Two years later, the world certainly looks different
Recently there was an ad running for a server position at the French Laundry. The French Laundry! One of the most prominent restaurants in this country,…
The Irish Coffee, an Irish legend, finds fresh ground in Sausalito
“Yep!” says Bob Freeman, the owner of the Trident restaurant in Sausalito, slapping the dark stained whorled wood table at the Trident hard enough to make…
Right out of central casting…
They often call being behind the bar, being behind the plank. And while that can mean simply standing behind a board, it also brings up the…
The secret to being a “best bartender” might not be what you think
“Can you tell her this is the best martini I have ever had,” said the 25ish brunette with the bobbed hair, pointing at my coworker. “Sure,”…
Best Bartender 2022!
Thank You Marin IJ readership!
Get out of my way, I’m a customer
I stopped at the front door, I didn’t have a mask and this particular grocery store required one. I rummaged through my pockets, and then through…
Barfly Podcast Season Four
Episode One: Stuart Morris, Sake Sommelier at SF’s Pabu Izakaya
Vodka is vodka, right? Not anymore
It was in Ian Flemings second James Bond book (Live and Let Die, 1954) that 007 ordered his first “vodka martini.” By the time Bond made…
You reap what you sow, so sow carefully
The bar was full but not actually busy. A good bartender can make a huge crowd seem effortless, and a bad bartender can make three people…