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Bed-Vyne Brew: Your Own Beer-Bar and Brownstone Perch on Tompkins and Putnam
BED-VYNE BREW • BED-STUY, BROOKLYN [This is part five in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
New York Football Bars. Got a Game To Watch? Go for it, Tiger.
While researching my book Bars, Taverns and Dives New Yorkers Love, I hit all kinds of places. Beerhalls, fancy cocktail…
Barbès: A Funky Little Music Bar Hidden in Plain Sight
BARBÈS • SOUTH SLOPE, BROOKLYN [This is part four in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
“Two and Two” by Rafe Bartholomew: a McSorley’s Memoir
McSorley’s Old Ale House is wonderful. Memoirs are almost always—in some way—a good read. Put the two together and you…
Bar Great Harry: One of the Oldest, Realist Bars Still Operating on Brooklyn’s Fast-Changing Smith Street. I love this place.
BAR GREAT HARRY • CARROLL GARDENS, BROOKLYN [This is part three in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters…
Al Hirschfeld and the Wonderful Old Bars (Speakeasies, Really) of New York City
Al Hirschfeld is undoubtedly one of my all-time favorite artists. I acquainted myself with his work when I was just…
Atlantic ChipShop: My Local Lunch Spot of Choice and a Brooklyn Heights Favorite
ATLANTIC CHIPSHOP • BROOKLYN HEIGHTS [This is part two in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
Join John & Colleen For an Art Opening on October 15 at the Milling Room in Manhattan
Join us at the fabulous Milling Room in Manhattan on October 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. for some of…
Adobe Blues: a Hell of a Fine Beer Bar on Staten Island. I love this place.
ADOBE BLUES • New Brighton, Staten Island (This post is the first in a series of sneak peeks from the…