I guess it’s because I know it’s not forever. I can go long stretches of time without alcohol and without much difficulty. This time I’m contemplating it being permanent What if I just never drink again? It’s as tempting as a glass of red. So every now and then I give myself long breaks. I’m aware that on the doomsday clock of alcoholism, with my DNA, I’ve always been about five minutes to midnight. I have stopped previously for two or three years. Earlier this year I stopped for a few months. You can even take a glass of wine into the movies. Drinking is so normalised we even do it at sports games, at Catholic mass, at birthdays, engagements, weddings, concerts, restaurants. If they did have alcoholism in the Olympics I have no doubt that Australia would take gold.
Like many Australians I am more likely to become an alcoholic than an Olympian. The bottleshop has always had more appeal than a yoga class.
I’m not alone, many people I know also use an alcoholic beverage to fuzz out the stress of their day. If I’m out with friends I probably drink seven glasses. Of course there have been times when I’ve drunk the fourth glass, and the odd evening when I’ve finished the bottle. I’ll usually have a third glass and then that’s it. Or I’ll be sitting on the deck chatting to my husband. I’ll be making dinner, the music will be on. My relaxing alcohol is reserved for the nights when I don’t have to go anywhere. These are the nights when I don’t have to drive to work. There’s a warm fuzzy glow knowing that at 6pm I get to open a bottle and pour a fresh red. I start looking forward to it around 4pm. That’s why they can talk when the music is loud. The other day I told someone: ‘I’ve given up drinking, but I’ve taken up listening’.
Food smooze archive#
Byron Echo Print Archive (previous volume).First Lady Barbara Bush has visited, as well as none other than former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper. So have heavy hitters in the arts, including novelist John Grisham, composer Stephen Sondheim, and musical cast members of "The Lion King" and "Hamilton." Two weeks ago, the deli hosted Ruth Bader Ginsburg's son, James Ginsburg, as part of the Holocaust Museum of Houston's exhibit "Notorious RBG," honoring his mother.Īnd former national security advisor Bolton isn't the only politico to have schmoozed at Kenny & Ziggy's. Kenny & Ziggy'sĪctors John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Tambor and Brent Spiner comedian Richard Lewis musical artists like Frankie Valli and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and more entertainment figures have all been in the Schmooze Room, according to Gruber. Guy Fieri and his family have schmoozed in the Schmooze Room. Travel show host Samantha Brown has also visited. Food celebrity Guy Fieri filmed an episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" back there and has eaten with his family on occasion. Watch: Lights go out at Minute Maid Parkįormer NBA player Shaquille O'Neal is among the most famous people to have ducked through the doorway of the Schmooze Room, back when Houston hosted the Super Bowl in 2017.What are the odds the Astros make another World Series?.Miss Texas makes history as first Filipino American to win Miss USA 2022.Fans lose it after Beto O'Rourke shares photo backstage with Harry Styles.Elon Musk company wants to dump millions of gallons of treated wastewater in Texas.Woman dies aboard United Airlines flight from Houston to London.NASA asteroid crash leaves trail of debris more than 6,000 miles long.
Many important people have schmoozed in the deli's private room, from A-listers to "who's that again?" personalities. Shaquille O'Neal has schmoozed in the Schmooze Room. The private area now seats a total of 100 people, up from 60, and has an adjoining patio area. In January, Kenny & Ziggy's moved its location up the street to 1743 Post Oak Boulevard, and with it, the Schmooze Room. "The Schmooze Room has brought so many different and interesting people and events to the restaurant." "When we were planning the opening of Kenny & Ziggy's more than 20 years ago, we thought having a private room at the deli would be good for the community, businesses and charities to have a place where they could gather for meetings, fundraisers and special lifecycle events," said Gruber. The private dining room was designed for functions, meetings and celebrations. A post shared by Ziggy Gruber Schmooze Room was unveiled inside Kenny & Ziggy's in 2009, 10 years after the New York-style delicatessen opened in Houston's Galleria area.
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