Category Archives: Life on a Cocktail Napkin

Sunday, 10/13/13, 12:18 A.M. It’s never good to leave a bartender working alone on a slow night.  There’s too much opportunity to think. You  keep glancing at the clock, again and again.  You might listen to one of your customers, … Continue reading →

Everyone knows there’s a lot of sex in the restaurant business.  It’s a promise that lures big crowds to the pick-up joints.  Even in a quieter place, anytime there’s drinking involved you’ll usually find at least some sexual undertones. And … Continue reading →

In wine, truth?  Well then, there are some people who probably shouldn’t drink — or at least they should learn when to drink, and when to stay sober. Let me be clear, I know how it feels at the end … Continue reading →

I have to change the names and the exact location in this next post.  Let’s just say it happened in a very busy bar, in a small town where I was living at the time.  I worked at a pub … Continue reading →

Johnny D’s has its share of outstanding alumni — people who have worked at the club, and then moved on.  One of our doormen worked weekend nights while attending law school.   He graduated and is now a Massachusetts State Trooper.  … Continue reading →