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January 2008 - Posts

Personality plus: Meet my multiple drinking personalities

by Sara Faith Alterman | January 28, 2008

I HAVE multiple personalities. No, not like Sally Field in Sybil . Rather, these unique identities are multiple drinking personalities that emerge late at night, after I’ve been throwing ’em back for a few hours. Depending on what I’m imbibing, I adopt... Read More »

Filed under: SAN Home, Liquid, venue:sorellina, venue:harvard gardens, venue:cactus club, venue:kitty o'shea's, venue:phoenix landing

Strike up the brand: A look at our favorite liquor labels

by Heather Bouzan | January 28, 2008

A bottle of Old Codger Fine Old Tawny Port ($22.50), at BLM Wine + Spiri ts (1354 Comm Ave, Allston, 617.734.7700), might be the perfect gift for your crotchety grandpa — or your grumpy boyfriend. We think Double Bastard Ale ($6.95), available at the... Read More »

Filed under: SAN Home, Liquid, venue:marty's, venue:wine gallery, venue:blm wine + spirits, venue:v. cirace & son

Judgement day: Local bartenders share what they're really thinking about when you order that drink

by Heather Bouzan | January 25, 2008

Call us “mean girls,” call us Simon Cowell, call us US Weekly — we can’t help it; we love to judge. Whether it’s the size of a trust fund, the desirability of a street address, or the thickness of a midsection, we find ourselves constantly (and a smidge... Read More »

Filed under: Restaurants, SAN Cover, Liquid, venue:radius, venue:beehive, venue:b-side lounge, venue:middlesex lounge, venue:davio's, venue:pour house, venue:city bar, venue:stella

Bodies by Boston: Our second annual list of the city's finest physiques

by Heather Bouzan | January 14, 2008

NO ONE SAID the journalism business was easy. When everyone else is all bundled up to fight Mother Nature’s harsh winter chill, we’re peeling away the layers of fleece, down, and flannel to expose some of the city’s most well-sculpted physiques. And it... Read More »

Filed under: Style, Life, SAN Cover

Work it Out: Surviving seven exercise classes in seven days

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008

IT'S NOT LIKE I'm obese or anything. It's just - well, let's just say I was never the athletic type. My parents pushed me into a childhood's worth of ballet classes when it became painfully obvious that I preferred practicing my twirls... Read More »

Filed under: Life, SAN Home