The Marin Dish is your ultimate insider guide to where to eat, drink, and play in the North Bay. Whether it’s the hottest new restaurant, a hidden gem of a wine bar, or the perfect weekend adventure, we’re here to dish out the best of Marin—one bite, sip, and experience at a time.
The Marin Dish was cooked up by Kevin Blum, a proud Marin County native with a knack for uncovering the tastiest spots in town. Before launching this foodie haven, Kevin founded SF City Dish, a wildly popular lifestyle newsletter that kept 25,000+ Bay Area subscribers in the loop on all things delicious. After selling City Dish to DiningOut Magazine in 2013, he stayed busy doing PR for restaurants and bars before stepping into the role of Yelp's North Bay Marketing/Community Director—where he basically got paid to eat, drink, and hype up local businesses (tough job, but someone had to do it).
During his 8-year Yelp tenure, Kevin wrote the Weekly Yelp newsletter, hosted over 300 restaurant, bar, and winery events, and even popped up on KRON-4’s Morning News each week to share the Bay Area’s latest and greatest.
With The Marin Dish, Kevin has created more than just a guide—it's a vibrant community where small business owners can tell their stories through videos, podcasts, and events, while local foodies and tastemakers discover their next obsession.
When Kevin isn’t hyping up Marin’s best eats, he’s playing tennis, walking his dog, attempting to swing dance with two left feet, and sipping a well-earned cocktail. Cheers!
