Comments: 1 - Date: July 6th, 2007 - Categories: Clipfile, NYC, alcohol
As much as I want to leave my New York Times clip up there until I have another, I wrote a review of the Campbell Apartment, a swank little bar in Grand Central, for the Press recently. Reading it will give you a window into my daily battle with tourists in Times Square. Enjoy!
Comments: 0 - Date: January 24th, 2007 - Categories: Food, Miscellany, Writing, alcohol
Somehow this blog has neglected to comment much upon what Homer Simpson called "the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems: alcohol!" I think that's because I originally started it as a repository for clips and failed pitches, but as I've gotten a better feel for what kind of blogging I'd like to do, I've strayed a bit from that formula. So, it's time to talk about drinking.
When I was a sophomore in high school, a teacher advised me that if I ever had writer's block, the best way to unblock myself would be to take a swig of Wild Turkey, or better yet, just keep some by the desk. When I was legal, he added, five minutes later. Great guy.
Now that I'm well into the age of majority, I have to say that one Manhattan is a nice way to get the creative juices flowing. Two Manhattans, however, and while I'm probably charming at a bar, I'm useless on the page. This is all to say that I just discovered NPR : Great American Writers and Their Cocktails, and it's a damn fine compedium of what our great men and women of letters preferred to get soused on.
Just remember, as F. Scott said, "first you take a drink, then the drink takes you." You've been warned. Now drink up!