Some people have hidden agendas
Recently, I received an email from a reader: “I loved your July 27 column on the multitasking Lothario who spent half the night — and a…
4 tasty cocktails that highlight tequila
National Tequila Day was July 24. Tequila is the second-bestselling spirit on the United States market — again — according to the Spirits Business publication. Vodka…
Some people learn things the hard way
The two women had been at the bar for nearly an hour. They had enjoyed drinks and appetizers. They weren’t in any rush, and we weren’t…
All’s fair in love, right?
Shakespeare might have said it best when he created the title “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Perhaps the Bard was referring to the lateness inherent after the…
From beach to bottle: California gin makers using seaweed in their products
There I was, at 7 a.m. on a Monday morning, pulling on rubber boots alongside Highway 1 in the parking lot at Schoolhouse Beach in Bodega…
When the bar loses power, it’s time to go
The man in front of me had just rendered his own “War and Peace” in the form of a food order that covered the front and…
Some ideas should just stay ideas
He looked uncomfortable from the moment that he sat down, as evidenced by the fact that he got up immediately and moved, and then he moved…
Meet the namesake of “Mac’s”
We’ve all seen the clichéd sign that reads “Under new management.” In our post-pandemic world, we might just start seeing new signs that read “Under old…
Sometimes being “wrong” is right
I’m not sure where he came from or how he got there; all I knew was that he was there now. I was shaking the Manhattan…
Barfly Podcast S06 E04
listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/episodes/17472955