"Who Doesn't Like Fish Tacos?" at The Tap Room We don't know who doesn't like fish tacos at The Tap Room. It was a weekend exploring Latin themes for the regulars. Gazpacho, albondigas, fish tacos, and Cheffy's world-famous white sangria.

"Who Doesn't Like Fish Tacos?" at The Tap Room
We don't know who doesn't like fish tacos. It was a weekend exploring Latin themes for the regulars. Gazpacho, albondigas, fish tacos, and Cheffy's world-famous white sangria.

#fishtacos #gazpacho #sangria #spain

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Spanish Castle Magic The Tap Room wrapped up R&D Summer Trip '25 in Catalonia. Tossa de Mar and Barcelona. Beach life. Tapas. More Ricard. Crowds. Colors. A new entry into the Barkeep's list of best dining experiences.

Banger Alert: The Barkeep dropped another. A little Spanish Castle Magic.

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#spain #costabrava #tossademar #barcelona #tapas #sangria #beachlife #yachtrock #travel

Down by the Seaside Settling into leg #2 of R&D Summer Trip '25 brings us to the land of lighthouses, boat jousting, lagoons, and Octopus Pie. Welcome to Sete. Sublime Sete.

Oh, Sete. We hardly got to know you, yet we did, and you were glorious. Sublime Sete.

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- The Barkeep

#thegoodlife #sete #Languedoc #boatjousting #miniboats #thebarkeep #content #creators

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Gothic Storms and Secret Gardens Simply put, Nimes is a stunner. Wish you were here, Cheffy. Lord of the Meat Sweats is sweating while we're taking notes. Next stop: Sete and the Mediterranean coast of southern France.

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Pouring One Out for Tony One of the Tap Room's patron saints received much well-deserved love this past week. The Barkeep reminisces while putting the final touches on R&D plans for the South of France and the Costa Brava.

Tony challenged us to take the road less traveled, and that really is what makes the difference.

- The Barkeep

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#kitchenconfidential #acookstour #gonzojournalism #restinpower #provence #occitaine #costabrava

Oasis reunion. Sayonara Sabbath. Fireworks. Clams. Pesto. Lemongrass Chicken. Wife of Barkeep's birthday. Prawns. Risotto. Languedoc. We're all over the map at the Tap Room for Independence Day weekend.

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#independenceday #oasis #properboozer

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Tap Room on Tour The Tap Room goes on tour with old-school Hawaiian plates for a graduation party. Smoky, Polynesian goodness. Yacht rock. Captain hats. Where were the Bartles & James' mai-tais?

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It’s Father’s Day at the Tap Room. It’s a lazy day ponied up at the bar listening to the soothing sounds of Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, and Sonic Youth with the regulars.

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- The Barkeep

#fathersday2025 #trialbyfire #nosh #côtedurhône #beefitswhatsfordinner

There's a Riot Goin' On It's been a week. The Barkeep has a lot on his mind. Ukraine going double-secret probation. Musk begging for forgiveness. A hole #4 of horror. "No Kings"? Ugh. We pour some out for Sly and Brian.

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#fightthepower #maga #resistance #slyandthefamilystone #beachboys #petsounds #badgolf #slavaukraine

Pouring One Out for Tony Glug glug. No notes needed. Oh yeah.... new follow on Instagram. Change the channel to taproom_pours. Cheers.

It’s a somber day at the Tap Room. One of our own went to the next plane on this day back in 2018. Anthony Bourdain, the inspiration for many of the trips, writings, and dishes we revere, has a stool in perpetuity at the bar.

The Barkeep

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#salmon #seriouseats

Talkin' TACOS at the Tap Room Who doesn't love a good chicken. Cheffy sure does. Our regulars sure do. Not sure about Prez. We embrace TACOS at the Tap Room.

Dammit we love a good taco at the Tap Room. Baja-style fish and shrimp tacos, tacos de carnitas, tacos de carne, tacos de pollo, tacos al pastor, tacos de lengua. A different type of TACO had us talking at the Tap Room.

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#chickenwings #seriouseats #maga

Old school Jersey red-sauce-joint at The Tap Room tonight. It's always good for a Sunday. Cheffy representing once again.

All the goods at taproom.substack.com.

- The Barkeep

Introducing - in honor of Prez - TACO Tuesdays at The Tap Room. Cheffy has stellar taco sklls, particularly of the Baja varietal. More to come at taproom.substack.com

- The Barkeep

#tacotuesdays #maga #baja #fishtacos #shrimptacos #ownthelibs

Don't hate, libate!

- The Barkeep

We stopped showing NBA games on the Big Screen at The Tap Room. The players are all snowflakes. The WNBA does a better Laimbeer these days.

- The Barkeep

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Yea, take that snowflakes. Own them damned libs!

- The Barkeep

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The Tap Room has re-emerged with a new kitchen. Cheffy? Yep, still the same. Waldo? Yep, still the bouncer. Ghost of Hunter S. Thompson? Yea, he's still at the bar.

New Instagram handle too: @taproom_pours.

Come by tonight for a pint or three.

- The Barkeep

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Oh, Glorious Gumbo Cheffy does a solid gumbo. We think it'd sell in New Orleans. The Tap Room celebrates Mardi Gras a few days late due to, ahem. Insights, ingredients, and instructions follow.

It's Gumbo Night at The Tap Room every night through Mardi Gras season. Fat Tuesday's behind us, Fish Fridays are in front of us. Who needs vices when Cheffy's got your back?

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'Tis a good one.

- The Barkeep
#Gumbo #Nola #mardigras

Love is a Battlefield We love a good meltdown on live tv at The Tap Room. Instant showcase for The Big Screen. Trump and Zelensky's not-so-private tete-a-tete provides inspiration for another Top-10 list.

Ol' Prez and his minions hosted President Zelensky at the White House yesterday. Pleasantries ensued. Zelensky was shown the door. We debate at The Tap Room.

- The Barkeep

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#meltdowns #insideedition #maga #ukraine #headlock ##diamonddave #snl

An Ode to a Classic. Cheffy pulls a bistro classic out of his back pocket inspiring a trip down memory lane. Who knew pork roast braised in milk could have this effect on the notoriously non-nostalgic Barkeep.

Cheffy pulls a bistro classic out of his back pocket inspiring a trip down memory lane. Who knew pork roast braised in milk could have this effect on the notoriously non-nostalgic Barkeep.

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#bourdain #leshalles #porcinelove #artofthebraise #foodandwine

Baked Ziti at The Tap Room

Cheffy pulled an old-school favorite out for Comfort Food Night at The Tap Room. Sbarro's it ain't.

Customers gave it a 10 out of 5.

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#bakedziti #italianamericanclassics #napolitano #gabagool

Fear and Loathing at The Tap Room With Super Bowl Weekend upon us, The Tap Room provides intensity, clarity and insights into the big game. The Barkeep goes looking for the ghost of Hunter S. Thompson and comes up with gumbo.

Nobody gets ready for the Super Bowl like the characters at The Tap Room. We've got expert prognosis that only Cheffy, Waldo the Bouncer, the Lord of the Meat Sweats, and the ghost of HST can provide.

#superbowl #flyeaglesfly #chiefs #gumbo

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With Friends Like These Tariffs on Canada got us thinking about some of the more brilliant moments in recent American history. It's the type of discussion you'll only find at The Tap Room. Eat our shorts Buffalo Wild Wings.

LORD OF THE MEAT IS HERE.

Tariffs on Canada got us thinking about some of the more brilliant moments in recent American history. It's the discussion you'll only find at The Tap Room. Eat shorts Buffalo Wild Wings.

Inspiration @ahoerling1.bsky.social
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OhCanada

We love Bouillabaisse at The Tap Room, but we tend to meld its refinement with the rusticity of Cioppino. What you end up with is a saffron-infused tomato-based seafood stew livened up by splashes of Pernod, and it’s spectacular.

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#bourride #Marseille

Down by the Seaside It's the second night of our weekend trip across the Mediterranean for our nightly specials. We venture west from Greece to Liguria and bring some Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab to fresh linguine.

Saturday Night Special @taproompours. Linguine with Crab, Radicchio and Garlic. Our weekend trip across the Mediterranean continues. A simple, delicious pasta combined with a white wine sauce and fresh Dungeness Crab.

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#dungenesscrab #liguria #linguine #goodeats

Moussaka Night at the Tap Room Neither Cheffy or The Barkeep have been to Greece, but we whip up some solid Greek food for the occasional nightly special. Tonight we tackle: Moussaka.

Moussaka night at The Tap Room. Always a hit, always sells out. Get here early. - The Barkeep

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#greekfood #sicilianwine #nosh #subscribeforfree

It's been some time since The Barkeep went on a good rant.The Barkeep has a lot to say about the current state of content creation.

If you haven’t yet, subscribe to The Tap Room for free

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#youtube #vanhalen #steelydan #bourdain #thevillages #crapcontent

Making the Case for Buffalo Sauce

Going four for ten over the past two weekend's NFL playoff picks is nothing to sneeze at folks. The Barkeep's back with his picks for the NFC and AFC Championship games. Bookies beware

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#NFL #billsmafia #pickledeggs

THANK YOU.

A little over a month ago, we came up with an idea of developing a platform designed around the best aspects of a neighborhood bar not bound by 150-character limits.

We achieved a modest/exciting milestone this week when our door opened its 1000th time....

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