When you wake up in the morning, there are certain things you expect to be the same. You’ll have a brand new day, of course, but it’ll start where you ended last night. Your alarm will be the same, set at a time you probably know all too well. A surprise might await you at…
As we approach the holidays, you will probably see more of your favorite bartender or bartenders. It is interesting the relationship you develop with a bartender that rarely extends beyond your favorite watering hole. Your barkeep knows a lot about you. They have seen you cry in your beer, pick-up a potential date and even…
Every once in a while a restaurant comes on to the scene and surprises you. Whether it is the excellent food, interesting décor or hip vibe, it is an exciting thing. So when I heard of a new chain restaurant coming to Fashion Valley in San Diego, I thought, “Oh boy, not another cookie cutter…
It had been a later night than usual for Sparkey at The Midnight Sun with two birthday parties and the disco ball falling during the “Feliz Navidad” sing-a-long. It hit the unfortunate target of notorious Aaron. Aaron was thrusting his five-foot candy cane above his head like a drum major. “Feliz Navidad,” (thrust) “Prospero Año…
The shower has always been a great place to do it. In the privacy of your car is good, too. Nobody can hear you sing there, so you can belt out a tune as loud as you want and the radio is always there as a guide. At church, at the bar with friends, in…
My favorite two things in this world would have to be pizza and red wine. You can have each on its own or together and the varieties are endless for both. So when I stumbled upon a cute little new bistro in Little Italy, I was thrilled. Isola is a pizza and wine bar. No…
LONDON – Londoners experienced the biggest gay bar launch in a decade last week as Manbar opened its doors for the first time. Gay-owned and run Manbar promises its customers, “a late-night gay bar like no other in Soho.” Located at 79 Charing Cross Road in Soho the venue has had a major refit with…
Being in the food and beverage industry and writing about it, I often get asked how to pair food and wine. Simply answered, pairing food and wine does take some type of knowledge, but it also takes imagination and is a lot of fun. When I first started learning about wine, I was in my…
Congressman Barney Frank today released a statement in response to the announcement by the Log Cabin Republicans that they are endorsing Mitt Romney to be President of the United States. The endorsement was announced only one day after the release of an essay by Congressman Frank, that has been published in full on LGBTweekly.com, in…
Babycakes is launching a new monthly event celebrating all birthdays in that month. The launch event is Saturday, Oct. 20 starting at 8 p.m. for October birthdays. The event is scheduled to be repeated on the third Saturday of every month. Announcing the monthly event, Christopher Stavros, co-owner of Babycakes said, “It is going to…
