Eat, Drink, Be Merry, Eat
Being encouraged to drink and then write about it has its perks, don't get me wrong. But after drinking and listening to good music,...
Cowtown Bar & Grill: Bust a Move
If there’s one thing that aptly captures the fenced-in ennui of a Monday, it’s getting stuck at a left-turn light that never turns green....
A Man and a Dog Walk into a Bar
About halfway through football season, when I caught on that the 49ers were moving out of a decade of bad coaching and worse ownership...
Heart of a Night Owl Callin’
I wasn’t born in a bar, but I might as well have been. I do all of my best work there. (Ask anyone who...
Citizens of the World
When asked about his nationality in Casablanca, Rick Blaine replies, flatly, "I'm a drunkard." So it's no surprise that a ton of bars are...
WXYZ’s Alpha-bar Soup
The pungent odor of nail polish lingered as my party and I exited the parking garage. Our sights set on WXYZ Bar, we stepped...
Food Goes in Here
About a month and a half ago, a woman came into The Boiled Owl Tavern on the Near South Side during my happy hour...
