Posts Tagged ‘Houston’
The Story of the HinJew Drink from The Best People
One of the main characters in my new book, The Best People, is a very successful venture capitalist named V.J. Simon, who is half-Jewish and half-Indian. In the book, V.J. frequents Eleganté, the finest restaurant in Houston where “The Best People” hang out. His favorite drink is called the HinJew, which is half-Bombay Sapphire gin,…
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The Other Day The other day my mobile phone rings and the caller ID says “Donna Franklin.” I don’t personally know any Donna Franklins, but I listen to Donna Franklin’s jazz show on KTSU. Her closing song is “It Happens Every Day” by The Crusaders. So, instead of saying “hello,” I answered, “It happens every…
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