As Thomas Jefferson said, Good wine is a necessity of life for me … well the only problem for me is that I can hardly afford good wine. When you’ve graduated from college and are still bartending, you can hardly afford rent much less a great bottle of wine very night. Unless you’ve got a Trader Joe’s near you. I didn’t discover Trader Joe’s until I moved to Charlotte a few short months ago, but I must say that it was love at first sight.

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I’ve been working behind a bar since before I was able to (legally) drink alcohol. And while bartending is a great job to have, it kinda sucks when you aren’t getting tipped. Times are tough, trust me I know, but we’ve got to make money too! Here’s how it goes - if the bartender isn’t making a dime one night, they aren’t going to be happy, and if we ain’t happy, ain’t no body happy.

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so, spring will officially be here on saturday! thank goodness! i’m not sure how much longer i could take this rainy, icky winter weather. what does spring mean? besides a quick trip or 2 to the tanning bed and super cute sun dresses - drinks outside of the patio! zink american restaurant on tryon has an awesome patio that is sure to be back just about every afternoon from here on out.

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I recently started a new job, which is great  (and even though my boss goes out and drinks every night after work, he doesn’t do keg stands). But there is a girl that I work with who constantly has men come up to her and ask her where they know her from. She won’t say anything to them, but after a minute they’ll find her again and say that they’ve figured it out, they know her form the Men’s Club. Then she gets embarrassed and runs away. I’m sorry, but if you’re going to work at a men’s club, you’ve just got to get used to the recognition that comes along with it.

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I waited tables and bartended to get through college with a little extra spending money, now with the economy being shot to hell, I’ve got to wait tables again but this time it’s to pay the bills. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not putting down life long “professional” servers, but when you’re working for someone who still hosts house parties, with everyone doing keg stands, you wonder why you’re the one waiting tables and they’ve got the “real” job.

I’m not bitter because I have to wait tables again, but I might be a little bitter because I have to work for someone that acts less professional than I do. I’ve worked at restaurants since I was in high school, so I know how it goes. The managers aren’t supposed to be out partying with the staff, but they do. I get that. But there gets to be a point when it’s just too much.

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When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
-Henny Youngman

So Mt. Pleasant isn’t exactly Downtown Charleston, but close enough.  If you can break away from Downtown for a night, I suggest heading over to Samos on Coleman Blvd in Mt Pleasant. It’s a Greek restaurant that has a tapas menu and a full dinner menu.   It’s perfect for going out with a group of friends, having a bottle (or 3) of wine and grabbing some inexpensive aps for a great night.  When the weather is warm enough, make sure you call ahead and get a seat outside, it’s pretty close to perfect! And the food will keep you coming back for more!

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Relationships aren’t easy.  They shouldn’t be.  For a relationship to be successful it’s got to be a constant work in progress.  When it gets to be too easy and the relationship starts to turn south, it seems like now more than ever people are giving open relationships a try.  Why? Hell if I know. I am not a fan of open relationships in the least bit. For so many reasons I think that open relationships are a ridiculous way to prolong an already dead relationship.  Here are my reasons why if you’re in an open relationship you should just close the door and move on.
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I love Thai food just as much as I love sushi! Back home in Charleston, we had the greatest Thai restaurant on the planet - Basil! Moving to Charlotte was kind of depressing because I knew that if I wanted to get some great Thai food I was probably going to have to make a trip home for the weekend. Well … I was driving down 5th Street one day and on the corner of 5th And Church I saw a sign in the window that said Basil opening soon! After doing a little bit of research I learned that my most favorite restaurant in the world was also moving to Charlotte!

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It’s no secret that I love sushi and if it were up to me, I would eat it all day, every day. When I got to Charlotte my first order of business was to find a sushi bar. After a few suggestions, my boyfriend and I stumbled upon Nikko’s on South. And what can I say, it was love at first bite!

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