What does Jeff harbord have to do with Giving light beer a heavy dose of love?”
When I first moved to Toronto in 2001, the word “local” only came up when speaking of the bar where one most often darkened the door. In my case, that was the Cadillac Lounge in Parkdale, equidistant between my job in the kitchen at Mildred Pierce and my hellhole apartment in one of the ghetto buildings south of King and Spencer. I have two prerequisites when choosing a bar, and they concern what’s on the jukebox as well as what’s on the beer list. The Cadillac succeeded with its John Prine, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cash-heavy playlist, but failed when it came to stocking my favourite beer – Bud Light. After much begging, owner Sam Grasso reluctantly started stocking it, only to have it sell out faster than he could replace it. Or so he said at the time. He recently confessed my favourite beer never sold very well at all, but he didn’t want me to know it because I’m such a hardcore fan. “If a regular is asking for the same beer every time they come in, then I’m gonna stock it. Hone
thestar.com: Giving light beer a heavy dose of love Calorie-conscious brews find favour with foodies […] Some, like Turf Lounge chef Hans Vogels, are very specific in their tastes. “People are all hung up on Bud Light, but I prefer Amstel Light. It’s a good beer, not just a good light beer.” The Harbord Room’s chef, Cory Vitiello, counters, “Well, I’m from Brantford and I was breastfed Bud Light!” Aside from the fact that I like my beer to be totally tasteless, I also like that I can drink so many and not get completely blotto and that I can burn them off on the elliptical faster than my former cosmo-and-Jaeger habit. Read more at the link below.
