Barfly wins “best column” in California!
Barfly wins 1st place in California Journalism contest (mailchi.mp)
Barfly Podcast S06 E02 Sean Saylor
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Bobby Lozoff, bartender who created tequila sunrise at Marin restaurant, dies at 77
On April 14, we lost bartending legend Robert “Bobby” Lozoff, one of the two Trident bartenders who created the tequila sunrise at the Sausalito restaurant in…
Some people just shouldn’t work in the service industry
It was a lovely spring afternoon, the kind of afternoon that just screams spring cleaning — or spring repairs, in my case. I was the only…
When good ideas go bad
Some years back, it was suggested to me that I might try some meditation to relax. In those days, I was working at nightclubs, often getting…
Under a paschal moon: wines to compliment your holiday feast
People, it’s all based on the moon: the paschal moon. Passover and Easter are the original moveable feasts, based on a series of mathematical approximations, an…
Civility is a two-way street
I pulled into the driveway of the supermarket the same way I have every Sunday for the last five years or so. I drove past the…
Not everyone is a good wingmate
I had seen the two of them around my apartment complex — maybe it was at the pool, or at the mailboxes. I wouldn’t say we…
A Beverage Director making her mark
The last time we talked with Erin Hines, she was a bartender at Picco in Larkspur and had just started her Bitter Girl Bitters company, making four unique bitters at…
Questioning my sanity behind the bar
“My friend is sitting there,” said the man in the backward-facing hat, gesturing at the empty seat beside him. “He’s not there now, is he?” I…
Barfly Season Six Premiere: Erin Hines
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