Sometimes it’s better to be a significant minority rather than an insignificant majority
“I was in several years ago,” said the man standing in the gap between two couples. OK, I nodded. “You had a red wine by the…
Spirited cocktails for the holidays
The stars don’t really align this year, at least in regard to the holidays. Hannukah is already over and Christmastide and Kwanzaa have yet to begin…
There’s an art to telling tall tales
The weather outside was not frightful, I mean, it is Northern California after all, which meant a t-shirt and shorts for the gentleman, and a tank…
Barfly Podcast Season Three Episode Fourteen:
Susannah Souvestre of Alamere Spirits and Zalta restaurant in Sausalito
Thanksgiving calls for Marin County wines
The story of the first Thanksgiving is that the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe sat down together to celebrate survival with a harvest feast sometime…
Anyone who mixes things together for a living can tell you, not all things go together
The couple had asked to move down to the other end of the bar. A feat which is often more difficult to do than people realize.…
Sometimes the little engine just can’t
I remember the interview as if it were yesterday. The smarmy young man in high top sneakers was everything I didn’t like about the restaurant business:…
Cold weather requires more robust drinks, not just pumpkin spice
Just because it has rained, doesn’t mean we are out of the woods yet, drought wise. But one massive storm, Halloween, and a time change, certainly…
When the world really isn’t your oyster
“I’m vegan,” said one of the two women sitting directly in front of me. I didn’t think she was speaking to me, because at no point…