Inauthenticity Is the Real Deal
Is there such a thing as an authentic bar? A bar totally devoid of pretense? Because, after all, the best bars (The Chat Room,...
Same Malone’s
Nowadays in downtown, you can’t find a good dive bar, but it sure is easy to find an upscale steakhouse. In a mere few...
Off-Season Shopping, Summer-Style
Like doing Christmas shopping in July - don't laugh; some people are that anal - shopping around now for good deals on, of all...
Swirl and Twirl
It’s springtime, and that means frozen-drink weather. Thoughts of icy, sugar- or salt-rimmed beverages make me, um, well, I can’t really say here, but...
The Stockyards as We Know it
I wanted to do this think-piece on going out in the Stockyards on the metaphorical eve of its transition into whatever it’s going to...
Resolutions: Revolutions
The New Year makes its feverishly anticipated debut on Sunday, which means that many of you might already be jotting down resolutions. I haven’t...
Give ’Em Hell, Acre Distilling
John Steinbeck pegged us pretty well when he wrote, “Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It...
Holiday Suds
As many craft beer fans know all too well, temperatures and ABV have an inverse relationship. Summer is the time for light beers that...
“Piss” Apologia
Went to a pleasantly small wedding several weeks ago at a bed and breakfast. So small that we five or six drinkers on hand...
Del Frisco’s Grille Is Safe … -Ish
Not to get all Marathon Man up in here, but whenever I venture somewhere new, I have a feedback loop in my brain that...