Mansplaining is never appreciated

“Are you guys still open?” asked the clean-cut, suntanned youth. “We just want a drink,” said his equally tanned female companion. I recognized them right away.…

Maybe ‘normal’ wasn’t as normal, as it should have been

 “This glass has lipstick on it,” said the server through the drink window. I smiled, because I have not heard that in over a year, and…

Bouchaine Vineyards: Come for the falconry, stay for the wine

It’s the impressive rush of air that you feel first, as the hawk’s four foot flapping wings create enough back force to allow three inch razor…

Don’t believe every story you hear

Mother’s Day has always been one of the big three Spring events that loom large in the restaurant business, and loom even larger in the bar…

Barfly Podcast Season Three Episode Four: Aaron Lee

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One man’s Paloma, is another man’s Greyhound

“I’ll have a Paloma,” said the man in the mask whose bushy beard was poking out all around. “But no soda water, and no salt.” The…

Meyer lemons, the perfect citrus to make limoncello

Springtime practically screams fresh citrus fruit. But every new beginning comes from another beginnings end. So, while oranges, limes and lemons arrive on the scene, in…

Parking tickets are just a part of getting back to normal

 I got a parking ticket the other day. I’m not denying that the meter had expired. It had. But, I was also the only car on…

Nothing ends the honeymoon period faster than a crisis

It might have been 20 months ago that I first met this couple. It was certainly PCE (pre-covid era). They had a budding courtship, one filled…

2019 wines to help us forget all about 2020

Hands up, who wants to forget all about 2020? Well one way to do that is to skip that vintage year, (that’s probably not going to…