Barfly Podcast

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

Send us a textFor 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 

Send us a textWe welcome Damon Boelte, the owner of the award-winning Downtown Brooklyn cocktail bar, Grand Army, as well as the host of the acclaimed radio show, The Speakeasy, which recently won the award for Best Broadcast from Tales of the Cocktail, to talk about cocktail competitions. 

Send us a textWe welcome back to the program well-traveled Marin mixologist Jason Sims, who is not only Bungalow 44's longtime managing partner, but now also the managing partner of the newly opened Corner Bar in Mill Valley

We chat with Alex Tarantino, the first new GM at the Buckeye Roadhouse in over a quarter century about what it means to take over a legacy restaurant.

For our first live music venue guest, we welcome Jonas Alt the Bar Manager of the legendary Sweetwater Nightclub in Mill Valley

We welcome Scott Beattie, the author of 2008's “Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus” and is the man behind the bar programs at Barndiva, Goose and Gander, Spoonbar,  Meadowood, and Hog Island in San Francisco, and now Watershed in Mill Valley.

We welcome back Chef Heidi Krahling to talk about keeping hospitality part of the Hospitality Industry.

Chef Heidi Krahling joins us to talk about giving back to the community with food through the organizations: Great Chefs and Wineries benefiting Lifehouse, Extra Food, and her newest venture SOUPer Kitchen. 

Legendary SF barman Johnny Love (Metheny) and his partner, Duncan Wedderburn of  San Rafael's Ranch Water, join us to talk about their journey to Marin County

Longtime hospitality industry attorney David Macpherson  joins us to discuss general liability as it pertains to onsale liquor establishments. Hint: insurance, insurance, insurance. Opinions expressed are solely opinions. Always consult your own attorney for legal advice

We chat all things liquid with Sam Levy, Fern Bar's operating partner, former bar manager at the (once) 3 Michelin starred The Restaurant at Meadowood and current bar consultant at the newly revamped Nick's Cove

We welcome hospitality vet Scott Jampol (Open Table, Sausalito Cruising Club) to talk about the launch of the Sausalito Liquor Company which features two whiskeys and a gin.

We discus all things Marin with Dan Jewett, Marin Living magazine editor and co-author of the Counting Crows 1994 hit "Round Here."

Paseo: A California Bistro is open, and celebrating 75 years of great wine, food and cocktails under the name Paseo in Mill Valley

We explore different ways to look at the restaurant business with Benson Wang the co-founder of Palm House Hospitality, which owns and operates the Palm House and the Dorian in SF, and the Flamingo Resort and Nick's Cove in the North Bay

We welcome Colleen Bidwill, the Marin IJ's Events Calendar Editor/Asst. Lifestyles Editor and reporter, to get her take on the busiest events year ever, post pandemic.

We welcome Larry Mindel, restaurateur extraordinaire, to talk about what makes for success in the restaurant business. 

We talk with editor Daedalus Howell (also a filmmaker, writer, actor, and conceptual artist) to talk about the state of so-called "underground" newspapers.

We welcome the man who introduced Peter Frampton on Frampton Comes Alive! to talk about Bill Graham, Winterland, Rock and Roll, and the Tequila Sunrise

We chat with Stephanie Koehler, Founder of SAKInterMedia and Executive Director of the Downtown Novato Business Association about marketing do's and don'ts in the post pandemic restaurant business

We chat with cocktail guru Ken Mackenzie, the man behind Fresh Victor, a line of outstanding fresh bar mixers for both at home and on premise

We welcome Tonya Pitts, Wine Enthusiast's Best Sommelier/Wine director of 2022 to talk wine, wine service and One Market's new menu

Donna Seymour of San Anselmo's Cucina joins us to discuss Italian cocktail, outdoor dining and the San Anselmo dining scene 

We welcome Clay Walker, President of Gott's Roadside, to talk Frosé, fine wine, LeBron James and fast casual dining at the place that always has a line down the block

We chat with Chef Munther Massarweh, about Rickey's in Novato, as well as his newer projects; the Boardroom and Speakeasy. Two new concepts where he explores the Frank Sinatra "Rat Pack" era in food and in cocktails.

We welcome Nish Nadaraja, former Yelp! Employee #6, to talk about the state of user generated reviews, from the outside looking in.  

Mimi Towle and Nikki Wood of Local Getaways magazine join us to discuss the 2022 "Getties:  Best of the Bay Area" and other assorted topics.

We are joined by Local Getways founders Mimi Towle and Nikki Wood to discuss "Best of" magazine/newspaper season, which includes their inaugural issue and their very own "Getties." 

We welcome culinary traveler and UC Davis educated chef Jammir Gray of Napa's Compline Restaurant and Wine Shop 

We welcome Michael Mindel (son of Larry Mindel) the CEO of Restaunomics which includes clients: Poggio Trattoria and Copita Tequileria y Comida (both in Sausalito), with a new Copita coming soon to San Jose's Willow Glen

We welcome Brendan Moylan, the owner Moylan's Brewery and the owner of Stillwater Spirits, whose Moylan's Whiskey was proclaimed the Grand National Whiskey Champion at this year's U.S. Whiskey and Spirits Open competition  

The late great winemaker Sean Thackrey shares his thoughts on winemaking, UC Davis, wine history and terroir

In this episode we air a pre pandemic interview with the late Sean Thackrey

Restaurant marketing guru Andrew Freeman of AF and Co. joins us to discuss marketing do's and don'ts. His slogan says it all "Through the Looking Glass, finding your way in a new era of hospitality."  

We welcome Nancy Dow Moody and Ann Elias of Lifehouse, the hosts of the returning "best party in town," The Great Chefs and Wineries gala event on April 23, which features special musical guests Jefferson Starship

"Local" might be a buzzword these days. But for some it's a lifestyle. We welcome Gibson Thomas to discuss both!     

Perry Butler joins us to talk about Perrys in SF, Perrys in Larkspur, and the soon to be Perrys in Novato

We welcome Aldy Butler, Perry Butler's son and the director of operations for his three - soon to be four - restaurants. And remember, you heard it here first!

We welcome in Season Four with Sake Sommelier Stuart Morris of SF's Pabu Izakaya to talk all things sake

In a stunning reversal the California ABC has changed the rules for ToGo cocktails, leaving standalone bars out in the cold right when they might need it most. We welcome back  H. Joseph Ehrmann of SF's Elixir to weigh in on the ABC, SF politics, and bars in general. 

We welcome H. Joseph Ehrmann, pioneering bartender and proprietor of SF's Elixir, to talk about San Francsico and the state of modern mixology

We welcome the former owner of Le Garage in Sausalito to discuss her new projects: Alamere Spirits in Novato and the recently rebranded Zalta (formerly F3) in Sausalito 

Marsh Mokhtari joins us to talk about gin, James Bond, and martinis, as only the secret agent from the James Bond spoof commercial "the squirrels are back in the attic" can.

We welcome back chef extraordinaire Heidi Krahling to finish our conversation on all things hospitality

We welcome  Heidi Krahling the mother/chef behind both Marintas and Insalata's to discuss all things restaurant

We welcome sportscaster/columnist/humorist Barry Tompkins to talk mixology vs bartending, old San Francisco, new San Francisco, and the bar scenes of both.

We welcome Trident manager and restaurant veteran Rick Enos (Cantina, Victoria Station, Compadres) to talk Sausalito, the current state of the restaurant biz and, of course, the Tequila Sunrise. 

Jeff and Kevin welcome back Sean Saylor of Saylor's Restaraunt and Bar in Sausalito for an updated post pandemic discussion on pet peeves in the service industry.

The Marin IJ's Vicki Larson discusses being a lifestyles editor during Covid, and what the future looks like post-Covid

We pick up our conversation where left off; Marin, media, but this time we talk "mailing it in" "hovercraft delivery" and "the haters!"