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
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:…