this sunday 18...

it's new. it's juicy. it's mouthwatering. it's fun. it's quality...

flyer composed and designed by doug haywood

food by cristine leone

cocktails devised and mixed by stav B

LONDONTHEINSIDE...SOCIAL: STAV B’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE BAR...

LONDONTHEINSIDE...SOCIAL: STAV B’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE BAR...: Liquor and art! If you are interested in one, the other or both you might want to check out Stav B’s new bar in the Slaughter House, locate...

in the hair salon

two weeks ago, a good friend organised a pop up dinner/ performance event in an emporium deli cafe in london's ambivalent, but attractive and socially busy dalston.


dandy and i went, but a small accident allowed us some time away, before the sitting begun.


so, this is how i got to be introduced to this beautiful, stunningly DIY hair salon a few doors up the same road.


as i walked in, to meet my friend's ex colleague, i smelled it and saw it: pop up bar, i exclaimed and we all agreed in happy anticipation!


an informal chat that afternoon, became an official meeting and a week and a half after, the event was set to take place four days later!  i always love the challenge and the pressure and within twenty four hours after confirmation, i had secured the musician, devised the two cocktails, one of them eponymous and published the events on facebook and twitter for my guests and members to see.


doug had spotted it and was already working on the menu before my brief, so the excitement again kicked in, as well as the preparations for the night. saturday 6 august.


the hair salon is called blue tit and it promises a visit/ cut/ experience of a different kind. superb. there is passion, imagination and a positive energy in this space and the boys, who own it, know their stuff.


so, i devised blue tit, a variarion of a daiquiri with a splash of blue curacao, which turned sea green with a dark rum and lagoon blue with white! i used appleton white rum. delicious and very popular!


for the gin drinkers and my personal favourite to play with, i varied the daiquiri with a generous splash of ginger liqueur and no gomme, so the combination of the bitterness of maraschino and the spicy tartness of ginger worked wonders with the brutal gin! 


vodka martinis, old fashioned and treacles were wonderfully welcomed and consumed and i surprised some new folk with bourbon sours, because they so curious, of why i had eggs on the bar!


we had live music, by my monthly resident meg cavanaugh, who added to the warm and positive vibe and charlie chaplin's black and white silents were playing at the back, in the beautiful conservatory garden carpeted with old pages of newspapers sourced on ebay and decorated with chesterfield sofas and sexy orchids...


we had a fantastic time. blue tit (perry and andi) and i combined forces and ideas and our own crowd, which supported, turned up and participated... and thoroughly enjoyed, so we were told!


more soon, as this is ongoing...


blue tit.
7 stoke newington road
london n16 8bh
open for all 7 days a week from 10am till 9pm
www.bluetitlondon.com


flyers/ menus designed by doug haywood

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Stoke Newington’s new Blue Tit hair salon holds Mute Movies film night - Now. Here. This. - Time Out London

Stoke Newington’s new Blue Tit hair salon holds Mute Movies film night - Now. Here. This. - Time Out London

flyer designed by doug haywood

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ready to pop again... up!

i dedicated this weekend to classic cocktails stirred gently and superbly.


vodka or gin martini: twist (lime jest polishing the rim of the glass and thrown in the liquid, twisted); vesper (gin and vodka together james bond style, but stirred, not shaken); gibson (with a pickled onion), naked (no vermouth), dirty (with olive brine and an olive) and my most popular...


manhattan: perfect (dry and sweet vermouth), dry or sweet... self explanatory... 50ml bourbon, in this case, a tiny bit of maraschino cherry juice and a cherry for garnish... a fine, stylish beverage, which, if made right, it is simply a delight!


of course, the old fashioned with sugar cubes this time, instead of marmalade were still desirable, as well as the yummy treacles...


later on saturday, a faithful bunch of italians turned up and their friends after and some of them wanted something with gin and somewhat sweet, so i concocted there and then a simple, yet effective combination of gin, creme d' abricot, lemon juice and a small heap of icing sugar; the cherry at the bottom of the glass became a cause of a exclamation of contentment and positive feedback; i must have made eight altogether in a small space of thirsty time!


a vodka mix with peach puree, lemon juice and grenadine was the alternative choice; fruity, sweet and tangy, nicely balanced with a lot of spirit in it, too!


we danced to austrian/german/french electro (mr. G), as well as acid house, 80s  and 90s pop and house (max dmc) and mingled and made new friends joined by imagination and the love of late night drinking... till it was time to go and say a final goodbye to gallery 5A.


popping up soon, somewhere else...














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Stav B opens pop-up liquor bar and art space in Dalston - Now. Here. This. - Time Out London

Stav B opens pop-up liquor bar and art space in Dalston - Now. Here. This. - Time Out London


many thanks to sonya divine.
black and white photograph by georgie clarke.
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stav B's liquor bar artwork 3

we love billboards and huge industrial buildings! the attack of the 50ft stav B! - not my quote... pushing the idea further, having fun with good quality drinks and art and process and progress... good stuff; good times!
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artwork and design by doug haywood. all rights reserved 2011

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