Last Call Newsletter

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This super-sized 4th Anniversary Special Edition dispatch will most definitely be truncated in your email inbox. Be sure to select “View Entire Message” to enjoy the whole kit and caboodle in your browser. Wake the kids, phone the neighbors! We’re kicking off the 4-year anniversary of the launch of LAST CALL on July 11, 2022 (Enzowasn’t even born!) a day early in order to soak up the celebratory mood all weekend long.

Last chance to take the Summer 2026 LAST CALL Reader Survey! No matter your true feelings on celebrating the current state of America, I hope those who are ringing in the long holiday weekend marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in your own special way—maybe it’s a cookout, a concert in the park, gathering the family for the local parade, hanging out at your local beach or lake, posting up at a dive bar, cranking out frozen drinks from a blender, or...

Take the Summer 2026 LAST CALL Reader Survey and You’ll Be Entered to Win a Signed Copy of One of My Books! Enzo channeling Evel Knievel for the Fourth. (Photo: BTP) Next week will mark the four-year anniversary of LAST CALL.

Take the Summer 2026 LAST CALL Reader Survey to Help Keep the Neon Lights on for Year 5! Montero Bar & Grill. (Photo: Sebastian Lange) PUNCH recently published a new essay of mine, “Montero Bar & Grill Sets Sail Into a New Era,” which pondered: Can a beloved and historic bar maintain its charms under new ownership?

“Death in my mind isn’t a finality. There’s a continuum: It’s like at night, you go to sleep and in the daytime you wake up, or whenever you wake up, and it’s a new day”.” —David Lynch “Someone’s so and so met someone else’s so and so. And so on. And, it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that strange things happen all the time. And so it goes, and so it goes.

Which bottle will Enzo knock over pick this week? (Photo: BTP) While I have a collection of bottles that would rival many neighborhood bars, the truth is that unless I’m tasting or testing recipes I rarely drink at home.

Welcome to The Lowdown, a regular Paid Subscriber exclusive featuring what (and where) I’ve recently been eating and drinking. On today’s The Lowdown… Checking Out Some of the New-Look, Disco-Era Drinks from Conor Johns at Tavern Next Door. A Tale of Two Summery Soft-Serve Swirls at Leo. World Cup Watch Parties at Leon’s with a Don’t-Miss, Deliciously Messy AF Merquez & Frites Sandwich.

The New York Knicks won Game 4 Wednesday night—statistically the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history!—taking a commanding 3-1 series lead and are now one game closer to winning the Championship for the first time since 1973. Enzo and I are prepping for tonight’s’s Game 5 action in San Antonio by offering readers an exclusive 20% discount on a 1-Year Annual Paid Subscription (Regular Price: $60.00/year | Promo Price: $48.00/year).

To celebrate the New York Knicks winning Game 4 Wednesday night—statistically the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history!—and taking a commanding 3-1 series lead and now one game closer to winning the Championship for the first time since 1973, I’m prepping for Saturday’s Game 5 action in San Antonio by offering readers an exclusive 20% discount on a 1-Year Annual Paid Subscription (Regular Price: $60.00/year | Promo Price: $48.00/year).