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Barfly Podcast Season Three: Episode Nine: Rick Enos

We welcome Trident manager and restaurant veteran Rick Enos (Cantina, Victoria Station, Compadres) to talk Sausalito, the current state of the restaurant biz and, of course,…

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Quoting Anthony Bourdain can sometimes lead to trouble

It was the very second that we opened. Four groups of people rushed the bar and plopped down. In hindsight I should have seen it coming,…

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Blended drinks a la Papa Hemingway

“My mojito in La Bodeguita, my daiquiri in El Floridita,” so saidith the great Ernest Hemingway – or so they say – and tourists and neophytes…

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Rules are meant to be broken

The two women who sat at the bar were of a “certain age.” Whatever that means is relative to one’s own age. A hot young mama…

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Barfly wins Pacific Sun’s readers poll for “best bartender” and “best media personality: radio, TV, print”

Its always nice to be feted for what you do. And especially nice when its for all you do! Thank you to the Pacific Sun readership…

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Maybe it’s time to stop blaming everything on the pandemic

Periodically, during the Covid lockdown I received links from readers to bad restaurant reviews posted by oblivious people who couldn’t understand why they couldn’t have their…

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New Marin liquor products now available to taste test at home

The old “tied house” ABC law essentially broke down as such: liquor companies in California were unable to sell directly to the consumer, they had to…

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The restaurants might be different, but the people aren’t

I was in another place, a place so different from the place I’m used to, but in reality, not all that far away. Bridges are a…

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One’s position at a bar, is not the same as one’s position in life

Visine, coffee, and a breath mint. I felt a little like Roy Scheider in the 1979 film “All That Jazz.” But that is often how stepping…

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Barfly Podcast Season Three with Sean Saylor

Pet peeves for a post pandemic world https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/8851745-season-three-sean-saylor.mp3?download=true

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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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