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…
What do you know about tequila and Cinco de Mayo?
‘HEY,” SAID the 50-something dude wearing dark sunglasses, inside, at night. “Did you make this margarita?” “Yes.” “Did you to use 100 percent blue agave tequila?”…
Connections can appear like a Spring breeze
THE HOT WIND blasted through our little bar when the front door opened. Warm air rises, we are taught in elementary school, but someone should have…
Hands off approach often works best
I LOOKED AT the clock on the wall. It was late, later than I am used to seeing on a clock in a bar, perhaps because…
Taxing thoughts on tips and the IRS
IT WAS ONE of those nights, the type of night where everything goes just right. All the food came out on time and all the drinks…
Server or servant?
The front door of the restaurant was held open momentarily by a blustery gust of watery wind. I struggled with that door, along with my umbrella,…