Sometimes it’s better to just give in
“What are you doing out here?” a regular customer asked as I walked past him in the lobby. “Don’t you have, like 60 or 70 people…
Some advice is actually worth paying attention to
“Know what you guys should do?” asked the man sitting alone at the bar. I looked around the room at the mob of holiday revelers and…
Gushing somethings hip doesn’t mean it is
Once upon a time there was a restaurant. It was in a beautiful building in a beautiful town. Ironically, the restaurant had neither lodging nor was…
Sorry Will Rogers, not everyone is likeable
Will Rogers famously once said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” However, I suspect Mr. Rogers never worked in the service industry. When you…
They may not mean to be a pain, but…
She sat down at the bar just like 10,000 customers before her. After looking around for a few moments, she spoke. “Do you think I could…
Opposites attract until they don’t
They could have easily been a modern-day Romeo and Juliet. Two star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of the tracks; him replete in stocking cap, high tops…
Sometimes the devil really is in the details
“I’ll have a chilled Hangar One, up, no garnish,” I said before taking my seat at the midtown bar. I was minding my own business; having…
No saving grace when saving seats
The couple walked into the empty bar and looked around. They walked to one end and then to the other. They sat by the TV, then…
When old and antique collide with what’s hip
“I’ll have one of those Moscow Mule things,” the grandmother of the little clan said. I chuckled inwardly. A friend once said, “Once your grandmother knows…
Sometimes the best comes from the least likely source
There are times when one sets out on a journey to a bar, and there are times when one simply ends up at one. This night…