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…

The holidays, when everybody knows somebody’s name

“Hey, Jeff,” said the guy sitting at the bar. He comes in every week and has for a long time. He’s come in post-pandemic, mid-pandemic and…

4 spirited cocktails for Hannukah

Whenever the holiday season rolls around, our thoughts often turn to religious persuasions. The word “holiday” is derived from “holy day” and those holidays seem to…

Looking for some kindness while out of town

We walked in the front door of the little shop. A guy in a giant pickup truck had just honked his horn and flipped us the…

Barfly Podcast S05 E10

guest: David Macpherson listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/14378367