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Barfly Podcast

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!).

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

36 mins; December 17, 2025

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

20 mins; November 10, 2025

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

21 mins; October 07, 2025

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

22 mins; September 22, 2025

Season Six: Nikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine

27 mins; August 18, 2025

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

16 mins; July 08, 2025

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

23 mins; June 02, 2025

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

16 mins; April 30, 2025

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

19 mins; March 31, 2025

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

26 mins; November 16, 2024

Season Five: Damon Boelte, brand manager for King Floyd's bitters and the owner of Brooklyn's Grand Army bar

18 mins; November 07, 2024

Season Five: Jason Sims, managing partner of the new Corner Bar in Mill Valley

16 mins; October 15, 2024

Season Five: Alex Tarantino, the new General Manager of the iconic Buckeye Roadhouse

24 mins; August 21, 2024

Season Five: Jonas Alt, Bar Manager of the legendary Sweetwater nightclub

19 mins; July 22, 2024

Season Five: Scott Beattie, cocktail pioneer and bar consultant at Watershed

27 mins; June 24, 2024

Season Five: Chef Heidi Krahling of Insalata's and the SOUPer Food Kitchen, Part Two

23 mins; May 01, 2024

Season Five: Chef Heidi Krahling of Insalata's, Part One

17 mins; April 08, 2024

Season Five: Johnny Love and Duncan Wedderburn of San Rafael's Ranch Water

14 mins; February 22, 2024

Season Five: David Macpherson, hospitality industry attorney

23 mins; January 25, 2024

Season Five: Sam Levy, bar consultant for Nick's Cove

16 mins; November 08, 2023

Season Five: Scott Jampol, founder of the Sausalito Liquor Company

19 mins; October 16, 2023

Season Five: Dan Jewett, Marin Living Co-founder and Editorial and Operations Director

22 mins; October 03, 2023

Season Five: GM Kevin Cabrey and Chef Sylvain Montassier of Paseo: A California Bistro

22 mins; September 04, 2023

Season Five: Benson Wang co-founder of Palm House Hospitality

21 mins; August 17, 2023

Season Five: Colleen Bidwill: the Marin IJ's Calendar Editor, Asst. Lifestyles Editor and Reporter

16 mins; August 01, 2023

Season Five: Larry Mindel, restaurant legend, and the man behind both Poggio and Copita

22 mins; July 11, 2023

Season Five: Daedalus Howell, editor of the Pacific Sun and the North Bay Bohemian

19 mins; July 03, 2023

Season Five: Jerry Pompili, former Bill Graham associate and manager of Winterland

17 mins; June 19, 2023

Season Four: Stephanie Koehler, restaurant marketer and founder of SAKInterMedia

19 mins; January 04, 2023

Season Four: Ken Mackenzie of Fresh Victor

21 mins; December 10, 2022

Season Four: Tonya Pitts, award winning sommelier at One Market

19 mins; November 17, 2022

Season Four: Donna Seymour of Cucina SA

15 mins; November 02, 2022

Season Four: Clay Walker of Gott's Roadside

24 mins; October 25, 2022

Season Four: Munther Massarweh of Rickey's, the Speakeasy, and the Boardroom

17 mins; October 05, 2022

Season Four: Nish Nadaraja, former employee #6 at Yelp!

27 mins; September 20, 2022

Season Four: Mimi Towle and Nikki Wood of Local Getaways magazine, Part 2

13 mins; September 05, 2022

Season Four: Mimi Towle and Nikki Wood of Local Getaways magazine

21 mins; August 25, 2022

Season Four: Jammir Gray Executive Chef Compline Restaurant Napa

17 mins; August 05, 2022

Season Four: Michael Mindel CEO Restaunomics

22 mins; July 08, 2022

Season Four: Brendan Moylan, award winning whiskey maker and brewer

15 mins; June 24, 2022

Season Four: Sean Thackrey, in his own words: Part 2

28 mins; June 07, 2022

Season Four: Sean Thackrey, in his own words: Part 1

29 mins; June 01, 2022

Season Four: Andrew Freeman

19 mins; May 13, 2022

Season Four: Lifehouse, hosts of the Great Chefs and Wineries Gala April 23

14 mins; April 15, 2022

Season Four: Gibson Thomas Editor in Chief of Edible: Marin and Wine Country magazine

15 mins; April 09, 2022

Season Four: Perry Butler

16 mins; March 21, 2022

Season Four: Aldy Butler of the Perry's restaurant group

19 mins; March 08, 2022

Season Four: Stuart Morris Sake Sommelier

17 mins; February 23, 2022

Season Three: H. Joseph Ehrmann of Elixir in SF Part 2

17 mins; December 29, 2021

Season Three: H. Joseph Ehrmann of Elixir in SF Part 1

15 mins; December 17, 2021

Season Three: Susannah Souvestre of Alamere Spirits

12 mins; November 26, 2021

Season Three: Marsh Mokhtari of Gray Whale Gin

14 mins; November 01, 2021

Season Three: Heidi Krahling Part 2

14 mins; October 11, 2021

Season Three: Heidi Krahling Part 1

15 mins; September 20, 2021

Season Three: Barry Tompkins

18 mins; August 26, 2021

Season Three: Rick Enos

13 mins; August 10, 2021

Season Three: Sean Saylor

19 mins; July 12, 2021

Season Three: Vicki Larson

20 mins; June 28, 2021

Season Three: Mimi Towle Part 2

13 mins; June 08, 2021

Season Three: Mimi Towle Part 1

16 mins; June 01, 2021

Barfly Podcast Season Three: Aaron Lee

19 mins; May 05, 2021

Barfly Podcast Season Three: Nick Hoppe

16 mins; April 10, 2021

Season Three: Nish Nadaraja

15 mins; March 24, 2021

Barfly Podcast Season Three: Tyler Florence

25 mins; March 03, 2021

Season 2: Episode 19: Talking gin with Gray Whale's Marsh and Jan Mokhtari

18 mins; December 11, 2020

Season 2: Episode 18: Restaurants, Covid, Celebrity and Bloody Mary's with Diane Mina

18 mins; November 13, 2020

Season 2: Episode 17: Talking Bloody Mary's with Diane Mina

21 mins; October 30, 2020

Season 2: Episode 16: Talking home cooking with Joanne Weir

13 mins; September 04, 2020

Season 2: Episode 15: Talking "The Gay Gourmet" with David Landis

14 mins; August 07, 2020

Season 2: Episode 14: Joanne Weir

13 mins; July 05, 2020

Season 2: Episode 13: Pride Month, Hospitality and the Gay Gourmet during the era of coronavirus

14 mins; June 17, 2020

Season 2: Episode 12: restaurant reboots in age of Coronavirus with Shah Bahreyni

22 mins; June 02, 2020

Season 2: Episode 11: Opening post covid 19 with Sean Saylor

18 mins; May 18, 2020

Season 2: Episode 10: From the front of the house to the front lines with Covid 19

15 mins; April 03, 2020

Season 2: Episode 9: Sheltering in place with King Floyd's bitters

14 mins; March 24, 2020

Season 2: Episode 8: Rhum, mixology and cocktails with Tristan Mermin

17 mins; February 28, 2020

Season 2: Episode 7: What works and what doesn't with Felicia and Luigi Petrone

12 mins; January 31, 2020

Season 2: Episode 6: Talking change with Tanya Henry

16 mins; January 17, 2020

Season 2: Episode 5: talking restaurant reboots with Jason Sims

14 mins; December 23, 2019

Season 2: Episode 4: Restaurant marketing with Joan Simon

18 mins; December 06, 2019

Season 2: Episode 3: Juggling three restaurants in one maket with Ged Robertson

16 mins; November 22, 2019

Season 2, Episode 2: Changing of the guard at Piazza D'Angelo

15 mins; November 06, 2019

Season 2, Episode 1: Pet Peeves; Service dogs in the service industry with Jason Sims

15 mins; October 10, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 22: Minding your business' internet footprint with Gabe Bryant

11 mins; September 10, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 21: Pros and cons with Annette and Gerner Andresen of Lighthouse

8 mins; August 07, 2019

Barfly Podcast Season Two Promo

1 min; June 27, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 20: Times a changing with Peter Schumacher

12 mins; June 21, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 19: Free Wine

10 mins; May 22, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 18: The Lighthouse story

14 mins; May 07, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 17: Peter Schumacher

14 mins; April 23, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 16: Hanson Distillery

13 mins; April 08, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 15: Controlling your own narrative with Diana Haven

13 mins; February 26, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 14: The effect of Influencers with Diana Haven

12 mins; January 14, 2019

Barfly Podcast Episode 13: The Challenge of the Customer with Gabe Bryant

14 mins; November 30, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Twelve: Discussing Politics at the Bar with Jerry Horn

13 mins; October 25, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Eleven: A slipping of professionalism? with Gabe Bryant

14 mins; September 29, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Ten: The Difficulties of Employing People in the Bay Area Service Industry with Gabe Bryant

13 mins; September 10, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Nine: Dealing with Problem Customers, with Sean Saylor

12 mins; August 23, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Eight: Is the Customer Always Right? with Sean Saylor

15 mins; August 09, 2018

Barfly Podcast Episode Seven: Reading and Responding to a Yelp Review

14 mins; July 26, 2018

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