Consider this rather interesting scenario: You and your
spouse/significant other are on your way to a highly recommended BYOB –
appropriate vintage from your cellar at the ready – or you're bound for a
highly-touted eatery that does serve the fruit of the vine (and sundry other
forms of liquid libation) but is, unfortunately, the proud possessor of a
service bar only. And it just so happens that, on this particular occasion,
you're very much in the mood for a bit of pre-dinner pleasantry. A cocktail
before settling in at table might be just the thing to jumpstart your appetite,
the evening's conversation, or, depending upon your culinary and chimerical
inclinations, your libido as well. But where to find a
suitable venue?
Sound familiar? In my wanderings hither and thither as New
Jersey Online's hired belly, my wife and I (and our various dining partners)
have encountered this problem on more than a few outings. So in the interest of
gastronomic and libationary self-preservation, I've made
some rather copious notations over the years. Listed below are a number of
establishments that may be of benefit to you in your quest for a suitable and
(hopefully) civilized site in which to enjoy the pleasurable pursuit of the preprandial potion. Obviously, this is not meant to be an
exhaustive compendium. Should you have any suggestions in this regard, please
feel free to forward them along: artfuldiner@verizon.net.
