Esquire: "Inadvertent Expulsion" of Zig Zag, Fu Kun Wu

Esquire's "Eat Like a Man"** blog is lighting up the Internet, most notably due to their contentious master list of hall-of-fame bars, which we profiled on Tuesday and replied to yesterday. And today, they're doing something else like a man--owning up to a mistake.

Today, Esquire posted an apology online, in which they admitted that they'd meant to include Zig Zag*** and Fu Kun Wu. Which is cool, though it doesn't mention the fact that the bars that were included didn't really fall into the strict parameters that Esquire itself set for the list.

We were pretty miffed at the poorly-researched and spotty coverage of Seattle's notable bars. Because, let's get real--it rains constantly, and drowning our sorrows in craft cocktails and micro-brews is about the only way to cope. And while we left a few off the list that others thought necessary (mostly because the hype surrounding them is irritating, or because we just don't like the bar that much despite the hype, or because we can't afford to go there, or for a million other entirely subjective reasons), we weren't purporting to be going about it scientifically or methodically. We all just thought up our favorite new bar, as locals and drinkers and writers and made a list.

Of course, if Esquire wants to avoid the whole SNAFU next time, we suggest hiring actual scouts who live in the city to do the testing and reporting. We may even know a few good men. And by men, I mean people. Because come on.

**I'm not quite sure what that means, as I am a woman, so I have a hard time knowing things or having thoughts.
***I'm also not sure what Zig Zag's position on this list will be sans bartender extraordinaire Murray Stenson.