Category Archives: Advice

Bar Communication – The Unofficial Sign Language for Closing Your Tab

Posted on February 8, 2012 by bHappy

It’s EXTREMELY loud and the traffic of drinks and people are just pouring…but all you want to do is close your tab and leave. How do you do it? Do you shout at the bartender? No, that’s just rude! And … Continue reading →

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The Fundamental Guidelines on Drinking With Co-workers

Posted on February 1, 2012 by bHappy

Running out of excuses to skip out on office happy hour? Or maybe you’re the one who finds yourself longing for drink therapy once the clock strikes the top of the hour. Whatever the case may be, eventually the time … Continue reading →

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Get a Head Start on the New Year’s Resolutions with these Cocktails

Posted on December 28, 2011 by howdy

Holiday cocktails sure are delicious, but they can be killers in the calorie consuming department. Not to worry! We’ve found some delicious solutions to lowering the calorie count of these festively fun cocktails that you can easily make at home. … Continue reading →

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Holly Jolly Bars: Where You Can Grab a Drink on Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2011 by howdy

  “For the holidays you can’t beat home sweet home.”  Unless of course you’ve got to get the hell out of there and have a drink somewhere where they won’t criticize your haircut and make you sit next to Aunt … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Spotlight on Hollywood’s Nightlife Scene

Posted on December 14, 2011 by howdy

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA There is probably no neighborhood in the world as notorious as Hollywood.  Simultaneously conjuring old cinematic icons, glitsy glam cliches, where decadence and urban decay walk side-by-side taking in sketchy strip clubs and world premiere palatial theaters … Continue reading →

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Time to Get Cozy: 4 Bars with Blazing Hearths

Posted on November 30, 2011 by howdy

  Camp Conjuring camp in the campiest sense: the log cabin interior of this Cobble Hill bar features mounted deer heads, random idle kayaks and latrine-pail lighting fixtures. Though at first glance it might seem over the top, settle into one … Continue reading →

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Somewhere Across the Sea– The Ocean Room and The Sea Foam Cocktail

Posted on November 16, 2011 by howdy

As autumn turns slowly into winter and the mercury drops steadily along with it, clutching a weakling jacket against the chill, one thing comes to mind: the beach. Oh how we long for the sun, the sand and the balmy … Continue reading →

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New York’s Best Bar Games

Posted on October 12, 2011 by howdy

As the weather cools down and chilly autumn rain drives us indoors, the appeal of indoor games becomes suddenly much stronger.  Rather than just sitting around at the bar for hours (yawn), some good, old-fashioned friendly competition seems in order (and … Continue reading →

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Moody Booze — Do Different Types of Liquor Affect the Mood?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by howdy

In everyone’s group of regular drinking buddies, there always seems to be patterns of who tends to be the “sad drunk,” or “the flirt,” or the “wild and crazy drunk.”  Even after one drink, some people immediately start to feel … Continue reading →

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Gift Ideas for Dad

Posted on June 17, 2011 by howdy

Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday and we’re certain there’s nothing Dad would like more than a drink and a conversation with his favorite child. Impress him by whipping up a Father’s Day cocktail or buying him a good … Continue reading →

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