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bEIJING

What: bpb’s Turning Tables with Chef Peter Ho from The Great Wall,  Leela Kempinski Hotel, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for your spot, Rs 1,000 this month, BYOB.
Why: Noodle your way into bpb’s fun underground kitchen where The Great Wall’s head chef will cook Chinese treats at a subscriber’s home, wine will flow and 20 strangers will pig out over interesting conversation. Wah Jong!
When: November 16 at 8.30 pm – China’s one person policy strictly enforced here, so please attend alone.

pAGING

What: Bombay Underground, garage no 5, Luisa Apartments, next to Domino’s, St. John Baptist Road, Bandra (W), call 9821209085 / 91 9833452170 or view the Facebook page here, start at Rs 50.
Why: Where did all the novels go after Fort’s pavement sellers were wiped out? Into Bombay Underground, part book store, part lending library and part event space, newly started up in a grungy garage. Add in rock concert DVDs and cassettes, coffee table books, and rare international newspapers and mags from the personal collections of founder artists.
When: You’re looking for a CD joint. Open daily from 11 am to 8.30 pm.

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What: French Bibliothèque, B-24 /1-6, Adarsh Society, Sector 8, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, call 9867369397 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , membership free.
Why: Set up a secret rendezvous at this home-run library that stocks only French language novels and comics. Perfect for a sexy night in, when you and your book want to get Sarkozy under the covers.
When: You want a bookmark de Triomphe.    

bLOUSON

What: Silk and jersey inside-out jacket by Obataimu, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.obataimu.com to order, also available at Bombay Electric, Colaba, Rs 9,936.
Why: Electric blue and cloud-soft or a casual aubergine jersey, this reversible jacket is the wardrobe equivalent of a Murakami novel: romantic, shape-shifting and perfect to sink into on a lightly chilly evening. Also available in black, custard and magenta.
When: You want to coat unquote.

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What: Tissue flower lights by Varsha Arya, call 9619011006, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or place your order on www.varshaarya.com, Rs 950 for a string including courier charges.
Why: Varsha’s hand crafted fairy lights should be that string you do this holiday season. Wind them around a four poster bed or catch their romance in an antique cage and never let it go.
When: You want to be fire fly.

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Event Round-up: Asian Film Festival from October 29 to November 4, call 24137791; Tedx Gateway at ITC Grand Central on October 30 from 9 am to 6 pm; and Halloween at Tote on the Turf with DJ Nikhil Chinappa on October 30.