“Dibs” is a concept that doesn’t work for adults
The two spots opened up right in front of the bartender. It was a miracle. A veritable Cecil B. DeMille parting of the Red Sea. And…
Barfly Podcast Season Three: Episode Nine: Rick Enos
We welcome Trident manager and restaurant veteran Rick Enos (Cantina, Victoria Station, Compadres) to talk Sausalito, the current state of the restaurant biz and, of course,…
Quoting Anthony Bourdain can sometimes lead to trouble
It was the very second that we opened. Four groups of people rushed the bar and plopped down. In hindsight I should have seen it coming,…
Blended drinks a la Papa Hemingway
“My mojito in La Bodeguita, my daiquiri in El Floridita,” so saidith the great Ernest Hemingway – or so they say – and tourists and neophytes…
Rules are meant to be broken
The two women who sat at the bar were of a “certain age.” Whatever that means is relative to one’s own age. A hot young mama…
Barfly wins Pacific Sun’s readers poll for “best bartender” and “best media personality: radio, TV, print”
Its always nice to be feted for what you do. And especially nice when its for all you do! Thank you to the Pacific Sun readership…
Maybe it’s time to stop blaming everything on the pandemic
Periodically, during the Covid lockdown I received links from readers to bad restaurant reviews posted by oblivious people who couldn’t understand why they couldn’t have their…
New Marin liquor products now available to taste test at home
The old “tied house” ABC law essentially broke down as such: liquor companies in California were unable to sell directly to the consumer, they had to…
The restaurants might be different, but the people aren’t
I was in another place, a place so different from the place I’m used to, but in reality, not all that far away. Bridges are a…
One’s position at a bar, is not the same as one’s position in life
Visine, coffee, and a breath mint. I felt a little like Roy Scheider in the 1979 film “All That Jazz.” But that is often how stepping…