prithvi Theatre, call 67426770.

Why: Our favourite foodsters at Zenzi will turn dabbawallas next week, delivering their delicious China boxes all over Lower Parel. Further North, Italian food father Don Giovanni returns to its original neighbourhood, armed with just-installed wood fire ovens and charcoal grills.

When: You want to chew on the new.

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What: Exotic liqueurs by the litre, Barwings Hospitality, call 9773133220, Rs 600 and up.

Why: Locked up in his lab, an internationally renowned bartender is mixing fruits, herbs, nuts, spices and cream into the most deliciously textured liqueurs. Starting next week, you can call him for coffee, cream and orange blends. Coming soon: cinnamon and hazelnut.

When: You want the cream of the drop.

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What: Overstatement Necklace by Cheny Wagma, email cwagma@gmail.com or visit chenywagma.blogspot.com, starts at Rs 1,400.

Why: Because this jewellery designer strings antique gold and silver chains together with crystals to create some of the fiercest, most eye-catching neck pieces we’ve seen in a long time. She customises as well.

When: You enjoy arty-chokes.

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What: Bridge lessons, call Arvind Vaidya at 9322305064, Rs 3,000 per person for 12 sessions.

Why: Round up a group of four or more, pick your partner, and call this national level player over – he’s guaranteed to get your house (of cards) in order. Novices welcome!

When: You don’t have a good partner, so need a good hand.

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What: Hand painted sneakers by Shubert, visit shubertshoes.blogspot.com or email order.shubert@gmail.com, price on request.

Why: From owls to electric poles, doe-eyed ladies to bare-branched trees, Shubert will customise sneakers with graphics best suited to your personality.

When: You want them to gawk when you walk.

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Event Round Up: The Great Wall of Mumbai at Tulsi Pipe Road on Oct 25; Massamba at Blue Frog on Oct 27; Mumbai Film Festival kicks off October 29 and The Elbo Room opens for lunch.