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An eye for an eye? Or turn the other cheek?

We already had the two men headed for the front door. “Did you hear what he said?” asked the man closest to me. “I did not,”…

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Barfly Season Four Episode 17, Donna Seymour of Cucina SA

https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11620983-season-four-donna-seymour-of-cucina-sa

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Marin entrepreneurs serve up canned ready-to-drink products

The RTD (ready to drink) market segment is booming. According to the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) sales for RTD products nationwide increased by 42.3 percent in…

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When what you’re getting doesn’t align with what you’re paying

I received a letter in regard to last week’s column (customer-service-actually-means-serving-customers) that read in part: “Your column reminded me of a story I wish to share:…

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Customer service actually means serving customers

Sometimes the problem isn’t without, sometimes it’s within The loss leading flyer was in my mailbox. It was for a store one town over, a store…

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In the case of the sbagliato, sometimes being “wrong” can be oh so right

“Darling, you simply must have a Negroni Sbagliato,” someone is sure to say to you sometime soon (if they haven’t already). Italian cocktails are all the…

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Barfly Podcast Season Four Episode Sixteen

guest: Clay Walker, President Gott’s Roadside Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11567229

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The universe might not be watching you, but the bartender always is

The leaves had begun to pile, ever so slightly, by the front door. The man in a brightly colored short sleeved Hawaiian shirt had just put…

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Have the cream sauce, but have it with the people that you care about

Two pillars of brick stand guard on a quiet suburban street corner in San Rafael. Like trunkless legs of stone, their red mortared features are slowly…

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Barfly Podcast Season Four Episode Fifteen

guest: Chef Munther Massarweh of Rickey’s, Speakeasy, and the Boardroom Hear more here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11445274

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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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