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Shifties: A podcast for people who have been in a restaurant ever. We bring you the funny, the serious, the bizarre, the everything you ever wondered about what goes on in the places we love to eat. Featuring Andrew Davies, Joey Rebbe, and Wallace Branin.

Shifties Podcast


    • Nov 24, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Reunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 116:51


    The Shifties crew returns! Reunited in California, Joey, Wallace and Cold Cut take turns in the interview hot seat serving up slices of greasy, greasy truth and revelation.

    Tipping in the Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 49:28


    AND WE'RE BACK!!! With every eatery in Seattle eager to throw wide their doors and let the masked masses dine on delicious delicacies, the Shifties crew returns to the mic to bring you Tipping in the Apocalypse. This week on Shifties: Too many shifties, too few shifts, PPP, "actual pizza," overthinking it, the good meth, active stiffing, advanced meta concept advice, Disinfecto, and locking yourself in your room and eating canned beans Featuring Joey Rebbe and Andrew Davies Produced by Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl

    In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 1:11


    Instead of posting and promoting our regular episodes this week, Partyfish Media is pausing our shows and social media and standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movements and protests in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and countless others at the hands of corrupt police brutality, founded upon and perpetuated by white supremacist culture. Black Lives Matter and they are in need of support and attention, now in this moment and into the future. Ways to help & places to donate: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# Books you can read to educate yourself (also available as audiobooks): So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo Follow these accounts to stay up-to-date on how you can help: http://www.instagram.com/blklivesmatter http://www.instagram.com/strongblacklead http://www.instagram.com/decolonizemyself http://www.instagram.com/ckyourprivilege http://www.instagram.com/blackvoices http://www.instagram.com/eji_org http://www.instagram.com/colorofchange http://www.instagram.com/colorlinesnews http://www.instagram.com/anantiracismbookclub http://www.instagram.com/reclaimtheblock http://www.instagram.com/privtoprog http://www.instagram.com/naacp http://www.instagram.com/showingupforracialjustice http://www.instagram.com/civilrightsorg http://www.instagram.com/unitedwedream Here's a larger list of resources: https://bit.ly/2McDnqu

    Madi Wolter: ER Technician "Wash your face, don't touch your hands"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 57:02


    Germs have managed to shut down pretty much everything this podcast is about. So let's talk about germs! Madi Walter is an ER technician who's faced everything from Nervous Nellies calling about questionable coughs to frightful finger fiascos worthy of the first fourth of July. We talk about the strain corona virus has put on her job and how the medical community is facing challenges like scarcity, constantly changing rules, and a limited amount of space. This week on Shifties: Wash your face, don't touch your hands, what's cooler than being cool? ventilators, what are they? iron lungs, keeping a dark and spooky side, and exorcist auditions Featuring Madi Walter, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Andrew Davies

    Zak Melang, Owner of The Matador

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 57:38


    Featuring Zak Melang, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Joey Rebbe

    Dave Lichterman, Pizza Wizard of Windy City Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 90:27


    Dr. Steve Brule walks into a Halloween party.. The balad of Windy City Pie begins like a joke and ends with the best pizza in Seattle. Dave Lichterman dishes the deep details of his ongoing quest to craft the perfect Chicago style pizza This week on Shifties: the Balad of Windy City Pie, local chains named after a clown, "at least I'm not making bombs," working all of the hours, pieoneers, Canadian bacon is dumb, Ghusty Village Cheese Wheel, robots doing what they do best, obscure levels of punner Featuring Dave Lichterman, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Joey Rebbe

    Give Up Your New Year's Resolution, at Cold Cut's house

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 21:12


    Got a New Year's resolution? Well come break it with us! It's the Shifties Give Up Your New Year's Resolution party episode. A party AND a podcast in one!? They said it couldn't be done. Find out if they were right, this week on Shifties! Featuring Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies, and hella partiers Music by Alex Donka Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Charlie Quane

    Seven Iron Bells, ft. Sky Upchurch at Jonah's Restaurant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 65:25


    Sky estimates he has been reincarnated somewhere between one and two hundred times. This time around he is focusing on loving the negatives and learning to be content without ice cream (even when he really wants ice cream). Sky sits down with us before his shift for a conversation about religion, perspective, happiness, politics, and yes, we talk about restaurants for a minute in there too. This Week on Shifties: Seven Iron Bells, water alternatives, Mormon military school, loving the negatives, mythos, age before money, and current incarnations Featuring Sky Upchurch, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Andrew Davies and Joey Rebbe

    Midichlorians? ft. Gabriel Adams at Add-A-Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 64:21


    New year new Dunk God. We sit down with the almighty king of slamerinos himself to talk about the people we hope to become in the next twelve months. Then we head over to Add-A-Ball (the coolest place to play a video game in Seattle) for a chat with Gabriel Adams about his coolest collectibles, favorite fandoms, and most precarious performances. This Week on Shifties: Midichlorians? things that should not be dunked on, big boy cups, the unwinnable battle against children, food boats, anniversaries, versus Pac-Man, eBay snipers, putting on your expo face, and divine knowledge of future events Featuring Gabriel Adams, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies, and Alex Donka as Dunk God Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Andrew Davies

    The Eight of Swords, ft. Melissa Painter at Percy's & Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 48:54


    Melissa Painter reads tarot at Percy's and Co. every Tuesday night. This episode she joins the Shifties crew to give us some truly poignant perspective on our creative endeavors. Find Melissa's website here: http://www.spiritusaeterna.com/ and find Melissa at Percy's and Co. Tuesday nights from 6-9. This week on Shifties: The Eight of Swords, porn star names, shrubbery, delectable delicatessens, walking in the door butt naked every day, the idea of impermanence, nostalgia, actual real beanies Featuring Melissa Painter, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Music by Alex Donka Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Joey Rebbe

    It Takes a Village, ft. Brenna Aguilar at the Cozy Nut

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 45:19


    Sometimes you want the experience of eating a sloppy TV dinner while watching CSI reruns except in a fancy theater with fancy food and you have to put on pants. When you're in the mood for that very specific experience, you might make your way to the Tripple Door and meet Brenna Aguilar. Or you could listen to this episode where we talk about flipping 300 seats in half an hour, sneaking french fries to friendly folks, and even running for city council, if we ever figure out when the election is... This week on Shifties: It Takes a Village, the Nonuple Door, silent service, the Hard Nut, Halo voices, the futuristic fashion that we all thought we'd be wearing, the Gorge at George, Excavating down to what's always been there, non-evil politicians??? Featuring Brenna Aguilar, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Music by Alex Donka Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    The Golden Tape, ft. Ben Scott at the Westy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 65:21


    We sit down with fellow pod-host Ben Scott to discuss why we pursue niche hobbies. Ben is a man of many such hobbies, among them hosting VHQuest: a podcast about the quest to find the best vhs. We also weigh the pros and cons of desk jobs, dodge disgruntled soup projectiles, and find our own golden tapes. Check out Ben's podcast here: https://anchor.fm/vhquestpod This week on Shifties: The Golden Tape, watching the Office in the office, taking coffee with your sugar, needy regulars, a million cubic feet of tapes, the macheteverse, clam shell cases, annoying power rangers, and when to be a normie. Featuring Ben Scott, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Music by Alex Donka Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Ghostly Ladies of the Night at the Oxford Saloon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 52:07


    Happy Halloween! On this special holiday episode of Shifties we travel to the Oxford Saloon, a former illegal prohibition bar, gambling hall, and brothel! Due to the many reports of this establishment being haunted by its former employees and patrons we decided it would be the perfect setting for a seriously spooky edition of Shifties. Join us for truly terrifying tales, an Ouija commune with the dead, our rendition of a horror movie, and a moment that genuinely scared both Wallace and Coldcut.  This week on Shifties: Sarah Jessica Parker's best role, EMF scanners, Ouija boards, insulting the Madam, gratuitous ghost orgies, cheek pinching ghosts, the one word that the dead wanted passed on to the living, confirmation about the existence of aliens, and Joey getting touched inappropriately  from the other side.   Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Wallace Branin

    How Isn't She Badass? ft. Jayne Hubbard at Chocolati Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 44:57


    How quickly do you drink your hot chocolate? We head to Chocolati Cafe for this episode of Shifties and find our respective beverage quaff times. Joining us is Jayne Hubbard: beertender at Fremont Brewing by day and actress also by day and perhaps sometimes night. Jayne gives us the inside scoop on SEATTLE IPA MANIA, the lowdown on serving the masses, creates her dream role, and serves up what might be the best title ever in the process.  This week on Shifties: chocolate rockets, beer bros and hazy hoes, the freshest of the fresh hops, unabashedly brazen belches, oompa loompa assault, and a beer knowledge beatdown best served cold. Featuring Jayne Hubbard, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Wallace Branin 

    The Wizard of the Coast, ft. Jordan Comar at Cafe Mox

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 53:04


    Cafe Mox hosts a legion of trading card collectors, mountains of multiplayer experiences, gobs of gold gathering grognards, and this weeks episode of Shifties. We are joined by Jordan Comar, designer of Dungeon Mayhem, for a classic episode of big time burnout, high aspirations, and of course, mayhem of the dungeon variety. This week on Shifties: The process of creating, summer exploration, board game yelp, secret alliances, self fireballs, and the real Joey Rebbe Featuring Jordan Comar, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Wallace Branin and Andrew Davies

    Greenwood Crawl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 94:14


    5 podcasts converged on the quaint, quiet neighborhood of Greenwood. It's just a quaint neighborhood now. This week on Shifties we go off the rails with the Funhouse Family (1:30), scream our rage out with the Daily Cathertic Scream (22:00), hold down the fantasy fort with Save the D8 (24:30), and put our debate skills to the test with 24 Flames per Second (106:30). Featuring Jake Foerg, Jason Hill, Robert Bojorquez, Kendall Uyeji, Kris Pepper Hambrick, Kacie Rahm, Kwesi Phillips, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies, and a few random screamers. Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Andrew Davies Presented by Partyfish Media

    Episode 32 Live From The Northwest Film Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 32:48


    The Shifties crew proves they have faces for radio AND THE STAGE in an evening of mixology, mythology, and wumbology! Creating our first live episode was an incredible experience for the whole team. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording it. This week on Shifties: Shrek vs the Creature from the Blue Lagoon, reconciliation at the kids' table, and the final word on a debate as old as time Featuring Cait Pfeiffer, Evan Christopher, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Alex Donka Produced by Joey Rebbe, Wallace Brannin, and Andrew Davies Thanks to our partner podcasts Save the D8 and the Funhouse Family Podcast!!!

    Episode 31 Diner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 57:30


    12 eggs in one omelette? Only at Beth's. We talk with industry veteran Jacob Dixon about his time at the classic Seattle 24 hour dive, learn the definition of chub, and fail to survive the zombie apocalypse. Get your bibs on and prepare yourselves for some messy, messy stories. This week on Shifties: Civil war names, bad beards, the Wallace Special, ornery owners, dysfunctional food families, sloppy shakes, and an appetite for ABBA and margarine. Featuring Jacob Dixon, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Music by Kevin Eubanks Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Episode 30 2 Weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 47:56


    Beachcast! Shifties welcomes Barrett back to the pod for shot bot round 2! Find out if it actually works this time, and join us as we talk about quitting our jobs. Then we get down and dungeony with Evan Christopher, host and dungeon master of Save the D8, to learn that what you want will never happen (at least in d&d). Shifties is teaming up with The Funhouse Family (https://anchor.fm/funhousefam) and Save the D8 (https://anchor.fm/savethed8pod) to put on a live show! Listen in for more details, and check out the event page on our facebook! Tickets available here: https://shiftieslive.brownpapertickets.com Featuring Barrett Fowl, Evan Christopher, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Intro music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

    Episode 29.5 Mead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 15:18


    Come with us to a time of fantastical fables and blustering bards, of ignominious inns and pragmatic paladins, but most importantly, a time of mead! This week on Shifties: Mead We taste the classic medieval beverage, make a few announcements, and get our fantasy on in a special bonus episode of Shifties! Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

    Episode 29 No Call No Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 62:25


    Shifties welcomes Alex Donka back to the cast to talk about the ethics of calling in sick, breaking into corporate life, and where exactly the name Microsoft comes from. After that we consider who would be the ideal replacement for one of our hosts, then get a bit too political. This week on Shifties: No Call No Show. Featuring telltale tickets, squatting desks, way too many Deliverance jokes... like way, way too many Deliverance jokes, I mean Deliverance doesn't even take place in Virginia why is Cold Cut making so many Deliverance jokes, one brilliant military strategist, a mass murderer, and someone with a skill for making wine. Featuring Alex Donka, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

    Fresh Sheet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 52:54


    Angela Ortez shares her love for and connection to food with us, taking us through her journey from aspiring lawyer to head chef. We get into culinary school, sustainability, menu creation, and all of the intricate considerations that make up the job. To finish it all off, we go way off menu into the dark corners of Wallace's mind. This week on Shifties: Fresh Sheet, being not shitty, being a tiny dragon in a big world, eating the last two tuna on earth, takeout as a love language, and a Bluray copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Featuring Angela Ortez, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Music by Keven Eubanks Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Pre-Bus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 71:58


    Who will sit on the head busser throne? Special guests Scotty and Barrett get into the deep political drama behind the every day lives of bussers. This week on Shifties: The worst things to cut with a knife, the next best thing to a NY steak, the Blair Bitch Project, an all wizard service team, and fireball Featuring Scott McKinney, Barrett Fowl, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

    In the Weeds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 54:04


    On this episode it's just the boys! We discuss baby-snatching Pterodactyls, Grecian tragedies, and Megalodon week vs. shark week. In more classic Shifties fashion, we get in and out of the weeds, go over non-confrontational chalking, and give ourselves plot armor.

    Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 54:47


    Let's talk about brunch! Eggspert Joe Moore joins the pod to talk the perfect over easy egg flip, how he balances work and real life, and shares some stories behind his tattoos. When he isn't dealing with mountains of waffles and cartons of eggs, Joe plays a mean Shoegaze guitar, and we help him workshop a few band names. This week on Shifties: Existential brunch dread, salamanders, saucy work dreams, axolotls, and the coolest larper Featuring Joe Moore, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 42:59


    Join the Shifties crew as we dive into a discussion about one of the more controversial server techniques: up-selling. How to do it honestly, how to put the customer experience first, and how to boost your sales while you do. After that we go waaaaaaaaaay off menu. This week on Shifties: Math! dating coworkers, explaining Indiana Jones, former track stars' tv habits, no politics! and a truly presidential menu Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Power Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 60:28


    This one gets a little bit messy! Zach Johnson joins the Shifties crew for a Ranier power hour, and we talk balancing cocktails, managing the bar, pet peeves, and herbaceous bases. This week on Shifties: Deleting the whole menu, the 3 ingredients of Steve Jobs, stupid questions, and pirate alcohol influences. Featuring Zach Johnson, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Doublesat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 41:07


    The Three Musketeers (minus D'Artagnan) unite for an episode of gas station wine, pancake volcanoes, and sub-par Valentine's Day experiences. We get into the juicy details of being double, tripple, quadrouple, and even penta-sat: how to prioritize, keep your cool, and get shit in front of the guests so they can drink it. This week on Shifties: the return of Yelpmewan Kenobi, Cranberry bogs, Friendsgiving, close encounters with the third kind, and watching movies as a ghost. Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Anaphylactic Shock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 45:00


    Spencer Enright joins the cast to talk his meteoric rise from Taco Bell to fine dining, and dish the deets on serving up accidental nuts. This week on shifties: we tip out trainees, get hit with a harsh reminder of aging, bring back ethical lies, and talk the most baller way to carry your epi pen. Buckle up for a real shocker (heh) of an episode! Featuring Spencer Enright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Wallace Branin

    Sous Chef

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 48:08


    Dan is back on the podcast to discuss his recent promotion to head chef, as well as share some more of the craziest stories we've ever heard about the industry. This week on Shifties: When is it time to call prison? Cold Cut learns about backpage. Former pimps, yelling chefs, restaurant hell, and the finer details of garbage food. Featuring Dan Yule, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Bar Crawl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 57:57


    The bar crawl episode. Join us for an adventure through Seattle's Ballard neighborhood as we explore some of our favorite watering holes. Drinking along is encouraged! Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies, and numerous friends both old and new from around Seattle. Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Tossout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 50:52


    Liam has been called a pizza wizard (by coldcut) and the title is not misplaced. This time on Shifties we hear why you always leave the delivery car running, how to spice up that old Red Baron special you found in the depths of your freezer, and what pizzas express our souls. Also this week: Peter Parker's pizza experience, phone girls, skin heads vs good kid mad city, NBA pizza spinners, and some very hit or miss impressions. Featuring Liam Wright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Decanter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 47:38


    We get real winey with this one. Listen to the shifties crew compare a freshly opened barolo with one that has been decanted. Don't know what decanted means? Perfect. Keep listening. On this episode of Shifties: the Eldest Spaghetti Factory, restaurant breakups, Magic Johnson of wine, Red Robin returns, accouterments, and the Greek God of Dunking. Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    One to Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 52:29


    Ryan Dimond unravels the mysteries of the scale of spiciness, makes some sketchy deliveries, and spills the secrets of the Men in Black spice room. Also featured: the Dominos nope clause, weed tips, hand written tickets, Joey getting pentasat, a 20 star spicy Thai order, and shrines to Guy Fieri Featuring Ryan Dimond, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    On the Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 62:13


    The Shifties crew sit down for a classic episode of dealing with management, handling your own mistakes, and discovering our animal selves. Plus, Coldcut gets a very disappointing burger. Also featured: The best server line of all time? getting the runaround, eucalyptus addiction, and blue footed booby bitches Featuring Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    The Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 76:33


    Howie has a lot of ideas. In fact, he carries a backpack stuffed with notebooks full of recipes, restaurant ideas, and a knife or two. Howie shares a lifetime of cooking experience with us, starting at 6 years old with his Grandma's chicken recipe. We discuss how sharing a meal brings any family closer together, meeting carbonite Han Solo, and taking the time to do things right. Also featured: The Oscars of food, panini press cauterization, finding your ish, talking to pasta dough, and Star Wars Featuring Howie Rawlings, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 71:10


    Whitney Fogler rejoins the pod and talks with us about combatting burnout, explaining guacamole, and vermin problems. We discuss different phases of burnout, and how we each deal with its sources. Also featured: Burnout paradise, asshattery, not working in coal mines, flip flop wine, eye contact, and sugar ant stealth kills Featuring Whitney Fogler, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    All Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 54:05


    Eric, head chef at Joey's fine dining restaurant, talks to us about getting his first dish washing job, dreams of fine dining Mexican food, and the best Marvel movie. Also featured: Diamond dust, knife tattoos, spider Twinkies for Spider-Man, and Imperial Star Destroyer plates. Featuring Eric, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Auto-grat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 52:16


    Alana, power host extraordinaire, joins us to talk about New York, secretly speaking Italian, and running back and forth between two restaurants. On this episode of Shifties, we discuss the ins and outs of hosting, learning your servers strengths, and when to just shut up and look pretty. Also featured: Cocktail umbrellas, East vs West coast, kids at tables, and are these hosts loyal? Featuring Alana Al-Hatlani, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Expo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 57:29


    Stuart Christopher reminisces about the Old Spaghetti Factory this week as we delve into a haunted basement, scream our rage out in the cooler, and fuel a drunken push up contest. Check out Stuart's youtube channel, Totally Natural: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIP0BG-r1AoC1NZtPKMBAvA. Also featured: Snaps, claps, fingerguns, Jeff Beezos, planter of the Amazon rainforest, vintage4 Loko, the restaurant zombie apocalypse, and star signs Featuring Stuart Christopher, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    MoD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 51:20


    Cait Pfeiffer takes a break from managing a newly opened restaurant/bar to talk with us about creating a cocktail menu in Seattle, dealing with unruly guests, and the power of listening. Also featured: the most entitled people on the planet? drinking behind the bar, bar tender Captain Philips, smoothing over mistakes, and putting up with Spongebob and Patrick. Featuring Cait Pfeiffer, Wallace Brannin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Cover art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    Slow Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 64:34


    Alex Donka rejoins the cast for our Thanksgiving special! Join the Shifties crew in drinking seasonal beers, settling age old holiday debates, and slogging through the slow season. Also featured: The worst Thanksgiving dining experience of one disgruntled yelper's life, Christmas Venn diagrams, awkward neighbors, and gravy flavored beer Featuring: Alex Donka, Wallace Brannin, and Andrew Davies Cover art by: Justin Kedl Produced by: Andrew Davies

    Back of House

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 53:03


    Sous chef Dan Yule talks all things back of house, including pet peeves, front/back of house relations, how to win over the kitchen, and what makes good plating. Also featured: Lego figure food playgrounds, electric sous chef acid trips, an unreasonable hatred of onions, and the best ways to put hair on one's chest. Featuring Daniel Yule, Andrew Davies, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Brannin Album art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

    POS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 67:59


    Industry noobie Adam Honore joins the pod to talk ripped pants, meeting the Weekend's corporeal form, and starting out in the industry. Also featured: When to eat those leftovers, His Royal Majesty Rex Goliath, Kicking customers out to Aerosmith, and the most important thing you can do as a server. Featuring Adam Honore, Andrew Davies, Joey Rebbe, and Wallace Branin Produced by Andrew Davies

    Covers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 48:02


    Just the OG 3 this week to talk about wine tasting, private parties and overservice. Also featured: Carrot eating struggles, the best Toy Story, and shower puking.

    Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 49:23


    Julia comes on the pod talking differences between the dystopian world of corporate restaurants vs the wild wild west of privately owned. Joey gets a performance review, Cold Cut's stein is grabbed by a fingerless hand, and Wallace announces Expendables 5. Also featured: Wino moms, an army of Blue Jay fans, Jumping through the conversation door, and pro strats for working a double

    Phased

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 83:29


    Special guest Whitney Fogler talks sexism and entitlement in the service industry as we delve into elaborate schemes to get free food, the rich people dimension, and wine culture. Also featured: Not caring about the Dodgers, 2 Buck Chuck, learning new menus, a time when women had tales, and being forgotten by your server.

    86

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 64:28


    What's it like to run out of coffee in the face of a hoard of Amazonians? Special guest Alex Donka talks Starbucks, bad coffee, and what its like serving caffeine in an Amazon building down town. Also: the true American holiday, lying on your resume, fancy drink orders, and a debate as old as time (or at least twitter)

    Shifties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 56:03


    Anyone know of a good seafood place around here? Because I sure don't. On this episode of Shifties, Yelp brings out the best in all of us, Joey and Wallace discuss their 40 day booze fast, and Cold Cut learns the true meaning of umami.

    Heard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 57:03


    A podcast for people who have been in a restaurant ever. On this inaugural episode of Shifties: Pappardelle nightmares, napkins in water glasses, a scale from horse piss to the wine you'll tell your children about, and the worst Doc Brown impression ever.

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