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Bourbon, Glover Park

On what I suppose will be the saddest Mother’s Day ever, with neither mother nor grave to visit, I found myself alone at the bar at Bourbon late Sunday evening in search of liquid comfort. And I made the best … Continue reading

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Bourbon, Adams Morgan

After a mob-scene launch party at Fiola, my friend and I took off for Adams Morgan where we met Bill Thomas and Jake Parrott at Bourbon – he was doing a television segment on Bourbon (the drink, not the restaurant), … Continue reading

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Bravo! Bravo!, Downtown

I’d never been to Bravo! Bravo! before, but it turned out to be a perfect place for an after-work meeting that’s 1) downtown 2) quiet and 3) cheap. There can be no doubt that this odd, downstairs space turns into … Continue reading

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Town & Country Lounge, Mayflower Hotel, Downtown

I don’t know as much about cocktails as I do beer and wine, but I sure know a good party when I see one, and last Thursday night at Town and Country? Look out! At around 8 PM, this place … Continue reading

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Rumors, Downtown

I remember going to Rumors about five years ago, and before that the previous twenty visits were probably back in the 1980s. I’d just left Public Bar, where I’d made it my goal to find something good on the menu; … Continue reading

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Public Bar, Dupont Circle

Imagine 40 flat-screen TVs in one bar. Public Bar is cavernous, with two floors plus a rooftop deck, almost 8,000 square feet of space (including the deck), and forty (40!) flat-screen TVs, about 30 of them on the main floor. … Continue reading

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The Tombs, Georgetown

After a long walk yesterday, trenching through the snow, ending up in Georgetown, I hobbled up the cobblestone street and headed straight for a cold one. The Tombs was pretty packed at around 6:30 last night, with only a couple … Continue reading

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