Complex guests versus complex requests
‘A BELVEDERE, dry, twist of lime, super cold; a Ketel One, wet, three olives; two Bombays, one on the rocks, one with a twist and one…
Getting down and dirty about garnishes
‘HEY JEFF,” SAID the man upon approaching the bar. It took a long second before I recognized him. Bartenders get good at the details. I remembered,…
To agave or not to agave
‘YOU KNOW WHAT you should do?” a man I had never seen before asked me, unsolicited I might add. “What’s that?” I said, looking around at…
The lowdown on the highball
THE MAN IN the business suit with a skull and crossbones scarf started to look around anxiously. The gentrified tough guy leaned toward his guest, whispered…
Barfly judge at CIA cocktail competition
Judges Jeff Burkhart (Marin IJ), Arne Hillesland (209), Michael Weiss (CIA)
Barfly in Gastronomique en Vogue magazine!
Kimberley Lovato’s Foodie Five interview with Jeff Burkhart: http://gevmag.com/2013/04/28/shake-it-up/
Barfly on America’s Test Kitchen!
Jeff Burkhart interviewed by Christopher Kimball on America’s Test Kitchen! http://www.prx.org/pieces/97295-218-bartenders-tell-all
Mixologist or bar chef? Oftentimes bartender suffices
IT WAS ONE of those social gatherings where everyone stands around holding a glass of white wine in one hand while simultaneously balancing a small plate…
Earning the title of Mom isn’t effortless
IT WAS GOING on 11 o’clock, and she had been at the bar for nearly three hours. She wasn’t drunk or even intoxicated, she was just…