A night in the life of a nightlife columnist
Friday, February 27, 2009
It started with dinner at Slainte (1700 Thames St., pictured), because I needed to review a dish for a Taste centerpiece. I went alone, sat and read a book while I ate.
On my way up Broadway, I noticed Reefers (711 S. Broadway) was open, so I went inside for a bottle of Yuengling ($2). It was 8 p.m. and I was one of five people in there, including the bartender.
Reefers looked like it could have been fun 10 years ago, but felt seedy now. My feet stuck to the floor on the way out ...
Midnight Sunner Evan and his buddies were using up a gift certificate to Don't Know Tavern (1453 Light St.), and invited me to help them out. Owner Jason Zink(!) was there, but I Don't Know if he saw me.
El Basha was next. More on the new hookah bar later. In short: Nice little place, poor location. Hookahs were $15. Belly dancer was good.
With the review reported, a couple close pals and I went to Club Chuck (1724 N. Charles St.) to meet up with jmgiordano. Dropped off a friend in South Baltimore and made it to Idle Hour (201 E. Fort Ave.) just in time for a nightcap.
Home at 2 a.m. Bed immediately afterward.
(Sun photo by Monica Lopossay)
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
You should have checked out the Izzys at the Talking Head Club. They were great!
Posted by: brian | March 2, 2009 11:53 PM
Twain,
I want my money back for the identification cameras that I had installed at the front door. The beard must have fooled me.
Posted by: Jason | March 3, 2009 11:51 AM
Jason,
Haha. You should use an ID card scanner. Besides building your database and identifing regulars, you can pre-flag "Sessa, Sam" in your preferences and upon scan it will alert you.
Sorry Sam.
Posted by: Mark Twain | March 3, 2009 12:02 PM
Haha Jason that's what you get! i almost flashed you the peace sign before rolling out but thought it wouldn't be nice. I camped out by the far end of the bar.
Twain stop trying to throw me under the bus! Are you coming to the shindig or what?
Posted by: Sam Sessa | March 3, 2009 12:05 PM
Sam,
Yeah, I'm going to try and be there.
Posted by: Mark Twain | March 3, 2009 12:13 PM