Margaritaville might not have happened without Mill Valley

I heard the news going into work on Labor Day weekend — Jimmy Buffett had died. I’ve never purchased any of his work, yet despite that,…

If everyone else is problematic, perhaps they are not the problem

It was 7 p.m. on a Friday. The regular crowd had already arrived. Restaurants are the bell curve personified, from nothing to everything and then back,…

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…

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…

Barfly Podcast Season Five Ep. 07

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

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

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…

Barfly Podcast Season Five Episode Five

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

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…

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…