The ampersand has enjoyed a recent renaissance in the foody world. In Denver, you have Stoic & Genuine or Mercantile & Provision. In Chicago, The Girl & the Goat, Maple & Ash, Soul & Smoke, Longman & Eagle, Owen & Engine (closed), etc. These are in the old tradition of English pubs that was referenced in the Beatles song “Cry Baby Cry,” in which John Lennon sang about the “local bird and bee.” The Canadian chain restaurant Elephant & Castle plays on this same theme. And it got me thinking: what are other possible fun and interesting pub names?… Well, for one,
The Boot & Bottle
The Lick & Spittle
The Rack & Ruin
The Gawk & Shove
The Donkey & Snake (yes, a reference to the film “Couples Retreat” from 2009)
The Pluck & Shuck (featuring various poultry and mollusk offerings)
The Pig & Gristle
The Twig & Thistle (yes…)
The Shit & Shinola (The Sit & Shit is a subsidiary of paid, high-end toilets/bidets/showers for the US highway system that is currently in development)
The Puerile & Inappropriate (where you’ll find me, most days)
Other ideas? Taking callers now….
Great Exudations 