Here are links to some things I’ve written, some stories I’ve told on the radio, etc.

For The New York Times Magazine:

Drinking Like A Poet

Lives: My Biker Initiation

Enough With the Pumpkins: Turn Your Autumn Apples Into Cocktails

Sweet and Lowdown

Manhattan’s Most-Mourned Bars

Make Mine Manhattan

Come September

Punch-Drunk Love: Tequila’s A Bargain, Embrace It

Pepper Vodka, Pickles On The Side

Greek Tragedy At The Soccer Bar

A Drinkers’ Guide To Dublin

My Childhood Dreams of Donna Summer

Semper Fizz

What Qualifies As “Bartender Rock”?

The Subversive Charm Of Day Drinking

Irish Whiskey: An Unfussy, Constant Companion

Glogg Before ‘Nog

Rules For An Honorable Nightcap

For The Perfect Martini, Wetter is Better 

 

For The New York Times Dining Section:

Holiday Nostalgia, Served Warm

 

For npr.org:

What Kind Of Soccer Fan Are You?

Hup Holland Hup! Dutchmen Advance To First Final Since ‘78

When It Comes To The World Cup, I Always Go Dutch

A View From The Bar: There Will Always Be An England

 

For Marie Claire:

Second Time Around: Dating After The Death Of A Spouse

 

For The Poetry Foundation:

Poetry Off The Shelf: Drinking In Poetry

Footy Verse

In Search Of The Auden Martini

 

On This American Life:

Bar Car Prophecy

The Ballad Of Judy And Foo

 

On The How I Learned Series Podcast:

The Truth About Eighth Grade