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Take a peek behind the hospitality industry curtain with hosts Jeff Burkhart (Marin IJ’s Barfly; Best Column in California, 2021) and Kevin Blum (editor for the Marin County entertainment portal: the Marin Dish) as they are joined by industry professionals (chefs, bartenders and restaurateurs), and the media professionals who cover them - columnists, editors, influencers. Live, learn, and laugh your way through each episode. (As seen in Marin Magazine, Local Getaways, and the NY Times!).

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Season Six: Beau Blanchard of the Mill Valley Film Festival

2026/09/22

Send us Fan Mail Beau Blanchard, Associate Director of Institutional Giving at the California Film Institute, joins us to talk about the Mill Valley Film Festival and its impact on local hospitality

Season Six: Rip Hunter, Pioneer of the Sausalito Whiskey Trail

2026/08/20

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Sausalito Historical Society Board Member Rip Hunter to talk about his new Sausalito Whiskey Trail App or iPhones, which takes the user on a cultural tour of Sausalito with whiskey!

Season Six: Kenneth Andresen, manager of Sausalito's new Lighthouse Bar and Grill

2026/07/26

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Kenneth Andresen, manager of the new Lighthouse Bar and Grill in Sausalito to discuss the 21-month journey to get to opening of the new location. Andresen also manages the Lighthouse Bar and Grill at Harbor Point, and the Andresen family owns both of the Lighthouse Cafes; in Mill Valley and in Corte Madera.

Season Six: Carrie Peters, the founder and CEO (and fixer) of the ABC License Company

2026/06/04

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Carrie Peters the founder and CEO (and fixer) of ABC License Co. to discuss the trials and tribulations of getting a liquor license.

Season Six: Max Perry, the new co-owner of the Silver Peso

2026/04/04

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Max Perry, one of the two new local co-owners of the Silver Peso in Larkspur to talk about the impending return of the Peso. Perry and his partner Conor Flaherty are also partners in Tiburon's Sam's Anchor Cafe.

Season Six: 2025 Year End Round up with Leanne Battelle and Daedalus Howell

2025/12/17

Send us Fan Mail Leanne Battelle (Marin IJ food writer and editor at The Real Deal Marin) and Daedalus Howell (editor of the Pacific Sun/Bohemian and host of The Drive on Wine Country Radio 95.5 FM) join us to talk about the state of the restaurant business in Marin at the end of 2025.

Season Six: Lou Lesko, author/director/photographer and writing partner in Tale of a Barfly

2025/11/10

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Lou Lesko, the man behind the scenes at "Tale of a Barfly," our dramatic collaboration at the Marin Civic Center's Showcase Theater on Nov. 20

Season Six: Larry Mindel and Steve Reinertsen, authors of Mindel's new memoir "Lorenzo"

2025/10/07

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Larry Mindel and his son-in-law Steve Reinertsen to talk about the restaurant business in general, and the new memoir "Lorenzo: the restaurateur who revolutionized an industry" in particular.

Season Six: Rob Lightner of East Brother Beer Co. and Tam Tavern

2025/09/22

Send us Fan Mail Rob Lightner, one of the co-founders of East Brother Beer Co., joins us to talk beer, and their two brand new locations: Tam Tavern in Mill Valley and a taproom at the Metreon in SF.

Season Six: Nikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine

2025/08/18

Send us Fan Mail Nikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine join us to talk Best of Marin, parties and publishing

Season Six: Chris McCarthy, the "Mac" in Mac's 19 Broadway

2025/07/08

Send us Fan Mail We welcome longtime bartender, Chris McCarthy to the show. 43 years in the industry and now the re-owner of 19 Broadway in Fairfax.

Season Six: Brendan Moylan, award winning brewer, award winning distiller

2025/06/03

Send us Fan Mail Legendary restaurateur, Brendan Moylan (Marin Brew Co., Noonan's, Moylan's Brewery and Restaurant) joins us to talk about transitioning from brewing to distilling

Barfly Podcast: Sean Saylor of Sausalito's Saylor's Landing and Saylor's Restaurant and Bar

2025/04/30

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Sean Saylor, former owner of Saylor's Restaurant and Bar in Sausalito to discuss why a quarter century of owning his own restaurant was enough for him.

Barfly Podcast: Erin Hines, Bitter Girl Bitters, Mijo and Guesthouse

2025/04/01

Send us Fan Mail We catch up with multitasker extraordinaire, Erin Hines, Beverage Director at both Guesthouse and Mijo in Marin, and the proprietor of Bitter Girl Bitters

Season Finale: with Daedalus Howell of the Pac Sun and Leanne Battelle of the Marin IJ

2024/11/16

Send us Fan Mail For our Season Five Finale, we welcome Leanne Battelle, the restaurant review writer for the Marin Independent Journal (and the editor of the Real Deal Marin website) and Daedalus Howell, the editor of the Pacific Sun (and Bohemian) for a lively discussion on the state of the restaurant business

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★★★★★

Red LegaLaude 2019/02/07

Funny and Insightful!

Jeff and his guests are funny and provide good insight into the restaurant dining and drinking experience. Thank you for an entertaining roadmap to m...

★★★★★

morrisabroad 2018/12/01

Funny and insightful

They know their stuff and they make you feel like a fly on the wall watching two longtime friends diving into the ups and downs of the bar trade

★★★★★

callantini 2018/08/04

Great!!

Fantastic podcast! Jeff really knows what he’s talking about after all these years in the business. One of my favorite podcasts!

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