Every bar or restaurant has its rhythm, cast of characters, and unwritten rules. You won’t find the rules posted on the wall or printed on the menu, but break one, and you’ll feel it in the sudden silence or the cold glance from a regular who is perched at their sacred spot. Walk into aContinue reading “The First-Timer versus The Regular and Learning the Unspoken Rules”
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The Loudmouth at the Bar
For fun, a change of pace, and other reasons known only to me, I am writing a series of blog entries about life at the local watering hole. It could be yours or my watering hole because they share many of the same traits no matter where they are or the theme of the place.Continue reading “The Loudmouth at the Bar”
The Unwritten Rule of the Barstool and Why We All Sit in the Same Spots
Walk into any bar with a U-shaped counter—like the one I often sit at while working—and you’ll likely notice something strange: Most of the barstools are empty. But at one end, a tight pack of regulars is gathered like old friends around a campfire. They greet each other by name, laugh at inside jokes, andContinue reading “The Unwritten Rule of the Barstool and Why We All Sit in the Same Spots”
John Berkovich Talks 