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“Happiness comes in small doses, folks.” It’s a nice quote. Meaningful when we reflect on the years behind us. Or, in this case, year. 2023. And it’s not brilliance from the mind of Mandela or Mother Teresa or even Oscar Wilde (though I’d bet he’d appreciate the cheeky rant in its entirety). It’s from a now-vintage bit by comedian Denis Leary, wherein he champions life’s simple moments of ...

I don’t know how many bars are within walking distance of Papi Smash Burger, but the one where I knocked a couple back on the night I happened in is one of them. And despite how all that sounds, my visit was, in fact, planned. To those of you who might opine that pregaming and a tiki bar would give a burger joint an unfair advantage, I say two things: A) I went back, stone-cold sober, for what ...