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…
Barfly Podcast, Season Three, Guest: Vicki Larson, Lifestyles Editor Marin IJ
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-three-vicki-larson/id1376751260?i=1000527193178
Fighting words are not pretty, even in pink
The man in the pink striped shirt cleared his spot at the bar as if he were policing a campground. He moved the napkins, the hand…
When it comes to cocktails, have it your way – please
“How do you make your margaritas?” asked the man sitting at the bar. I glanced at the drink window, which sported about 27 different drinks. Of…