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Books and booze. Mostly in DC and Virginia, but I get around.

Month: February 2017

Among My Betters – Clarity

Clarity is a cozy fine-dining restaurant tucked away in Vienna with a lively atmosphere, excellent food, and good drinks. Ambiance: **** Decor: **** Cocktails: ***1/2 Service: ****1/2 Overall: 4 Vienna and I have never quite clicked. One of the richest towns in the country, Vienna is certainly beautiful and choc-full of well-bred folks, but I’ve yet to be invited… Read More Among My Betters – Clarity

February 28, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

Cocktails at the Crossroads

This week I’m reviewing “The Silk Roads” by Peter Frankopan, which recasts world history as an Asian-centric story rather than the European saga we are raised with. As I write this and think of the scale and breadth of Frankopan’s book, I’m a little embarrassed that I didn’t search the ends of the Earth (or the… Read More Cocktails at the Crossroads

February 13, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

Emerald Isle Cocktails

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.” -W. B. Yeats This week I’m reviewing Jonathan Lee’s “High Dive” a retelling of the IRA’s 1984 failed assassination of Margaret Thatcher. The book’s searing description of the Troubles brought to mind Ireland and, of course, drinking. So I… Read More Emerald Isle Cocktails

February 3, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

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