Barfly Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back chef extraordinaire Heidi Krahling to finish our conversation on all things hospitality

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

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

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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.

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

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

Send us Fan Mail Marin Magazine's editor-at-large joins Kevin and Jeff to chat media, Marin, and new ventures 

Send us Fan Mail Petaluma's Barber Lee Spirits loans us head distiller Aaron Lee to talk about Sonoma's booming small batch distilling

Send us Fan Mail Longtime columnist (Marin IJ, SF Chronicle) Nick Hoppe joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss food lore, restaurants, Cioppino, and surviving Covid in a tourist area.

Send us Fan Mail Nish Nadaraja, founder of the Yelp Elite, shares some history and his thoughts on the state of online reviewing  

Send us Fan Mail Tyler Florence joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss the culinary/bar crossover

Send us Fan Mail Geico's  "the squirrels are back" secret agent (and co-founder of Gray Whale gin) has a few things to say about gin in this seasons final episode. 

Send us Fan Mail Diane Mina, wife/partner of Michael Mina shares her insights on Andre Agassi, Vegas, Bloody Mary's, Covid and their new Mina restaraunt slated to open in Tiburon next year.

Send us Fan Mail Talking Bloody Mary's with Diane Mina, wife/partner of Chef Michael Mina and founder of Diane Mina's Bloody Mary Mix

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Kevin welcome James Beard award winning chef and food educator Joanne Weir to talk about the joys of cooking at home, pandemic or no pandemic

Send us Fan Mail The origins and motivations of David Landis, the Gay Gourmet, plus some inescapable  pandemic talk 

Send us Fan Mail Discussing Covid and Copita with Joanne Weir: award winning chef, cookbook author and restaurateur 

Send us Fan Mail Discussing how the coronavirus is affecting Pride Month in the Hospitality Industry with David Landis aka The Gay Gourmet

Send us Fan Mail Talking restaraunt reboots in age of Coronavirus with Shah Bahreyni, Managing Partner of the Boca Restaraunt Group 

Send us Fan Mail Discussing some of the ins and outs of restaraunt reopening post covid 19 with Sean Saylor