In accounting, this term indicates a negative balance and may refer to a rumored practice from the medieval era, when impoverished bookkeepers wrote in animal blood because regular black ink was too expensive. The Phinney Ridge bar name references its wine selection, as well as the perils of the restaurant business. The place is all maroon tones and mahogany and swirling gold brocades, chandeliers and fireplaces and so forth. Most of the furnishings were culled secondhand from hotel lobbies, so the overall effect is both practical and luxurious—like the way you'd picture Angela Lansbury's house.