Word: wined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cuba, Bellamy seized the Whydah, an English slave galley named for a West African port. He turned it into a carrier for tons of silver and gold but $ never lived to enjoy his hoard. The Whydah broke up in a storm off Cape Cod, its crew drunk on pirated wine, its cargo lost, its very existence doubted...
Where is the clientele "too adult" and professional, the crowd not collegiate enough, the atmosphere too relaxing, the menu simply not satisfying to the discriminating undergraduate palate? Where is there wine on tap instead of beer, Wheat Thins instead of nachos, hot dogs instead of hamburgers, and Gordon Lightfoot instead of David Bowie...
Restaurant-goers who seek to avoid cheese fries, smothered hot dogs, and the company of others should flock to Shay's Wine Bar and Cafe, located across from the Galeria on JFK Street. Featuring soft pop music, cheese and crackers, and celery sticks as late-afternoon hors d'oevres, Shay's champagne cocktail and nachos crowd seems to materialize only after its immensely popular next-door-neighbor, the Boathouse Bar, has overflowed with customers...
...Shay's is trying to change its image. "We're going to concentrate on a more party-type atmosphere as opposed to the quiet wine bar," says Tricia, standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling wine rack. "We've been featuring 16-ounce beers and turning the music up to attract more undergraduates...
...author of the Tony Award winning musical "Nine" sipped wine and told aspiring playwrights to avoid Hollywood last night at an informal talk sponsored by a Harvard literary society...