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If your friends think you are being a problem, you are

 I had just returned to the bar and walked right into the middle of the conversation.  “Come on Jim,” said one of the three men sitting…

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Barfly Podcast Season 4 Episode 19

guest: Ken MacKenzie of Fresh Victor Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11848497-season-four-ken-mackenzie-of-fresh-victor.mp3?download=true

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When there’s no ha, ha, ha in the ho, ho, ho

If I close my eyes, I can still see her face. A wispy blonde forelock stuck out from the front of her holiday stocking cap ever…

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Barfly at Mac’s 19th Broadway this Sunday December 4

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Barfly Podcast Season Four Episode Eighteen

guest; Tonya Pitts of One Market Restaurant and Wine Enthusiast’s Sommelier of the Year Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/11718385

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We’ll always have the French 75. Or 76. Or 77.

“I’ll have a French 77,” said the short blonde woman slightly unsteadily in both speech and in gait. I assembled the ingredients as I knew them:…

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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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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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