“What kind of question is that? Who doesn’t like happy hour?” So answered my friend Tony when I asked a simple question.

I’d been working at the computer all day and just didn’t feel like cooking dinner, so I suggested to my husband we check out a place I had seen several folks mention on Facebook.

One of the perks of being a food journalist (I hate the term restaurant critic) is that I sometimes get invited to tastings when restaurants are introducing their menus or adding items to their menus to members of the press.

When you visit a bar and restaurant for Happy Hour, you might be faced with quite the dilemma. What do I feel like drinking today, and what would be the best bite to go with it? So many choices!

Given the date of this issue (7/11), I just couldn’t help but be inspired by the famous gas station/convenience store chain for a column.

Slap your palm to your forehead now and say, “Why didn’t I think of this?” Here are some brilliant brunch dishes, that have come across my desk (well, really my computer screen, but you get the idea).