Now that I’m married, a father and in the south 40 of my years, hitting a pub for a ball game is a rarity. In fact, I don’t recall the last time I watched a game among peers over beers, screamed until nearly hoarse and half left the joint half deaf from the ceaseless din […]

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Pricey, elegant Caffé Perusa opens this month: Business First reports Caffe Perusa, an upscale restaurant featuring American continental cuisine, will open in Stony Brook Village (9200 Taylorsville Road, the southwest corner of Taylorsville Road and Six Mile Lane) Feb. 21. The restaurant will be owned and operated by Rodulfo Pantoja, a local real estate developer.The […]

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Tastes great, less B.S.: A New York Times story shows how multiple restaurants are having fun with this year’s presidential race—and boosting business—by naming drinks and food items after candidates. From the story:
“At the Barney’s Beanery here, bartenders have assigned a brand of beer to each presidential candidate, inviting patrons to vote with their lips. […]

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I’m about seven years—literally—overdue for a return trip to Artemesia, a funky-chic café on Market that serves up swell bites and, according to Javacia Harris, clever cocktails.
In her Velocity Nightlife column, The Bar Hopper, Harris talked up the hip selection of adult bevs, including the Finlandia Mango:

“I found it hard to stick to the two-drink […]

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When I worked downtown in the early ‘90s, no one stuck around after work. In a rush to beat traffic, we all rushed out and drove to some cozy suburban haunt for a pre-dinner drink and a bite.
Multiple downtown restaurants are working to change this, however, by adding high-end happy hour programs (including Browning’s Restaurant […]

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