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Apparently, Speakeasies Are Still a Thing

Franklin Mortgage's Al Sotack
Franklin Mortgage’s Al Sotack Photo: Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.

Just as it seems like we’ve all had enough of the speakeasy schtick, Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. garners some attention that suggests the opposite. As posted earlier, the James Beard Foundation announced its semifinalists, and the Center City subterranean cocktail bar was listed among the contenders for the coveted Outstanding Bar Program award. This comes on the same day that CNN Go picks the bar as one of eight speakeasy flavored numbers in the U.S. worth checking out. So it seems that America’s thirst for Prohibition-era drinks, mixed, shaken and poured by mustachioed barkeeps in old timey garb is still very much a real thing. [Grub Street; CNN Go]

Apparently, Speakeasies Are Still a Thing