He wrote to satirise his own priest (perhaps in his own household?) The man called himself grammatikos and notarios depite having learned absolutely nothing at school. His chief skill was as a connoisseur of Constantinople's wine-bars. He spent his time in those of Sananos and Melitragos, which he considered the best. By contrast, the tavern of Gorgoploutos was now in the hands of the old owner's son, who did not have the required knowledge and skill. As a result, the priest no longer went there