Your favorite waiter has left the building
The sunlight dappled through the large oak trees lining the boulevard known to some as “sugar.” In that spotted light I dimly made out the blueish…
New California law demands licensing for beverage service professionals
If your business serves alcoholic beverages, take serious note. In a mere two weeks, on September 1, for the first time in 50 years, all California…
One bad apple doesn’t have to spoil the whole bunch
I had never seen him before. Not that it mattered. Every day I meet people I don’t know, and then I get to know them. Engagement…
Barfly Podcast Season Four Episode Eleven
Guest: Executive Chef Jammir Gray of Compline Napa https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11088315
If you can be anything, be kind
A rose by any other name is not as sweet In the swirling chaos of a packed bar, one can often feel like a circus plate…
Classic summer slushes, perfect for the cocktail enthusiast in all of us
For many, the notion of blended drinks is so very 1980. And one “shaved ice” at the county fair, is all it takes to remind one…
Maybe the grass is greener over there because “you” are not over there
I was walking towards the door of the restaurant and happened to pass a minivan disgorging its family. Strollers, walkers, all the accoutrements running the gamut…
New takes on neo-classical cocktails
There’s a plaque in Martinez that reads: “Birthplace of the martini. On this site in 1874, Julio Richelieu, Bartender, served up the first Martini when a…
There’s no shame in hard work
Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” And that is…
It only took 200 years for a self-evident truth to be realized in the bar business
In my bartending career, I have had the great pleasure of collaborating with many awesome female bartenders. I also know that perhaps the best-known female bartender,…