Game Day Beer Bar Review: A New York State of Mind

photo by Bernt Rostad	via PhotoRee

The other night while in town on a business trip, I walked into Vol de Nuit, a Belgian beer bar located the SoHo area of New York City. More of a lounge than a restaurant, I was lured there by the promised collection of Belgian taps, but even more so by a hunger to sate myself with the supposedly world class pomme frites. You can imagine my disappointment when I plonked myself down at the bar, perused the beer menu, and placed my order for a Corsendonk avec frites, only to be told that they were OUT of fries that night. Major downer.  Especially when that's one of the only two food items Vol de Nuit has on their menu (the other being moules, or mussels, naturally).

In any event, I trudged onward and redoubled my efforts to concentrate on the beer menu. The place was about a quarter full, clearly not prime time there, but that was okay with me as it meant there were seats available at the bar. Naked red lightbulbs hung from the faux copper-paneled ceiling, creating a hipster vibe that matched the New York University undergrad clientele.

The Perfect Storm

farlieonfootie would like to extend its sincere congratulations to our faithful readers on the U-11 girls soccer team of Scarsdale, New York, the "Scarsdale Storm," which won first place in  the Rye Brook Invitational Soccer Tournament on March 27, 2011.

"We're so proud of our girls", said coaches Mitch Berger and Chris Saenger (pictured without his traditional sideline puffer coat).  "Our girls' and boys' high school teams had great seasons in the Fall, both going deep into the state tournaments, which really inspired our girls. They worked hard over the winter months, and kicked off the Spring season in grand style.  We can't wait for the regular season to start this Sunday!"  And neither can we, Chris and Mitch.  Neither can we....