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Barfly Podcast

Barfly Podcast

Written by: Jeff Burkhart
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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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Episodes
  • Season Six: 2025 Year End Round up with Leanne Battelle and Daedalus Howell

    Season Six: 2025 Year End Round up with Leanne Battelle and Daedalus Howell
    Dec 17 2025

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

    Season Six: Lou Lesko, author/director/photographer and writing partner in Tale of a Barfly
    Nov 10 2025

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

    Season Six: Larry Mindel and Steve Reinertsen, authors of Mindel's new memoir "Lorenzo"
    Oct 7 2025

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    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.
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    21 mins
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