Mill Valley man finds success with nonalcoholic cocktail brand

Free Spirits Wednesday is the last day of January. But more importantly, it is the last day of Dry January, a monthlong no-drinking tradition that has…

Smile, you are on camera

The older man approached me while I was in the middle of doing something else. When I say “older” I know full well that “older” is…

Sometimes it’s hard to admit when you are wrong

I looked up from the drinks I was assembling right into the eyes of a man standing right in front of me. That’s not at all…

4 great low alcohol drinks for taking it easy

If you haven’t heard of it by now, rest assured, Dry January (a no-alcohol month) is a thing. And as with all “things,” sooner or later…

Never do in December, what you will need to apologize for in January

It could have been a smoky, dimly lit bar with jazz playing. But it wasn’t, because there’s no smoking in bars, and, well, jazz hasn’t been…

A tipping point sometimes has nothing to do with the gratuity

We hadn’t made reservations, but it was a midweek lunch, so it didn’t really seem necessary. And it wasn’t. When we walked in the front door,…

Have a hangover? Try this drink

Don’t feel so good? Headache? Fatigue? Drowsiness? Nausea? Well, I’m no doctor but it sounds to me like a hangover. There’s a reason there’s such a…

Things are unwritten, until they are not

I remember a time when MTV played music videos. Video killed the radio star. Only it didn’t, it created a whole new genre of storytelling. Those…

Don’t forget, service workers are people too

‘Twasn’t the night before Christmas, it was somewhere in between. The holidays are a season, not really a day, at least that is so in the…

Sip and savor, great gifts from Marin beverage makers

Hanukkah might be over, but Christmas and Kwanzaa are just about to begin (Dec. 25 and 26, respectively). So, if there’s ever a time of the…