One man’s GOAT is another man’s goat
The two men sitting at the bar were not athletes, at least not in the conventual sense and certainly not in the professional sense. They didn’t…
Priorities determine who we are, for better, or for worse
The music was a bit too contemporary for this type of bar. Looking around at the red leather and burled dark wood, one would have expected…
Jennifer Garner and Laura Dave, Poggio loves you back!
A bar or restaurant being mentioned in a bestselling book or even being affiliated with a popular TV show can secure a reputation for decades. Just…
Who watches the watchers?
She was watching me. I couldn’t see it at first, but I certainly felt it. Then I saw it. I had turned around quickly and just…
Present or not, mothers keep it all together
I was telling a customer the other day that a bartender’s view of the bar is like looking at Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting “The Last…
You can’t do whatever you want, because the bar is not your living room
Something wasn’t quite right. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I could tell something was wrong. That made me uneasy. In a business where…
Perfect brunch cocktails to celebrate moms on Mother’s Day
So far this year we have cleared four of the five hurdles of the annual Spring Cocktail Steeplechase — Mardi Gras, Easter, Cinco de Mayo and…
It’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years
It was late Wednesday afternoon. It always seemed to be a late Wednesday afternoon. Not every Wednesday afternoon, mind you, but enough Wednesday afternoons to make…
San Rafael residents Parum Leo Winery tasting room ready for tastings
When San Rafael’s Laurence Donald purchased the Kastania Winery along Highway 101 just south of Petaluma in late 2019, he figured there would be some growing pains. “We…
Spring fever affects people in all sorts of ways
Singer Peggy Lee originally sang sultrily about “Fever” and then Madonna added another layer of nuance some years later. And for those who doubt spring fever,…