The best spots aren’t always the ones you expect
We weren’t staying at the Chateau Marmont or the Beverly Hills Hotel — not so much because we didn’t want to, but rather because we couldn’t.…
Service workers don’t get enough respect
“Hey, Jeff!” said the man I knew from any of a dozen different nights. We had seen him in good times and in bad. He was…
Marin restaurant helps bring Sausalito’s Sea Lion statue home
On July 3, a sea lion slipped quietly into the Sausalito waterfront. This wasn’t just any sea lion, it was the iconic Sausalito sea lion: a…
Movies and Martini’s. Barfly presents 007 and a screening of the award winning short: Testing123
Cinelounge September 12 6:30pm
Quoth the raven: nevermore
It wasn’t midnight, and it wasn’t dreary. In fact, it was early on in the evening, it was a beautiful day and I felt quite invigorated.…
Doing it not just for the money
“What is it that you do exactly?” asked my nosy neighbor, holding her young child close to one side, and her little yapping dog even closer…
Pioneering mixologist Scott Beattie has his Watershed moment
Opening on July 4, 2019, the Watershed restaurant in Mill Valley’s renovated downtown lumberyard has certainly seen its fair share of trials and tribulations. It has…
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it
“What’s your best whiskey?” asked the guy in the far-too-clean John Deere trucker hat. I grew up in the country. Several of my classmates in elementary…
Giving them what they want
To truly understand the bar business, one must first stand behind a bar. It won’t take long, but it has to be done. The minute you…