There is a show on Netflix called the Midnight Diner and is a Japanese show about a bar open from 2-7 am (or something) managed by this one guy. He has regulars who come in and the show always begins and ends in the diner/bar but the plot follows different characters. Each episode is (mostly) separate from the rest, so it's not like you need to watch every episode. I don't know if it's a typical Japanese show, or if it really is unique, but it's a good show, about a bar, sort of, plus i've been looking for somewhere to spread this recommendation because I like it so much, haha.
Always love your posts. Thanks Charlie. Excited to read this memoir, and hear the podcast about it. Question: Should we refrain from listening to the podcast until we've read the book, or no?
And good question... kind of up to you. There are no huge spoilers so you certainly can listen. But if you like to go into a book not knowing anything, then maybe not.
Bottomless mimosas brunches sound horrible. Hoping these Saturdays are far behind and you won't ever have to don those aprons again. P.S. I'm so curious about the memoir you mentioned.
There is a show on Netflix called the Midnight Diner and is a Japanese show about a bar open from 2-7 am (or something) managed by this one guy. He has regulars who come in and the show always begins and ends in the diner/bar but the plot follows different characters. Each episode is (mostly) separate from the rest, so it's not like you need to watch every episode. I don't know if it's a typical Japanese show, or if it really is unique, but it's a good show, about a bar, sort of, plus i've been looking for somewhere to spread this recommendation because I like it so much, haha.
Always love your posts. Thanks Charlie. Excited to read this memoir, and hear the podcast about it. Question: Should we refrain from listening to the podcast until we've read the book, or no?
Thank you for the rec, Mariana!
And good question... kind of up to you. There are no huge spoilers so you certainly can listen. But if you like to go into a book not knowing anything, then maybe not.
Bottomless mimosas brunches sound horrible. Hoping these Saturdays are far behind and you won't ever have to don those aprons again. P.S. I'm so curious about the memoir you mentioned.
Far behind me, Becky! Feels like a lifetime ago.
I first fell in love with J.R. Moehringer's essay about being the ghostwriter for Prince Harry's memoir: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/j-r-moehringer-ghostwriter-prince-harry-memoir-spare
Then I had to read his own memoir. He's a beautiful storyteller. And I just so happened to relate hard to his relationship with a bar.