Food and wine

Thanks to Dee, we now know that Massachusetts law requires that any establishment selling liquor for consumption on the premises must also sell food. As an example, she points to Murphy's Law, 837 Summer St., in South Boston, whose menu consists of, in its entirety:

• Assorted Beer
• Mixed Drinks
• Wine
• Mixed Nuts
• Piggy's Pizza
• Soda
• Cigarettes

John, meanwhile, notes efforts in the state legislature to repeal a ban on wine doggy bags:

Aren't we all tired of leaving behind half-full bottles of overpriced pinot noir? The People demand reform! And screw-tops.