Jonathan Downey’s new Tweat Up and the trend for boozey bathtubs

There’s something going on with drunken bathtub misappropriation. Mark our words. We’ve all done it at college house-parties, right? Filled the tub with ice and tins and bottles of plonk… But these are pros – doing it with style.

First came the Hendrick’s bathtub that long fuelled their quaintly debauched events – with its ice and cucumber-filled belly, free-flowing gin and tonic on tap (literally), and blatant misuse of household furniture.

The Worship Street Whistling Shop then launched their private honesty bar, where a rolled-top, botanical-loaded bathtub functions as a bizarre almost-table for communal drinking sessions.

All of which leads us to Jonathan ‘Rushmore’ Downey and his Tweat Up: a fun, semi-impromptu gathering of friendly high-grade foodies. Created to support smaller, much-loved gastropreneurs like Lucky Chip, Big Apple Hot Dogs, and Pitt Cue by organising people through Twitter to actually meet these independents on a given day and try their gourmet offerings.

Think of it as an impromptu street party. Let's call it the secret rave of the older, cleaner, digital generation (last Sunday saw DJ/producer Arthur Baker hit the decks with some unreleased material). And in addition to bringing the foodists together, JD is also keeping the proceedings flowing with a bath full of free, ice-cold Red Stripe and rosé.

So get ready for the  once-humble bathtub. Doing the rounds somewhere near you. Full of booze. This is officially the Summer of the Tub.

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To stay in the know about upcoming Tweat Ups, follow them on Twitter @Tweat_Up

LAST CHANCE – to try gourmet Indian at Benares’ Soho pop-up, until Sat, dinner only, Meza, 100 Wardour Street, W1F 0TN.

BOOK NOW – for underground gastro residencies at Create House, 2-4 Heron Quays, E14 4JP.

STREET FOOD – hits Moorgate, the first site of the Street Kitchen van, until Jul 8, Finsbury Avenue Square, EC2M 2PG.

WILD – game and Scottish seafood on offer in Islington, Saturday nights in July, Bonnie & Wild, 74 Chapel Market, N1 9ER.