Thanksgiving calls for Marin County wines
The story of the first Thanksgiving is that the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe sat down together to celebrate survival with a harvest feast sometime…
Anyone who mixes things together for a living can tell you, not all things go together
The couple had asked to move down to the other end of the bar. A feat which is often more difficult to do than people realize.…
Sometimes the little engine just can’t
I remember the interview as if it were yesterday. The smarmy young man in high top sneakers was everything I didn’t like about the restaurant business:…
Cold weather requires more robust drinks, not just pumpkin spice
Just because it has rained, doesn’t mean we are out of the woods yet, drought wise. But one massive storm, Halloween, and a time change, certainly…
When the world really isn’t your oyster
“I’m vegan,” said one of the two women sitting directly in front of me. I didn’t think she was speaking to me, because at no point…
There’s awkward, and then there is just plain weird
It wasn’t the pitter-patter of rain that drove the couple inside. It was more of a full on bum rush. Be careful what you wish for,…
Marin restrauteurs redistill their passion with distillation
Alamere, French slang for “to the sea” (or more correctly “of the mother,” just sort of rolls off the tongue. In addition to being French, it…
Think restaurant workers are lazy? Think again
A note from inside the Arena On most days I lace up my comfortable work shoes, tie my apron around my waist and head off to…
“I don’t know” has no place in customer service
The young woman looked like a deer in the headlights. And all I’d done is ask a question. And it was a simple question, as questions…