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New York City Archive
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An Excuse to Drink – May 11, 1997: Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsToday in 1997, World Champion chess player Gary Kasparov was defeated in the game 6 of his rematch against IBM’s chess playing computer “Deep Blue” in New York City. This... -
Beer Review – Kelso pilsner
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsThis is a Czech style pilsner brewed by the Greenpoint Beerworks, Brooklyn, NY. Had on tap at the 85 West Bar (Marriot Downtown) in the Financial District, NYC. Served in... -
Travel Bars We Love – The Australian, New York City
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsI am a big University of Illinois fan. So while I was in New York City to see my Illini play at Madison Square Garden I was on the lookout... -
RERUN: Solo Trip to NYC 11/2010
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Coaches Versus Cancer Tournament at Madison Square Garden…..check. Brooklyn Lager…..check. Quirky hotel in the Manhattan Valley neighborhood with a view of a young, attractive couple having sex….check. And with... -
Travel Bars We Love – Tap-A-Keg, New York City, NY
Posted on May 29, 2011 | No CommentsOn the Yelp review (http://www.yelp.com/biz/tap-a-keg-new-york) for this bar we saw many mentions of the words “dive” and “unassuming”. We also saw that this bar was dog friendly. Interesting…… No we... -
Travel Bars We Love – Blarney Rock Pub, New York City, NY
Posted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsWe rolled into New York City on a cold rainy day. After parking at the Port Authority we made it through the dreariness to the Blarney Rock Pub, located in... -
Travel Bars We Love – The Australian, New York City
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsI am a big University of Illinois fan. So while I was in New York City to see my Illini play at Madison Square Garden I was on the lookout... -
“Great Post From Another Site” – ML Happy Hour: The Ginger Man
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsOnce again one of our favorite websites, Midtown Lunch, spotlights a happy hour in NYC. This time it is one of our personal favorites, The Ginger Man. Enjoy! http://midtownlunch.com/2011/05/06/ml-happy-hour-the-ginger-man/ -
Travel Bars We Love – Pig N’ Whistle on 2nd, New York City, NY
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsWe were staying in New York City on the same block as the Pig N’ Whistle on 2nd. So on the way back towards our hotel we were in the... -
“Great Post From Another Site” – ML Happy Hour: After Our First Date I Won’t Be Calling Charley O Again
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsThere was another great Happy Hour post on Midtown Lunch about the unhappy hour at Charley O in Midtown NYC. http://midtownlunch.com/2011/04/22/ml-happy-hour-after-our-first-date-i-wont-be-calling-charley-o-again/ Add that to the list of places WE DO...
