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Barfly Podcast Season 2: Episode 15: The Gay Gourmet

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Barfly Podcast Season 2: Episode 14: Joanne Weir

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A sweet and sour mix that beats the bad rap

Sweet and sour mix gets a bad rap. People often order so-called “scratch margaritas” to avoid it, but those drinks really are just regular margaritas, albeit…

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“Ugly Americans” are now in America too

I was standing in the lobby of the fabulous Grandvia Hotel, which sits directly atop the Kyoto Station rail hub located in the middle of Japan’s…

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Voted Best Media Personality: TV, Radio, Print by the readers of the Pacific Sun!

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One Wuhan wet market was all it took to turn vegetarian

I wasn’t a vegetarian when I went into the temple, but then I wasn’t really a Buddhist either. I had signed up for a tour of…

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A partnership founded on the love of rye whiskey

A fondness for the same rye whiskey brought together the founders of Barber Lee Spirits in Petaluma. “I met them through their winery,” says 38-year-old Aaron…

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Glasses don’t always cure myopia, sometimes they cause it

“What’s this?” said the burly biker sitting at the bar and pointing at the delicate rimmed cocktail glass. “It’s the martini you ordered,” I said. In…

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Do it right and do it once: do it wrong and do it over

I was nearing the front of the line at IKEA in lovely downtown Burbank California. It felt a lot like being at Disneyland, except for two…

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July Fourth or Independence Day? The choice is up to you.

Certain holidays remind me of certain events. It’s funny how I can’t easily remember what I did on my last birthday, but I can remember something…

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The Press Loves “Twenty Years Behind Bars”

Top 25 iBooks Bestseller

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“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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