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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
From Marinite to mezcal producer in just 7 years
Seven years ago, Joseph Gilbert set out on a culinary quest. The Terra Linda High/Marin Catholic alumnus had spent some time working in the kitchens of…
Papa would have been shaken by a broken blender too
“Sort of like a Waring Blendor” My electric blender just broke. “So what?” you say. But for me it is a pretty big deal. Bartenders have…