Let’s talk party planning The most important detail of a party (after people and booze) is the atmosphere. While you can easily fix screw-ups like bad lighting or room temperature, bad music can ruin a night in ways that aren’t easy to come back from. People will laugh off one bad song, but two or […]
Let’s talk about tipping. I’m not a fan of the basic idea that in addition to purchasing goods and services, customers are also expected to directly pay employee wages by tipping. I don’t like it, it feels wrong, and I’ll sign just about any petition you put in front of me to raise server and […]
Welcome to “Raising The Bar,” my series on bar etiquette. I’ve been to bars all over the country both as a bartender and (much more often) as a customer, and I’d like to think I’ve become an expert at behaving in a way that makes bartenders want to keep serving me drinks. And that’s the […]
It is the happiest time of the year for thousands of gamers, and for good reason! As the largest LAN party in the country with four days of around-the-clock gaming, QuakeCon is the ultimate gaming experience in North America. It is also notorious for showcasing an impressive level of consumption of caffeine and alcohol. A […]
“You’ve trained your whole life for this,” I told myself, “Now go out there and show them what you’re made of!” We had arrived early, but the venue was already filling up with men and women thirsty for a Sunday morning brunch beverage. High Brew Coffee staff were on hand to assist those too tired […]
Hey, all you drinkers! Welcome to the Drinking With Paul news page! Sorry we don’t have more for you, but we’re better about drinking and talking about alcohol than taking the time to write about it, so this is a work in progress. Check back periodically for our take on alcohol news that catches our […]






