Archive for June, 2008

June 30th 2008

Setting the Bar - Conde Nast Portfolio

Setting the Bar
Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 3 hours ago
After decades of running dreary, depressing bars of last resort, airports around the world are suddenly bursting with charming and well-stocked wine bars.

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June 30th 2008

George Orwell and the British pub - Daily Telegraph Blogs

George Orwell’s short 1946 article on pubs, The Moon Under Water , has always held a fascination for me. One area of life that has definitely not improved in the last 62 years is the British pub. Wetherspoon even has the cynicism to run a Moon Under …

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June 30th 2008

No more dingy bars for road warriors - MSNBC

The good news in business travel? It’s easier than ever to drown your sorrows at the airport with a nice glass of wine, an artisan beer or a good cocktail. After decades of running dreary, depressing bars of last resort, airports around the world are …

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June 30th 2008

Always a Bridesmaid, Never the . . . Groom - Washington Post


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Always a Bridesmaid, Never the . . . Groom
Washington Post, United States - 4 hours ago
We shared interests in theater, East Village wine bars and overpriced denim. When I had an emergency appendectomy, she was the first to show up at the

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June 30th 2008

Drinkers rejoice! It’s a new era for NSW - LIVENEWS.com.au


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Drinkers rejoice! It’s a new era for NSW
LIVENEWS.com.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
of there being no decent wine bars or hole in the wall drinkeries in our fair city but the NSW Wine Industry Association has been voicing theirs too.

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June 29th 2008

Update: June 2008: - San Francisco Chronicle

I postponed the inevitable until the deadline smacked me in the face. I had turned in 107 absolutely-must-include restaurants for the Top 100. Whittling the list down to 100 might sound easy, but with all the great food in the Bay Area, the challenge …

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June 29th 2008

New guide tells you everything about ‘My Asheville’ - Asheville Citizen-Times

New guide tells you everything about ‘My Asheville’
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - 1 hour ago
Read about what makes Asheville unique, including its festivals and tourist attractions, breweries and wine bars, hiking spots and antique shops,

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June 29th 2008

The fearsome landlady: Kath Duffy runs The Newcastle Packet - Independent

The fearsome landlady: Kath Duffy runs The Newcastle Packet
Independent, UK - 43 minutes ago
Instead it’ll all be wine bars and “superpubs” with massive screens selling cheap beer because they’re not tied to a brewery. They can afford to sell at

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June 29th 2008

The fearsome landlady: Kath Duffy runs The Newcastle Packet - The Independent

Kath Duffy says the smoking ban was another nail in the coffin ‘The first pub round here closed two to three years ago, when the landlady went bankrupt. That was just the beginning. I’ve been in my pub for 26 years and being on the seafront, there …

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June 28th 2008

Push button, prepare palate - News & Observer


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Push button, prepare palate
News & Observer, NC - 2 hours ago
An increasing number of stores, restaurants and wine bars are investing in automated machines to pour wine for customers. The machines are not cheap.

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