Do you sometimes want you’re a fly from the wall surface viewing somebody else’s first date—furtively whispering recommendations within the hopes they’ll hear them subconsciously, while quietly watching and rooting for the few prior to you to achieve success (or fail, if it is painfully obvious just how miserable one or both parties are)? Perchance you may would you like to offer bartending an attempt (no pun meant).

Some of our Meddle group members cheerfully frequent the historic Triangle Spirits in Fremont, where we had the fortune that is good talk candidly with part-owner and bartender, Kenji Jensen-Otsu, by what he’s seen on the 15 years he’s been behind the club.