Wednesday 22 June 2016

The Void

Went to an art opening about black holes, voids, and galaxies near Bethnal Green in the big church where the stone masons work in the basement. I was expecting to see badly painted abstract oils, thick paint, still wet, poor excuses to just make a big blackish mess. But no. I didn't imagine there would be someone with a Phd in black holes talking for an hour and a half in minute detail on this subject that was about ten million light years over my head. Held in a church, the vicar poured me a beer at his temporary bar.There was a sign saying, "Yes. This is a church. Yes. We serve beer too."  Sci fi geeks sitting in pews drinking ale staring at the solar system.....best part.
Trotted along Bethnal Green Road and came across a trendy bar and restaurant in a former town hall. The Peg and Patriot. Had a Bangkok Penicillin. Great name for a drink. The ingredients of the cocktails are not mentioned on the menu, just hinted at....like a mood board. Homemade gins and liquors. The drinks menu is created and voted on by the staff who are constantly experimenting with cocktails. They even use fish oil.