Bob Carden

Dublin Pub Crawl

for Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Bob carden

In Ireland for a week, and not looking for roots or relatives. I’m here for the whiskey, and beer. I am, however, accompanied by an intellectually curious and well bred woman who is my wife—along with our college aged kids....

James M. Scott’s ‘Target Tokyo’ tells Doolittle Raid story with new twists
Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Bob carden

SLIDESHOW James M. Scott's 'Target Tokyo' tells Doolittle Raid story with new twists Target Tokyo Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor By James M. Scott W.W. Norton. 672 pp. $35 Reviewed by Bob Carden Few World War...

Drinking single-malt Scotch, the rich bounty of Scotland

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Bob carden

By the fourth dram, my glow had become a bit warmer and a light fog was settling in. A good single-malt Scotch can do that to you. The Highland Park distillery, on the far northern Scottish island of Orkney, was...