Yesterday I led off at Bardog Tavern as usual, and Bloom told me “You’ve got mail” and placed an envelope in front of me.
“I’m getting mail at the bar now?” I thought. “Maybe I really do spend too much time here.” However, when I opened it, I realized it was one of the sweetest pieces of mail I have ever received. It was a card from Aldo’s mom in New Jersey. She told me she reads my blog every day, and wanted to say she was sorry to hear about the passing of my mom. Gail, thank you. That meant a lot to me. You know, Bardog really IS family.
There’s a lot going on at Wiseacre in February, and for the third post in a row I have a special event to tell you about. Flowers and Chocolate will happen on Valentine’s Day from 7 to 10 PM. If your valentine prefers hops and barley to flowers and chocolate, this is the perfect date night. There will be a brewery tour and pairings of Wiseacre beer with Dinsthul’s chocolate. Tickets are $20.
Want to help a neighborhood grow? The Memphis Medical District Collaborative is looking to hire two program managers. One would be in charge of real estate, and the other in charge of community development.
Most likely I will watch the Super Bowl at the Blind Bear today. They are running a huge number of specials. All day long they will have chili cheese fries for $6, chili cheese dogs one for $6 or two for $8, two chili cheese dogs and chili cheese fries for $10, and pepper jack chili mac & cheese for $10. You can add cheese, sour cream, chives and bacon to the chili mac if you choose. The hot dogs are Nathan’s Famous, and the chili is Colin’s prize-winning turkey and 3-bean chili. An hour before the game until an hour afterward, there will be $3 Bud, Bud Light, and Mich Ultra 16-ounce aluminum bottles. (If you prefer the Cadillac of beers, PBR in 16-ounce cans is always $3.) They’ll have their Sunday night poker game at 6:30.
Paulette’s monthly wine dinner is Tuesday. This month’s menu sounds like a good one, with crab, short rib, venison and toasted honeycomb among the courses.
If you want a good meal without spending a lot of money in the South Main area, let me show you what I had for lunch yesterday.
For $3.50 at Max’s Sports Bar you can get a Nathan’s hot dog covered in chili, cheese, mustard and chopped onion. This is a regular menu item, not a special. You can get chips for a dollar more. If you’re hungry and in South Main and don’t want to go drop $35 at the sushi place, keep this in mind. You can add chips at Max’s for a dollar more.
And of course, look who has to jump in every cardboard container she sees. Sometimes I wonder whether I adopted a troll or a cat.
Internationally syndicated radio show Beale Street Caravan has a particularly good lineup in this week’s show. It features the music of bluesmen Bukka White, Furry Lewis, and Sleepy John Estes, each of whom enjoyed a career revival in the 1970s after rock bands began covering their music. Listen here.
That’s the news for today. I don’t really care about either team in the Super Bowl, so I will be neutral as I watch.