{"id":3806,"date":"2014-03-24T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T18:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohsodj.com\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2014-03-24T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T18:51:47","slug":"starbucks-introduces-beer-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=3806","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Introduces Beer &#038; Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohsodj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/starbucks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3807\" alt=\"starbucks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohsodj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/starbucks.jpg?resize=250%2C254\" width=\"250\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a>Starbucks has officially gotten grown and sexy. \u00a0The chain will be introducing a wave of beer and wine sales.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed &#8220;Starbucks Evenings,&#8221; chains in the Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland and Seattle areas will begin selling alcoholic beverages after 4 p.m. A new evening menu will also include an appetizer and dessert menu, including chicken skewers, macaroni and cheese and chocolate fondue. Wines and beers will vary based on location.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According Starbucks&#8217; website, &#8220;Starbucks Evenings&#8221; is an effort to substitute a loud bar for a more intimate happy hour meet-up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve always been your neighborhood spot where you can take a moment to unwind, grab a well-deserved treat, and meet up with friends,&#8221; the site reads. &#8220;But sometimes, you just want a glass of wine and a delicious bite to eat without going to a bar or making a restaurant reservation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yes &#8230; while &#8220;Starbucks Evenings&#8221; includes new items for purchase, the barista setup will remain intact along with the regular coffee and tea menus.<\/p>\n<p>And no. You can&#8217;t enjoy the wine\/ beer menu during the day or morning. \u00a0Starbucks will make the alcoholic beverages available after 4 p.m. only.<\/p>\n<p>No word on whether &#8220;Starbucks Evenings&#8221; will expand to other areas.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Starbucks has officially gotten grown and sexy. \u00a0The chain will be introducing a wave of beer and wine sales. Dubbed &#8220;Starbucks Evenings,&#8221; chains in the Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland and Seattle areas will begin <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=3806\" title=\"Starbucks Introduces Beer &#038; Wine\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[1195],"class_list":["post-3806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","tag-starbucks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7qLKy-Zo","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}