Tue 17 May 2016 FRAT PARTY Is it just us or has London been feeling a bit like a frat party lately? At least, unlike our student days, it’s no backyard set up. There is a dedicated beer pong bar, top cocktailers are shooting boilermakers and miniature golf courses are big productions. London is getting hazed. We first started feeling the frat vibes when louche cocktail spot Joyeux Bordel dedicated a section of their menu to the frat boy staple: the boilermaker (i.e whiskey chased with beer). But here, it’s obviously top shelf liquor and craft beer combos. Then, London’s darling of the cocktail scene, Ryan Chetiyawardana, launched his first beer: Mr Lyan Lager. To celebrate, two tins of the passionfruit ale and a dram of whiskey landed on the UJ desk for DIY boilermakers, with an invite to beer pong. Speaking of beer pong, a two-floor bar dedicated to the college game has just opened in Shoreditch. Don your best polo and welcome SiNK with its 10 beer and ping pong tables… and robots (if you win against a robot, you get 10 beers). Even Soho Farmhouse has gotten into the spirit with a five -a- side football pitch, bowling alley, softball field, and crazy golf. But, if you really want to get your frat boy on, do so at one of the many miniature golf courses recently opened in the capital. From rooftops to bunkers, London has been busy playing with balls. But the latest to open, Junkyard Golf Club, a nine hole crazy golf course of weird and twisted junk from car boots and charity shops, nails the frat scene with a bar serving cherry Lambrini! Next, with the help of Paul Smith, Tom Dixon, and Zaha Hadid Architects, Trafalgar Square may be getting astroturfed for crazy golf. For reals. BY CS Calendar Picks This Week’s Picks watch DRINK EAT PARTY The ten-year anniversary of Kidulthood and stay for the Q&A with the cast afterwards. Everyman Cinema, Fortis Green Road, N10 3HP. May 18. From £14 At new wine bar Humble Grape Fleet Street. 1 St. Bride’s Passage, London EC4Y 8EJ. Now open. Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches at Soho newbie Pickle & Toast. May 19. Now open. 72 Wardour Street, W1F 0TD Berlin style as Berlin’s infamous club, Kater Blau, hits London. May 21. 77-81 Scrubs Lane, NW10 6QU. From £15 THE HOUSE OF PERONI SIX- WEEK DINING EXPERIENCE AND EVENTS PROGRAM Sponsored Listing It’s back. The House of Peroni Residency will be planting its flag in Haggerston celebrating all things Italian with the theme ‘for the love of Italy’. This year, taking over Proud East, acclaimed chef Francesco Mazzei (of Sartoria and previously of L’Anima) will be in charge of the menu, which includes handmade gelato, wood-fired pizza, freshly made pasta and a selection of Italian antipasti. There will also be a bookable five-course ‘feasting’ menu (£65 + booking fee), and a weekend brunch menu serving up an Italian version of the full English (The Italian Job) complete with a Regina Mary (Bloody Mary). As for the drinks, Simone Caporale will be back for his third residency mixing up variations of Italian classics, plus there’ll be a ticket-only floating Negroni bar serving a selection of five negronis, #UJloves. Oh, and as for the interior, Margherita Maccapani Missoni has put her Italian touch to it. La Dolca Vita! There are also ticketed classes including ‘For the love of Aperitivo’ and ‘For the love of Pasta’ that, of course, include tastings. Saluti! The House of Peroni, Proud East, 2-10 Hertford Road, N1 5SH, May 19- July 1. Free entry but tickets to the decadent Italian feast and other masterclasses are available to buy now from www.thehouseofperoni.com LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2016 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free weekly mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information listed but we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions.