The weekend before Valentine’s Day is upon us. Some of you might actually be celebrating Valentine’s Day this weekend, seeing as it lands on a Tuesday. If that’s the case then there are many events you can attend this weekend. Depending on whether or not this pre-Valentine Weekend date is

This Saturday I will be joining an assortment of great writers at San Francisco’s Make-Out Room for Writers with Drinks. What is Writers with Drinks?  I’m so glad you asked according to the website: Writers with Drinks won “Best Literary Night” from the SF Bay Guardian readers’ poll six years in

I had a regular when I was a bartender. 33, classically gorgeous and a bar owner, he had a crush on me because I didn’t give a shit, i.e. wasn’t hot enough to be seen in public with.  He’d bring in every feminine cliche (Biracial Burlesque Performer, Marketing Intern Who

Maracuja is a little dive-and-grill on the south side of Williamsburg owned and operated by Charles Kaim and his wife Connie Ruiz. It’s a bar whose creators have put so much love into their project that it emanates from the walls. Restored to its mahogany 1950s originality and decorated with

It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl time, that is. And you know what that means – it’s party time. I mean, I don’t even like football (well, not the American version at least) but hey, when in America – do as the Americans do. Place your bets, watch

Are you single? Will you be sitting home alone on Valentine’s Day while everybody else is getting laid? If you answered yes to these questions then head down to Babeland in the Lower East Side tonight and meet others just like yourself. Have no worries if you’re shy, Babeland is

Last week I briefly discussed a few reasons why I have found the great city of New York to be superior to the whitebread County of Orange. But last weekend I had beers with a kid I know who is moving back behind the Orange Curtain after being in NYC

  If you’re looking for a dark, divey, corner bar in the Outer Mission – pop into Pop’s Bar on 24th and Bryant. This small bar is a great place to grab some stiff cocktails or shitty beer and shot combo specials. A red strip and a shot of tequila