<strong>5th Street and Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ</strong> We'd find ourselves here a couple of times on this short trip. It' my kinda place. Loose, rough around the edges but welcoming … and cheap....
<strong>Celebrating all the glory that is beer</strong> The 7th Annual Great World Beer Fest will be held Labor Day Weekend, September 4 - 6, 2009 in NYC...
Picture yourself on a boat with a cocktail. On the last Thursday of August comes what is easily one of my favorite parties of the year...
This only happens once a century! And it happens to be my Birthday too! ...
<strong>When virtual and terrestrial worlds collide</strong> This craptastic social media nonsense that is normally the bane of my existence finally pays off....
<strong>August 27, 2009 - NYC - aboard The Temptress</strong> I'm thrilled to be co-hosting this year's cruise. Booze, food, music and fun on the harbor!...
<strong>Moving further southwest reveals a treasure</strong> Reasonable prices, good service, friendly atmosphere, tasty food and the Guinness is poured well....
That's right, I said Free Pizza! A great gimmick, I thought. And then I tasted one of these small, six-slice personal pizzas....
<strong>Fancy flutes of bubbly and expensive cocktails</strong> This spot is not for amateurs or happy-hour seekers. Bring your wallet, filled....
<strong>A bright, sparsely decorated, comfortable cantina</strong> Chunky salsa, deliciously original burrito and a Mexican waiter speaking French....
<strong>Trashy chic ... or just plain trashy?</strong> Scantily clad bartenders serve behind a weathered bar. The initial appeal was clear, but......
There was nothing really wrong with 2008. It was (overall) a good year for me. Yet I found myself just wanting it to be over....
<strong>Can you say half-price, top-shelf happy hour?</strong> Looking like a bar set inside a hunting lodge, the cheap drinks were flowing. But wait, there's more....
<h2>The only holiday written into our Constitution</h2> We have an obligation as American citizens to have at least one drink on this it's 75th anniversary...
<h2>A belated birthday celebration came to mean more</h2> Counting of years turned into a celebration of living–as birthdays should, but rarely do for me....
<h2>Basic, delicious and something I never imagined</h2> The fried catfish sandwich was no real surprise, but the oysters? Seriously, who would've thought it?...
<h2>Noise, spice, beer and a mysterious stain on my shirt</h2> When smatterings of food plans were being made, I had almost decided to go home. Glad I didn't. ...
