Episodes
109
Latest episode
Jul 2026
Language
EN-US
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!).
Send us Fan MailWe 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.
Send us Fan MailWe welcome Carrie Peters the founder and CEO (and fixer) of ABC License Co. to discuss the trials and tribulations of getting a liquor license.
Send us Fan MailWe 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.
Send us Fan MailLeanne 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.
Send us Fan MailWe 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
Send us Fan MailWe 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.
Send us Fan MailRob 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.
Send us Fan MailNikki Wood and Mimi Towle of Marin Magazine join us to talk Best of Marin, parties and publishing
Send us Fan MailWe welcome longtime bartender, Chris McCarthy to the show. 43 years in the industry and now the re-owner of 19 Broadway in Fairfax.
Send us Fan MailLegendary restaurateur, Brendan Moylan (Marin Brew Co., Noonan's, Moylan's Brewery and Restaurant) joins us to talk about transitioning from brewing to distilling
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