HUNGER’s MVP of the week

Welcome to HUNGER’s Most Valuable Player, the place to find the best things to buy, watch, do, or listen to each week. Forget about the hype, we want to separate what’s hot, what’s not, and what needs to be on your radar…

First up on this week’s MVP, everyone’s favourite champers has officially declared it Moët O’Clock! From this Friday the 7th of July, Moët & Chandon Champagne are marking the 1-year founding anniversary of their Champagne Bar in Harrods, Knightsbridge. Every day this week at exactly 17.43pm, guests will get to experience a celebratory magnum of Moët & Chandon Impérial being poured over a tower of glasses, with one reserved especially for you at the end. In this delicate Parisian-esque affair, the celebration will see bespoke window illustration by artist Clym Evernden with added images drawn on the Summer menu. The food pairings have been specially curated with Moët cuvées and cocktails, boasting oysters with pink grapefruit and white balsamic dressing, watermelon maki, and an assortment of sweet bites. To get your bubbly fix, head to Harrods from the 7th of July until the 14th, with more information on the celebrations here.

In exciting news for the luxury brand Canada Goose, the cult-coat faves are launching their first-ever sneaker collection with the multi-seasonal pair of Glacier Trail Sneakers. Known for their heritage of functionality, performance, and style, the sneakers follow on with two silhouettes available in high-top and low for men and women, delivering an innovative, waterproof, and breathable design. The premise shows the wearer venturing through snow, rain, and sun, ready to take on the city and the wilderness with performance and protection-ensured footwear. They feature a leather protective wrap and durable rubber sole for optimum grip on terrain, in a slim design that crafts suede in colourways of black, tan, and white, as well as seasonal offerings of Sundial Orange and Ozone Blue. If you fancy yourself a modern explorer, you can snatch yourself a pair of Canada Goose’s latest sneakers online, with pairs available across retail stores from the 18th of July.

Itching to get on that tennis court? Caught a case of Wimbledon fever? Well, responsibly-made athletic wear company TALA has the perfect collection for you, sporting a range of uber-cool tennis-inspired styles in their best-selling DayFlex and Club Sweats collection. The collection features the likes of the preppy Court Volley Sweatshirt to help you channel your inner oversized Princess Di and her cycle shorts ‘fit, as well as their oversized jersey shorts for that on and off-court chill vibe. Their DayFlex Sports Bras are back this time with thinner straps and clean-cut white necklines, and the standout DayFlex Tennis Dress boasts a racer back, attached skort, and a hidden pocket underneath to keep your belongings handy. The brand is known and loved as a female-led activewear label that strives to make conscious and inclusive garments at an affordable price point. So if you are fancying heading on the court inspired by the strawberries and cream extravaganza, you can now shop the ‘Court’ collection here

WriterElla Chadwick