Death & Co

Why Bar Owners Cringe At the Word 'Bar'

David Kaplan in Death & Co.
James Hamilton.
David Kaplan in Death & Co.

Death & Co. co-owner David Kaplan contacted me to express a few concerns about today's Observer article on him and his ongoing liquor-license saga. (Read it here.)

One of his complaints involves my use of the term "bar" to describe his business.

He prefers the term "restaurant lounge," partly because it's more accurate but, perhaps more importantly, also because saying otherwise has the potential to worsen his plight.  read more »