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What goes around, comes around

People often treat each other differently in bars then they do when they are in any other public place. Maybe it’s the alcohol or maybe it’s…

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Barfly Podcast Season 2: Episode 16

Talking home cooking with chef/educator Joanne Weir https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/5303374-season-2-episode-16-talking-home-cooking-with-joanne-weir.mp3?blob_id=21450289&download=true

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Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Zoom event (tested before and after fyi)

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Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Zoom event! (tested before and after, just fyi)

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Famous for his tequila, Marin’s Red Rocker now makes rum

Marin’s Sammy Hagar is not the kind to just sit still. Whether it is his solo musical career, or his tenure with the bands Montrose, Van…

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It’s not a joke, if you are the only one laughing

“Do you have orgy syrup?” asked the 70ish woman bellying up to the bar. Even I, don’t hear stuff like that every day. Every other day,…

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Even when we listen, we don’t often hear

“I don’t like wearing them,” said the younger woman, sitting in the front parking lot. Her sunny summer dress, brightening up the otherwise drab asphalt. “They…

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Bid adieu to summer with some of its best cocktails

 In Northern California, we often think of the end of August as the end of summer. It isn’t, summer truly ends on September 22 (or the…

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Does everybody love a maverick?

I read his obituary in my hometown paper. Truth be told, I was startled, but not entirely surprised. His obit read in part: “lived life by…

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Whether dining or dating, is it really like riding a bike?

The two of them wandered around the parking lot tables until the busboy pointed them towards the front door. “Ah, the front door,” said the man…

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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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