Oh my God, they killed the Bloody Marvellous. Those bastards!
Miss Bubbles herself had finally come back to London for a lovely weekend and this of course had to be celebrated with cocktails, dinner and loads of gossip. Miss Bubbles is my original champagne drinking buddy and I have most certainly missed our crazy nights out across town, whether it was an accidental Wimbledon celebration on the streets of Clapham or 3 AM vodka shots in a posh Russian bar on a school night.
I was excited at the prospect of dining at the new list arrival, Penkul & Banks, at first. Not having looked particularly closely at the map before heading over there, I am shocked upon my arrival. Penkul & Banks is Beard to Tail. The Beard to Tail. How could they do this to me? Where will I get my Bloody Marvellous fixes from now? I have done nothing to deserve this.
Following my discovery that we could only have tapas at Penkul & Banks following the destruction of Beard to Tail, I was sulky to say the least. A lot of convincing from Hell's Bells helped me getting through the door, but I may not have been the most charming of guests:
Lovely Happy Waitress: Welcome to P&B guys, how are you this evening?
Me: Fine, whatever.
Lovely Happy Waitress: Can I get you something to drink?
Me: Pfffft. Whatever.
Hell's Bells: Please do excuse her.
Lovely Happy Waitress: How about some bacon popcorn? Would you like that?
Me: Fine, whatever.
And then the popcorn came out, tasting amazing. And then the cocktails came out, amazing. Finally we got the food. Amazing. I hated that waitress for ruining my sulking.
Against my will, I have to admit that this was a pretty great venue for our girlie night out, affordable, delicious and not so freakishly loud that you can't hear about Hell's Bells' odd apps and flatmate hunting or Miss Bubbles' life in the country side and her walk-in closet.
As it turns out though, Penkul & Banks are run by the same team as Beard to Tail, apparently the concept is based on a rotating pop up system. Surely this means that someone will still have the recipe. Anxiously awaiting my response from them as we speak.
Not all hope is lost.
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