Who really gets the Last Word?
“I will have a Smokey Word,” said the mid-thirty-something-ish man in the stocking cap rubbing his hands together. “Me too,” replied his comparably aged female companion…
I am offended, you’re offended, this whole damn place is offended
“How are you folks tonight?” asked the new bartender in the most positive, upbeat, and enthusiastically genuine way possible. The couple looked him up and down.…
Celebrate the first ever, National Tequila Sunrise Day, where it was born
June 21 is National Tequila Sunrise Day. Who knew? Certainly not me, at least not until recently, and I am the one who wrote the original…
Barfly Podcast Season Five Episode One
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/13067805
A frosé by any other name should still be slightly sweet
The summer of our content is finally here. Well, almost if you’re worried about technicalities (the first official day of summer is June 21). There’re no…
One man’s GOAT is another man’s goat
The two men sitting at the bar were not athletes, at least not in the conventual sense and certainly not in the professional sense. They didn’t…
Priorities determine who we are, for better, or for worse
The music was a bit too contemporary for this type of bar. Looking around at the red leather and burled dark wood, one would have expected…
Jennifer Garner and Laura Dave, Poggio loves you back!
A bar or restaurant being mentioned in a bestselling book or even being affiliated with a popular TV show can secure a reputation for decades. Just…
Who watches the watchers?
She was watching me. I couldn’t see it at first, but I certainly felt it. Then I saw it. I had turned around quickly and just…
Present or not, mothers keep it all together
I was telling a customer the other day that a bartender’s view of the bar is like looking at Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting “The Last…