A lot is written about craft cocktails and the art of bartending, but much less is written about the art of the public house: those neighborhood tap rooms that are literally open housesand not private clubs. Those places where Cheers might be set, where Dubliners might meet for a Guinness or where people in Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood might order a beer and a burger from me before heading home.
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Marco Collins, Damien and I meet in the hallway of The Original Pancake House on the corner of West 15th and 80th on a Saturday morning. After exchanging gossip about which Seattle singer is doing well in Paris, the largest show Damien ever played and who The Posie’s Ken Stringfellow is working with over seas, the three of us take a seat at a table in the middle of the quaint, hard-wood restaurant. Our waitress brings coffee, as other servers distribute plates of waffles, omelets and giant breakfasts. A few minutes later, she takes our order for pancakes, eggs, hash browns and bacon (the best in town, according to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame DJ, Marco).
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