Don’t judge a bar by its exterior

Surely this couldn’t be the place. To say it was off the beaten path implies that there was a path somewhere nearby. And once we crossed…

Barfly Podcast S06 E10

Max Perry of the Silver Peso

Updating three classic Brunch cocktails

This Sunday is Easter, and this week is Passover (April 1 through 9). They don’t always line up, but when they do, it means brunch season…

Celebrating the ones who lend a helping hand

It was my first day as a bartender. In my mind, I had arrived. I was the king of my domain. There’s a joke: “What’s the…

It’s all fun and games until it isn’t

It was a slow night, but not dreadfully so. In the bar business, you have your waves, and then you have your eddies. It’s like the…

Marin resident launches beverage brand Goodmellow with THC-infused drinks

There’s a saying, “As goes California, so goes the nation.” And that was certainly the case with the decriminalization of cannabis. California was the first state…

‘Smart tech’ doesn’t always live up to its name

That little red light was mocking me. Blink, blink. Blink, blink. It took me about two weeks to actually first notice it, but once I noticed…

Jeff Burkhart: Let’s get this party started — safely

Sometimes I feel like the new sheriff in town — not like Gene Hackman’s aggressive character in “Unforgiven,” but more like Gary Cooper in “High Noon.”…

Hog Island Oyster Co. teams up with winery to help save white abalone

Can the consumption of one mollusk actually help another? Hog Island Oyster Co. and McPrice Myers Wines seem to think so. They have banded together to release Sea Legacy, a…

Choose your role models carefully

Humorist Will Rogers once said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” What’s noticeably absent from that sentiment is how he felt about them 30…