Barfly Podcast
Barfly Podcast
Jeff Burkhart
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: Carrie Peters, the founder and CEO (and fixer) of the ABC License Company
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.
Jun 4
24 min
Season Six: Max Perry, the new co-owner of the Silver Peso
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.
Apr 4
21 min
Season Six: 2025 Year End Round up with Leanne Battelle and Daedalus Howell
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.
Dec 17, 2025
35 min
Season Six: Lou Lesko, author/director/photographer and writing partner in Tale of a Barfly
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
Nov 10, 2025
20 min
Season Six: Larry Mindel and Steve Reinertsen, authors of Mindel's new memoir "Lorenzo"
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.
Oct 7, 2025
21 min
Season Six: Rob Lightner of East Brother Beer Co. and Tam Tavern
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.
Sep 22, 2025
22 min
Season Six: Nikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine
Send us Fan Mail Nikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine join us to talk Best of Marin, parties and publishing
Aug 18, 2025
27 min
Season Six: Chris McCarthy, the "Mac" in Mac's 19 Broadway
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.
Jul 8, 2025
16 min
Season Six: Brendan Moylan, award winning brewer, award winning distiller
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
Jun 3, 2025
23 min
Barfly Podcast: Sean Saylor of Sausalito's Saylor's Landing and Saylor's Restaurant and Bar
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.
Apr 30, 2025
16 min
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