Bearded Lady to South Main
The Bearded Lady’s patio crowds have always doubled as West Magnolia Avenue’s welcoming committee, ever since the craft beer-centric bar/restaurant opened five years ago....
CSI: American Sports Bars
As I was posted up on my couch this weekend, angrily hitting remote control buttons to lift my mood after watching the Chicago Cubs...
Slingin’ the Summertime Sauce
Most people threaten to move to Canada only in election years, but not me. Like clockwork, each spring I watch the mercury rise and...
Texas Cocktails Q&A
It seems fitting that a man with the name of Nico Martini would pen the first comprehensive book on cocktail culture in the Lone...
Yes Way, Rosé
Anytime I walk into a Whole Foods, I know I’ll end up saying this aloud to a display of items, “What sort of hipster...
The Real Cinco de Mayo
Historically, I avoid bars during Cinco de Mayo. My recent reversal on hiding from the general public on May 5 is not simply that...
No Smoke, No Problem
Though the following two paragraphs didn’t actually make the final copy, here’s what I wrote about the new smoking ban for Fort Worth Weekly’s...
Booze & Bites at B&B Butchers
Friends are invariably asking me for bar and restaurant recommendations by throwing out random sets of facts about a total stranger. The routine generally...
Berry Street’s Last Hurrah
In December of 2017, Aardvark owner Danny Weaver announced that he would be closing his Berry Street venue, which would be taken over by...
Fairmount Music Hall: Watch Your Back
At the risk of sounding like a third-rate psychic, give me a single strip of bacon and I’ll foretell the eventual doom of a...
