You can’t please all the people all the time
Many years ago, when I was in Journalism school, we were assigned a group project in a public speaking class. My colleagues and I put together…
Barfly Podcast Season Three: Episode Three: Nick Hoppe
Longtime columnist (Marin IJ, SF Chronicle) Nick Hoppe joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss food lore, restaurants, Cioppino, and surviving Covid in a tourist area. https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/8309200-barfly-podcast-season-three-nick-hoppe.mp3?blob_id=37717556&download=true
It’s all good until the bill arrives
This iconic restaraunt/bar has been around for a century. It has somehow survived not only the Spanish Flu, and Prohibition, but now Covid 19. So, it…
Kosher for Easter? Why Not?
Often, we take things for granted that maybe we shouldn’t. One great example is the date. Many of us in the United States assume that today…
The third time isn’t always that charming
“I recommend the sausage pizza,” said the bartender unbidden. Again. It was the third time she had mentioned that pizza. The first time we had politely…
Barfly Podcast Season Three: Episode 2: Nish Nadaraja
https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/8204559-season-three-nish-nadaraja
Raising the bar is a logical fallacy
I was the first of the service staff to arrive, 45 minutes before we opened, and 15 minutes before I was scheduled. In the restaurant business…
Building community, from Yelp to cannabis beverage company WUNDER
The year was 2005, and six months into his new job, Nish Nadaraja was worried. His new project was doing well in his home city of…
What’s “best” depends on whom it’s best for
“When are you guys going to open for indoor dining,” asked the man sitting at the bar devouring his hamburger. “What do you mean?” I asked,…
Barfly Podcast Season Three Premiere: Tyler Florence
https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/8071425-barfly-podcast-season-three-tyler-florence.mp3?blob_id=36295895&download=true