Promises made are not the same as promises kept

The sun had already set, dimming the lights on the evening naturally. The electronic timers on the restaurant lighting did the rest. I’m not sure why…

Is “dry” by any other name still as sweet? That all depends on your definition of dry

 There is a saying that suggests that New Year’s Resolutions are merely a To-Do list for the first week of January. And if there has been…

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here

25 minutes until closing- The three women sat at the bar. Who knew what they were doing, but one look at the meticulous make-up, high heeled…

Mocktails for a “dry” January

Marcel Proust once wrote “It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.” Or was it the other way around? Well,…

Barfly Podcast Season 3 Episode 16

guest: H. Joseph Ehrmann of SF’s Elixir In a stunning reversal the California ABC has changed the rules for ToGo cocktails, leaving standalone bars out in…

They’rrre back! Which is unfortunate in some cases

“I need a seat at the bar,” said the older man, while standing in the aisle to the kitchen, blocking not only access to the bar,…

Sometimes it’s better to be a significant minority rather than an insignificant majority

 “I was in several years ago,” said the man standing in the gap between two couples. OK, I nodded. “You had a red wine by the…

Spirited cocktails for the holidays

The stars don’t really align this year, at least in regard to the holidays. Hannukah is already over and Christmastide and Kwanzaa have yet to begin…

There’s an art to telling tall tales

The weather outside was not frightful, I mean, it is Northern California after all, which meant a t-shirt and shorts for the gentleman, and a tank…

Barfly Podcast Season Three Episode Fourteen:

Susannah Souvestre of Alamere Spirits and Zalta restaurant in Sausalito