Feeling the love for Valentine’s Day again
It certainly wasn’t a midsummer night’s dream. Firstly, it wasn’t mid-summer, it was mid-winter, and it wasn’t a dream, it was real. Only now, a year…
Lowering the Bar with the Barfly, Hanson’s “Inked” cocktail kit video
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Democracy is both messy and beautiful
For more years than I care to count I have worked nights. Those are typically the best shifts to work in the restaurant/bar business. And I…
Marin’s Tyler Florence weighs in on restaraunt industry, cocktails
As we head back into restaurant reopening and the slow march back to normalcy, it is important to consider what parts of that normalcy we might…
The most beautiful things in life are often quite fragile
It had to be a couple of years ago. It certainly was more than one. I know that because I was standing behind the bar and…
Despite the drama, it’s possible to miss it all
I received an email from a reader about last week’s column, How bad could it be quickly becomes apparent. “I love reading your Sunday columns, but…
Cocktails with all the taste, but none of the booze
According to Forbes magazine, 6.5 million people globally are expected to take part in “Dry January” this year, up from an estimated 3.9 million in 2020.…
How bad could it be can quickly become apparent
It was ten months of my life, which in the greater scheme, barely registers now as employment. Was there a probationary period? I don’t remember one,…
Don’t leave your heart in San Francisco
During this pandemic I have now found myself in Los Angeles three times. Sometimes business is unavoidable, whether it’s going in to work, or whether it’s…
Hair of the dog? Not if that dog is from 2020
In a normal world, six days after New Year’s Eve would not be the time for hangover cures. But 2020 was not part of a normal…