![]() ![]() at Tokyo Narita Airport and London’s Heathrow, there are no restrictions. At MSP, outside Minneapolis, opening time was once also 6 a.m. At JFK, alcohol service can begin at 6 a.m., the same time bars open at LAX. At least four bars had patrons, including O’Neal’s Restaurant (a “cozy wood-paneled pub,” according to the JFK directory) and Bobby Van’s Grill (“elegant ambiance and upscale menu”). But it is not too early for white wine.īy the time security spit me out into JFK Terminal 8 at 7:02 a.m., the bars were already slinging drinks. A passing traveler pops her head in: Does the bar serve French fries? The bartender says no, they don’t start serving French fries until 10:30. ![]() In the corner, two blond women drink white wine. We’re sitting in the New York Sports Bar across from Gate 10, which is next to Solstice Sunglasses and a vending machine selling ready-to-eat salads in plastic mason jars. The only thing that seemed to be off limits was her full name (her job, she said, prevents her from speaking with the media). We move on to other topics: reincarnation, ExxonMobil, karma, the state of labor unions. She’s on her way back from a work trip, and I learn that she always drinks Bloody Marys when she travels, which is often, but never drinks them at home. There is nothing quite like alcohol to facilitate an expansive conversation: I should encourage young people, she tells me, to consider careers in food safety. JFK Terminal 8-It is 9:22 a.m., and I am learning about consumer protections from a food-safety inspector who is on her second Bloody Mary.
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