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Six Things Not To Miss In London This Weekend : March 3- 5
Oh hello weekend, we've been expecting you
Two days of fabulosity - right here
FUN: Junkyard Golf
Crazy golf. The name, admittedly, isn't cool. It's like a game that announces, 'you don't have to be ker-azy to play here, but it helps'. But the newly relaunched Junkyard Golf is here not only to make crazy golf cool, oh no. It's here to make it downright rock'n'roll. Dispensing with namby-pamby windmills and volcanoes, here you'll find courses involving UFC bear cages, scrapyard slides, creepy clowns and treehouses; plus four bars, DJs and street food. Choose a theme – polluted paradise, circus freaks, scrapyard challenge or movie mash-up – grab a Who's Your Caddy cocktail, and get down to some serious golfin'. We'll see you in the 'mind-altering UV garage section'.
Junkyard Golf, Dray Walk, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
SHOPPING: SAMPLE
If we say the following words, you'll see why we are very excited about this new Greenwich Peninsula pop-up market: fashion, beauty, art, design, homeware, music and seasonal food. Essentially, all the good things, then. And from the hottest emerging creatives, at that – think clothing by FOLK, Universal Works and Wood Wood, scented candles from Earl of East, furniture by Jamie Gaunt and cheese from Wilde's, while the soundtrack to the weekend comes from Gilles Petersen's Brownwood Recordings. And one more important thing to note: there's also a stall by Winemaker's Club. See? ALL the good things.
4-5 March; free
SAMPLE, Greenwich Peninsula, 1 Green Place, SE10 0PE
FOOD: Eneko Basque Brunch
Brunch: the evolution continues. Time was it was a mere eggs-on-toast affair, maybe with an avocado if you were lucky. But not at Eneko at One Aldwych, where it has now been reimagined as a Basque feast by three-Michelin-starred chef Eneko Atxa (that's right: THREE Michelin stars). Don't miss the crispy corn talo with heritage tomatoes, or the Basque-style prime rib of beef, spring onion salad - all served with a crisp glass of cava. Steak and bubbles for brunch? That's progress.
Eneko at One Aldwych, 1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BZ
DRINK: Queer City – London Club Culture 1918-1967
It's not many times you can say that you're drinking to further your appreciation of social history; but this month is one of them. New pop-up Queer City sees The National Trust and The National Archives team up with Covent Garden's Freud bar to recreate The Caravan – a 1930s members' club that provided refuge for the gay and lesbian community at a time when homosexuality was outlawed. The club – which was closed after a police raid in 1934 – is 'reopening', decked out according to pictures from the time, and adorned with photos and court reports of the 'scandalous' goings-on. There'll be a 1930s-inspired cocktail list, plus talks and live shows.
Until 26 March
The Caravan, Freud, 198 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8JL
FOOD: Number 177
New Hoxton hangout Number 177 is named after the amount of cool things there are crammed into it. A restaurant, bar, art gallery space, Berlin-influenced club room, retro photo booth… OK, OK, there aren't quite 177 cool things, but you'll agree that's still a LOT. Not least among them is the menu, which offers vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes, along with the decidedly un-vegan, un-vegetarian and gluten-full schnitzel burgers. DJ nights, quizzes and creative workshops are all in the offing – and if all that hasn't sold you, we have just three more words. Jägermeister. Ice. Cream.
Opens 2 March
Number 177, 177 Hoxton street, N1 6PJ
POP-UP: The Flavour Rooms
So, we've had breathable cocktails, musical cocktails and sometimes even drinkable cocktails (imagine!). And now we bring you… drumroll please… edible cocktails. Well, more accurately, drinks wizards Smith & Sinclair do, at new Carnaby St pop-up The Flavour Rooms. Upstairs you'll find such wonders as cocktail pastilles, alcoholic bubbles, cocktail-infused vapours and alcoholic dib-dabs, while downstairs? Why, there you'll find a one-of-a-kind Tanqueray cocktail bar where drinks come garnished with edible perfumes, gin oils and spherification balls that pop in the mouth. We repeat: spherication balls that POP. IN. THE. MOUTH. Blimey.
Until 1 April; £12
The Flavour Rooms, 8 Ganton Street, W1F 7QP
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