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Bender’s whiskey marks a decade in good spirits

When Christopher Cohen was working on his first batch of Bender’s whiskey more than 10 years ago, he could be frequently seen in bars around southern…

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All that’s missing, are employees

“If you happen to know any servers or bartenders, we’re hiring,” said the man I didn’t know. Which wouldn’t have been so strange, except that he…

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Barfly Podcast Season Five Ep. 07

guest: Dan Jewett of Marin Living Magazine listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/13709289

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Barfly Podcast Season Five Episode Six

guests: Kevin Cavrey and Sylvain Montassier of Paseo: A California Bistro Hear more at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/13528532

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Bars are adult playgrounds

Their interactions practically oozed sex. She had her leg over his and his hand kept moving up her thigh. Granted, it was not possible to actually…

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Barfly Podcast Season Five Episode Five

guest: Benson Wang Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/13425841

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3 cocktail recipes that celebrate “dry” vermouth

Somewhere deep in the recesses of your kitchen liquor cabinet probably sits a bottle of dry vermouth. You know it’s there, but you really have no…

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Are people inherently good or evil: an answer

The two of them worked their way up and down the bar behind those sitting. They had walked in with purpose, which in my experience is…

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Third time a charm? Barfly voted Best Media Personality in the North Bay! By the readers of the Pacific Sun. Thank you!

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Barfly story wins multiple film awards!

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The Press Loves “Twenty Years Behind Bars”

Top 25 iBooks Bestseller

Top 100 Amazon Bestseller

“more about mixing people than drinks”
Christopher Kimball America’s Test Kitchen

“racy and innocent”
Marin Independent Journal

“insightful writing about bar culture and human nature”
SF Examiner

“the best stories are of the clueless at their worst behavior — often before they’ve ordered their first drink” “juicier reads than you would find in the pages of a family newspaper”
Patch

“a book of riotous stories”
The Bold Italic

“great book, quite funny, and includes recipes!”
Joel Riddell, Dining Around, NewsTalk 910

“I love this book. It's insightful, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, and includes expert cocktail recipes, too!”
Erika Lenkert, author of Last-Minute Party Girl and Raw: the Uncook Book

“Served straight up, with humor, irreverence and a one-of-a-kind perspective, Twenty Years Behind Bars takes us up close into the life of bars, bartenders, and those who frequent both. To get any closer, you'd need be an olive in one of Burkhart's martini glasses.”
Kimberley Lovato, author of the award winning cookbook, Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves

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