In an hotel room in the Czech Republic, I roll out of bed, make myself some coffee, and check my
This last July, during American beer month, I was invited to do a beer and chocolate tasting for Oregon’s Rogue
Can you imagine a world in which all bread was white, sliced; all wine white, “dry” (and all people white,
There’s a lovely invitation in a recent Schlafly Growler, a monthly newsletter put out by Tom Schlafly, owner of the
A friend calls: “Fancy going to hear some music tonight?” I ask: “What do you have in mind?” He tells
I remember the first bar I ever frequented on a regular basis. It was our “club” on Okinawa in WWII.
Which is the best beer? What do you think of the beer in this city/state/country? Where in the world are
In his charming book, Great American Eccentrics, Carl Sifakis defines his subject matter thusly: “The true eccentric follows his own
Walter Scheurle is one of my favorite people. He and I became acquainted some 25 years ago when he was
The man who would have been my grandfather on my mother’s side died of drink before I was born. My