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Barfly wins “best column” in California!

Barfly wins 1st place in California Journalism contest (mailchi.mp)

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She who laughs first often gets laughed at last

Was it a gaggle? I wasn’t sure. And I certainly wasn’t going to look it up on my phone. I am old school, and I believe…

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Barfly Podcast Season Four: Brendan Moylan

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-four-brendan-moylan-award-winning-whiskey-maker/id1376751260?i=1000567653902

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The best American whiskey might just be made by a Novato resident in Petaluma

It’s 6:45 on Tuesday morning, Brendan Moylan takes a break from cooking eggs behind the line at Moylan’s Brewery in Novato, to sign a departing employee’s…

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Every day has the possibility of being a brand new beginning

The front door opened letting the air conditioning out, and two of those who wanted that air conditioning, in. The world is just filled with little…

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Bolinas legend Sean Thackrey’s impact on wine and beyond

Bonne nuit, lumière d’étoile (goodnight starlight) On the night of Monday May 30th, the day Marin winemaker extraordinaire Sean Thackrey passed, the Tau Heraclids meteor shower…

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Barfly Podcast Season Four E7: Sean Thackrey, Part Two, in his own words

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One person’s closing can be another person’s opening

He strode with purpose towards the front door just as the second to last table in the restaurant was wandering out that very door. The woman…

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Barfly Podcast Season Four Episode Six: Sean Thackrey Part 1

guest: a pre pandemic interview with Sean Thackrey (as seen in the NY Times)

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When you know “what guys like”

A busy restaurant can have a hum to it, its own pulse, its own rhythm. Sometimes that rhythm has the slow familiar pace of the blues,…

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The Press Loves “Twenty Years Behind Bars”

Top 25 iBooks Bestseller

Top 100 Amazon Bestseller

“more about mixing people than drinks”
Christopher Kimball America’s Test Kitchen

“racy and innocent”
Marin Independent Journal

“insightful writing about bar culture and human nature”
SF Examiner

“the best stories are of the clueless at their worst behavior — often before they’ve ordered their first drink” “juicier reads than you would find in the pages of a family newspaper”
Patch

“a book of riotous stories”
The Bold Italic

“great book, quite funny, and includes recipes!”
Joel Riddell, Dining Around, NewsTalk 910

“I love this book. It's insightful, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, and includes expert cocktail recipes, too!”
Erika Lenkert, author of Last-Minute Party Girl and Raw: the Uncook Book

“Served straight up, with humor, irreverence and a one-of-a-kind perspective, Twenty Years Behind Bars takes us up close into the life of bars, bartenders, and those who frequent both. To get any closer, you'd need be an olive in one of Burkhart's martini glasses.”
Kimberley Lovato, author of the award winning cookbook, Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves

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