"...The more recent arrival, on Columbus Avenue between West 73rd and West 74th streets, is called Wine & Roses. The lovely name and lovely setting don’t prepare you for what you often find there, for the way some of its patrons pass their time. As they sip their chardonnay, they gaze into a high corner of the cozy space where a television set plays the sporting event of the moment.

I walked by Wine & Roses early Sunday afternoon, when the New York Giants were playing the Carolina Panthers. Sure enough, the game was on..."