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Truckin’ at
The High Dive
Though we’d come for the pub grub and smooth beverages, our visit to Truckin’ at The High Dive ensured that my friends and I (“We’re the Worst”) have a shot at Plateau Immor tality. Truckin’ at The High Dive is located at 476 Carolina Way in Highlands.
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y friends and I didn’t realize that our comprehension of Life and the Universe and the vagaries of human understanding would be tested during our Thursday night visit to Truckin’ at The High Dive. We’d truly come in for conversation, some adult beverages, and, as Stuart reminded us, some “delicious, deep-fried food.” We were ready to talk, really talk. And the task was made even smoother by a well-stocked bar operated with cool efficiency by a pair of nimble-witted and quietly confident barkeeps. Smiling, they plied us with drinks designed to ease conversation and add a measure of passion to our observations and declarations. For Michael, that was a straightforward Ginger Beer with Bourbon, as pure and bracing as a glacial lake. For Serenity, it was a New York Sour, a generous pour of Jameson’s with lemon juice, a dollop of syrup, and a float of red wine. And that
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wine really does float. It’s hypnotic, like something you’d see in a Tiffany display window. Stuart stuck to beer, and he delighted in the deep menu of craft labels. And for me, it was a simple glass of cold green tea. Sipping, I could imagine myself as the great philosopher Dong Zhongsou, who formulated the principles of Yin-Yang cosmology and postulated that the application of poetry could enhance the efficacy of Chinese medicine. And then the products of the Truckin’ part of the High Dive Equation belly flopped onto the table and, sure enough, we all finally owned up to our own versions of Stuart’s dream of “delicious, greasy food.” This was pub food of the highest order. We all shared in baskets of warm Shoestring Potatoes and didn’t hesitate to furtively sample Michael’s Deep Fried Dill Pickle Chips (keeping this concoction hot and crisp is Michael’s go-to test of a
