tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182266152481871483.post6726784517076191859..comments2023-10-28T00:57:48.777-07:00Comments on nj eats: Vertical Wine Bistro: Calamari Timeironchef442http://www.blogger.com/profile/17729925173966640315noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182266152481871483.post-14741566197651979432008-02-28T10:41:00.000-08:002008-02-28T10:41:00.000-08:00what bars have you been hanging out at? clearly yo...what bars have you been hanging out at? clearly you've been going to the wrong NY watering holes. i dislike those crammed places as much as you do. the beauty of *some* NY bars is that you can easily find bars that don't have attitude and aren't crammed at all. like APT in meatpacking district that i used to go to a few years ago.ironchef442https://www.blogger.com/profile/17729925173966640315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182266152481871483.post-4856003684749758782008-02-28T06:23:00.000-08:002008-02-28T06:23:00.000-08:00Dude, New York bars totally suck. In a way it's fu...Dude, New York bars totally suck. In a way it's funny to look at all of these hipster peacocks trying to cram themselves all into the same place. But if someone doesn't derive a lot of pleasure in the feeling that they are select members of "the scene" -- personally driving culture forward simply with their dress, then NY bars are simply way too crowded with the same drinks and food as everywhere else. Nothing beats the popcorn and pizza-from-across-the-street of Albatross in Berkeley...phasmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276278845428863079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182266152481871483.post-25245677028796046522008-02-26T10:10:00.000-08:002008-02-26T10:10:00.000-08:00another good thing about vwb: relatively mixed cro...another good thing about vwb: relatively mixed crowd of younger and older folks, professionals, students, normal people, etc.<BR/><BR/>maybe there are fewer "cool" drinking places in la la land, because we're less stressed and into more healthy alternatives like super torta!Omuricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524647188972165699noreply@blogger.com