Twenty Years Behind Bars

Take one-part Mr. Boston’s bartending guide, one-part Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, a

Celebrating the ones who lend a helping hand

04/02/2026

Nobody forgets their first…

Celebrating the ones who lend a helping hand It was my first day as a bartender. In my mind, I had arrived. I was the king of my domain. There’s a joke: “What’s the difference between God and a bartender? God doesn’t think he’s a bartender.” …

03/21/2026

Barfly now on the radio and in the Bohemian! - https://mailchi.mp/4464ee5b3062/barfly-now-on-the-radio-and-in-the-bohemian-10142739

03/18/2026

Barfly now in the North Bay Bohemian!
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The Barfly Online Barfly wins “best column” in California! Barfly wins 1st place in California Journalism contest (mailchi.mp) Read article

03/04/2026

“Hemingway, of course, is still a giant in the bar business. People order like him, people drink like him and people quote him all the time. What no one has been able to do is write like him.”

Choose your role models carefully Humorist Will Rogers once said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” What’s noticeably absent from that sentiment is how he felt about them 30 seconds later. In my business, you learn to like everyon…