They can’t take away our memories
Bang! Bang! Bang! His loud pounding on the plywood partition attracted our attention — as well as the attention of the two Oakland police officers standing…
The truth? You can’t handle the truth
“The girl at the front door told us we had 15 minutes to order,” said a woman I’ve never seen, 15 minutes after the kitchen had…
Read the room
I walked into the bar and immediately noticed four women sitting or standing at the bar. That confusion stemmed from their skirts. All four had on…
The right vermouth can make or break a drink
If you’re a Manhattan or Negroni drinker, you don’t need to be told that the vermouth used in either should be just as good as the…
You can’t please everyone – even at a bar
“Can you put the debate on?” asked someone clearly clueless as to how bars function. Want to see a fight? Mix booze and politics. Every bartender…
Don’t listen to everyone’s ‘advice’
“You guys know what you should do?” asked the man standing two people back, wedged in sideways. He didn’t even know where or how to stand…
San Anselmo man the driving force behind Kendric Vineyards
To say that Kendric Vineyards is off the beaten track is a gross understatement. It’s maybe 2 miles west of Highway 101, but that too is…
My therapist says I should apologize
It was awkward from the get-go. Both women sat staring straight ahead with their hands clasped in their laps. Were they sisters? Or were they friends?…
Is this for business, or for pleasure?
The stage of seduction was set, as it so often is, with both soft lighting and soft music. Wine was flowing, cocktails were being had and…
4 red wines for autumn
It rained the other day, and if the smell of the woods after the first rain can be called petrichor, the smell of the freeway after…