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Drink

The Battle of Brussels

14 January 2016

3:00 PM

14 January 2016

3:00 PM

My friends divide into three groups. There are those who are determined to anticipate Lent. There is a larger number whose January diet barely made it until Twelfth Night. There is a third group, whose dietary plans are indeed based on Twelfth Night: the characters of Toby Belch and Andrew Aguecheek.

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