Cocktails and Parcels of Heaven at the court of the Courtesan, Brixton

Many years ago there was a nascent cocktail scene in Brixton, south London.  One of my ill-advised favourites was ‘riot in glass’, think tequila sunrise with added fire, followed years later by Sunday nights spent at Dogstar, the punters helping load up the tables to clear the floor for eclectic dancing. Since then, bustling Brixton […]

Grand Marnier Rooftop Pop Up Bubble Bars

Grand Marnier create pop up Rooftop Bubble Bars at the Brixton Clubhouse and Britannia, Hackney. The bars offer a setting for sipping on a new range of sunset cocktails. Guests at the Bubble Bar will also be entertained by world-record breaking and London 2012 Olympic opening bubbleologist Samsam who will perform  the  world’s first live bubble exhibition. For just over one month […]

Bruno Mars

It’s a dreary Monday night and there’s an invitation to see the freshly painted Green Room backstage at the O2 Academy Brixton  and, oh, a gig by Bruno Mars. Hmm Bruno Mars, you mean the guy that blew the X-Factor results show out of the water with his red-velveted doowop? The biggest selling male artist […]