"The Taverner's Take" is a collection of some lesser-known, intriguing tales of a youngster's journey to becoming the owner of an iconic neighborhood tavern and of those who've bent elbows and poured pints there for forty years. The tavern itself wasn't just about offering food and drinks to the public—it was about connecting lives, about people and their experiences, their victories and failures, each with a lesson learned in the hazy light of the barroom.