So after a night of excellent cocktails, where did we go? Well, we quickly switched gears and hit one of the best pizza joints in Philly — and joint is the only word that can really cover it.  At the corner of South and 3rd, is a storefront pizza shop with a salacious sign and [...]

Kudos to Alex Stein for picking this swanky throwback for drinks last week.  In a windowless basement slot off 18th street (formerly Bar Noir), The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. has revived the glory of the speakeasy cocktail bar. After passing through the unmarked, solid wood door, we were greeted with dark leather couches, a [...]

With an awesome name, an impressive pedigree, and a decent location, Lord Hobo should be one of the best beer stops in Boston.  It is, unfortunately, a bit too shi-shi for such a cool name, but it still really begs for a visit.
Located in Cambridge, MA, tucked off to one side of MIT, Lord Hobo [...]

If there is one thing I leaned in while getting my Masters, it is to beware Grand Narratives of History.  Stories that purport to have the whole of History lined up in a neat linear fashion of cause and effects should always be treated with a little caution, or at the least compared with another [...]

Using the long Memorial Day weekend to escape up to Maine.  While I did not plan on the trip to become an on-going episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, it has just kinda turned out that way. Four days in and each day has been marked with a stop at different local diner or breakfast [...]

WARNING – this is one big spoiler.  If you have not finished Steig Larrson’s Millennium Trillogy – which might be hard seeing how The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is not out until Tuesday – this is your last chance to STOP READING.  If, however, you somehow managed to get a copy (if you [...]