The Daily Hook

As you know by now, SBKevin and myself no longer live in the slums of Red Hook. This is the first Thanksgiving I have spent in Brooklyn and I was not disappointed. Shouts out to the Greenhouse Cafe between 77th and 78th on 3rd Ave. They served a top notch Thanksgiving, turkey dinner. Even though I was about 30 years younger than the average age of the occupants of the restaurant it was well worth the experience. Its nice to have some age old wisdom in your life every once awhile. After dinner we headed into the city and went to the popular college bar, Down the Hatch to find that it was CLOSED! This is the first time in my 4 years here in New York that I have ever seen Down the Hatch closed. It was absolutely dead. Luckily Down the Hatch’s brother bar, Off the Wagon, was open for business. The bartenders were pretty upset about working but they made sure that all 20 occupants were having a good time, handing out free shots and drinks. Even though it wasn’t the typical jammed packed Off the Wagon night, it was a chill Thanksgiving evening with a few friends.