An array of tempting cocktails at Basta’s Trattoria kicked off the evening in fine fashion.
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An array of tempting cocktails at Basta’s Trattoria kicked off the evening in fine fashion.
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Mmmm. Five dollar pizza!
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Mmmm. Five dollar pizza!
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Shelby the wonderful waitress (middle) gets props from Garrett Milojevich and Megan Udow.
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Shelby the wonderful waitress (middle) gets props from Garrett Milojevich and Megan Udow.
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Stumble Zone posse represent at North 45.
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Stumble Zone posse represent at North 45.
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One should linger lovingly over a proper Belgian ale.
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One should linger lovingly over a proper Belgian ale.
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It wasn’t all beer on display at North 45. Garden writer Kate Bryant sipped a cute eggnog-based cocktail that came with an adorable floating bear cookie.
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It wasn’t all beer on display at North 45. Garden writer Kate Bryant sipped a cute eggnog-based cocktail that came with an adorable floating bear cookie.
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Sadly, at 21st Avenue Bar & Grill we pretty much had the place to ourselves.
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Sadly, at 21st Avenue Bar & Grill we pretty much had the place to ourselves.
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The water went down a lot easier than the martinis at 21st Avenue Bar & Grill.
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The water went down a lot easier than the martinis at 21st Avenue Bar & Grill.
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At Voicebox Karaoke we tried to sing Simon & Garfunkel’s "Cecilia" as a group. Fail. In fact, the duo reunited to serve us a Cease and Desist order.
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At Voicebox Karaoke we tried to sing Simon & Garfunkel’s "Cecilia" as a group. Fail. In fact, the duo reunited to serve us a Cease and Desist order.
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"Feelings, whoa, whoa, whoa, feelings!"
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"Feelings, whoa, whoa, whoa, feelings!"
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A duet between Garrett Milojevich and Alexis Rehrmann inspires Robert Runyon (foreground) to give up show biz forever.
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A duet between Garrett Milojevich and Alexis Rehrmann inspires Robert Runyon (foreground) to give up show biz forever.
It was shortly before Christmas, and the drinking buddies and I decided our spirits needed fortifying with the impending arrival of those annual holiday horrors too gruesome to consider. There was an insistent drizzle tapping the windows at Basta’s Trattoria, but the elements didn’t faze our festivities one whit. Our first stop found us snug as a troupe of ticks on a hound dog’s backside, surrounded by Pizza Bianca (capers, pecorino cheese, anchovies, and red onions—$5. Modestly pric…
