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This is a Vintage Selection from 2006The BanterThe Guys discuss a new trend in 2006: the Avant-garde cocktail. Is it a drink? A chemistry experiment? Hear their take on it.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys catch up with Audrey Saunders the year after opening The Pegu Club. They talk about old books and the problem with soda guns.   Audrey discusses her vision for Pegu and what inspires and motivates her (and what doesn't). The Inside TrackThe Guys are frequent guests at The Pegu Club and appreciate Audrey's mission to create a warm space with delicious libations.“When you talk about artisan, you're talking about just basic things. It's really all about balance in a cocktail, the way it would be balanced in a dish starting with a classic foundation,” Audrey Saunders on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006BioAudrey Saunders got into the bar business at Pete's Waterfront Ale House and met Dale DeGroff through a co-worker. After several years of learning at Pete's, Dale hired her to work at Blackbird. Then she moved on to Beacon then Tonic. In 2005, she opened Pegu Club, perpetuating the craft cocktail movement. Pegu became a favorite of those in the business and in 2009, The Pegu Club received Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best American Cocktail Bar and Saunders was nominated for American Bartender of the Year. In 2011, she was honored at Tales of the Cocktail as Best Mentor. Today, Audrey serves as a consultant for the cocktail industry, and her future plans include the establishment of a cocktail institute and think tank on their property in Washington state.Reach out to The Restaurant GuysOur Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The BanterThe Guys talk about Calvados, what makes it special and why we should taste a wide range of spirits to find the ones you truly enjoy. To this end they run The Spirits Project at their restaurant where they offer samplings of high-end spirits at cost to consumers to further community and conversation. It's still happening in 2024. If you're near central NJ, join us! The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys talk with Jim Meehan,  an accomplished bartender and operator of Please Don't Tell speakeasy and now author of The PDT Cocktail book. The Guys are taken with the recipes, artwork and beauty of the book. Hear about Jim's inspirations behind it all.The Inside TrackThe Guys are so friendly with Jim he has a special nickname for Francis. "You guys, thank you so much. It's been such an inspiration to me to come to your restaurants over the years.  To not only get to know you guys as restaurateurs, but to get to know you guys as friends.  So, it's really exciting for me to share this with you on your great show,” Jim Meehan on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2011BioIn 2007 Jim Meehan, a seasoned bartender, opened Please Don't Tell speakeasy bar in the East Village (NYC) which garnered much acclaim. Jim has been awarded numerous Spirited Awards from Tales of the Cocktail including American Bartender of the Year, World's Best Cocktail Bar, Best New Cocktail Book, and Best Bar Mentor. He received James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Bar Program and Best Beverage Book as well as numerous other accolades. He has written countless articles and three books. The most recent is The Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar. InfoJim's Book mentioned in the podcastThe PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy by Jim Meehan and Chris GallJim's Instagram@mixographyReach out to The Restaurant GuysSupport the showOur Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390435/support

Subscriber-only episodeThe BanterThe Guys talk about sourcing products for their restaurants through relationships with local farms and hobbyists. Catherine Lombardi, Mark's grandmother and the inspiration for his restaurant of the same name, had family heirloom vinegar pots brought from Italy. The Guys recently began experimenting and making vinegar. Hear how it's going!The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys catch up with mixologist, author and friend Jim Meehan. They discuss various bar trends over the years and what might be coming next.  They highlight Jim's most recent book which is a way to make truly unique cocktail.The Inside TrackThe Guys have known Jim for years from frequenting his bars and throughout the industry. They are even “restaurant in ‘laws.” Listen to find out how!BioIn 2007 Jim Meehan, a seasoned bartender, opened Please Don't Tell speakeasy bar in the East Village (NYC) which garnered much acclaim. Jim has been awarded numerous Spirited Awards from Tales of the Cocktail including American Bartender of the Year, World's Best Cocktail Bar, Best New Cocktail Book, and Best Bar Mentor. He received James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Bar Program and Best Beverage Book as well as numerous other accolades. He has written countless articles and three books. The most recent is The Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar. InfoJim's Instagram@mixographyJim's BookThe Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar  by Jim Meehan and Bart Sassohttps://www.thebartenderspantry.com/Our SponsorsThe Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/Reach out to The Restaurant GuysOur Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390435/support

The BanterThe Guys talk about sourcing products for their restaurants through relationships with local farms and hobbyists. Catherine Lombardi, Mark's grandmother and the inspiration for his restaurant of the same name, had family heirloom vinegar pots brought from Italy. The Guys recently began experimenting and making vinegar. Hear how it's going!The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys catch up with mixologist, author and friend Jim Meehan. They discuss various bar trends over the years and what might be coming next.  They highlight Jim's most recent book which is a way to make truly unique cocktail.The Inside TrackThe Guys have known Jim for years from frequenting his bars and through the industry. They are even “restaurant in laws.” Listen to find out how!BioIn 2007 Jim Meehan, a seasoned bartender, opened Please Don't Tell speakeasy bar in the East Village (NYC) which garnered much acclaim. Jim has been awarded numerous Spirited Awards from Tales of the Cocktail including American Bartender of the Year, World's Best Cocktail Bar, Best New Cocktail Book, and Best Bar Mentor. He received James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Bar Program and Best Beverage Book as well as numerous other accolades. He has written countless articles and three books. The most recent is The Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar. InfoJim's Instagram@mixographyJim's BookThe Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar  by Jim Meehan and Bart Sassohttps://www.thebartenderspantry.com/Our SponsorsThe Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/Reach out to The Restaurant GuysSupport the Show.Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390435/support

This weeks guest is Pamela Wiznitzer who joins us from New York City. Since 2006, Pamela has been working throughout NYC and globally to bring cocktail culture to life. Pamela was nominated as one of the top 10 bartenders for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 "American Bartender of the Year" award at Tales of the Cocktail and was named the "2014 Bartender of the Year" by the Village Voice. Additionally, Pamela was named as one of Food & Wine Magazine's top 10 Rising Star Mixologists, an inductees to the "Dames Hall of Fame" in 2015 and one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's "40 Under 40" (now "Future 40") in 2015. Pamela has a Master's degree in Food Studies, with a concentration on spirits and alcohol from NYU's Steinhardt School, and is also a graduate of Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary. And she has been featured in multiple publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Zagat, Glamour, Bloomberg, The Jewish Food Society, and Esquire, as well as recurring media appearances on the the Food Network, Vh1, and NBC. You can follow her recipes and cocktail inspiration on instagram at @pamwiz Links @pamwiz @sugarrunbar @babylonsistersbar @the_industry_podcast email us:  info@theindustrypodcast.club Podcast Artwork by Zak Hannah zakhannah.co

Our first ever guest is back! Today we decided to bring back our very first guest to catch up on his bars, how he won his most recent award and to discuss a whole slew of other topics. He's a third generation bar owner, a judge for MANY craft cocktail competitions, owner of the The Avril Levine Punk Bar, National Brand Ambassador for Woody Creek Distillery, winner of the “American Bartender of the Year” in 2014 and recently won “Best Bar Mentor” at Tales of the Cocktails 2022 Spirited Awards in NO, in 2014 his flagship bar Williams&Graham was nominated for a James Beard Award and in 2015 was named one of the World's Top 50 Bars by Drinks International Magazine. He is a forceful advocate for his employees and one of our favorite bar/restaurant owner responders. The one and only, SEAN KENYON! DRINKS: Maple Walnut Old Fashioned https://www.happyhrhandbook.com/ REVIEWS APPETIZER: Williams & Graham(4.5), Denver, CO 3 Stars, Yelp 9/2022 Good drinks but be careful as they try to add drinks to bill you never ordered hoping you will be too buzzed to notice. This is definitely a place for beta millennials to voice their intersectionality oppressions out loud. Main Course: Occidental(4), Denver, CO 1 Star, Yelp 11/2021 Ashlynn the bartender had my kicked out before I could even order a drink or sit down for my friends birthday party. They had the door guy say "We all don't feel safe with you here, you can't drink here." I've been going there for years and know and knew a lot of the bartenders over the ages. I would never be threatening or have been to any business or their people. This all happened because I know and am friends with her ex boyfriend of 5 years ago. Very poor decision on on her part and bad for the business as the whole birthday party left as well. I will not be going back with the way I was treated and for such pathetic grudge holding and ego stroking. Just hope you're not friends with any of her ex's if you do go. Dessert: Occidental(4), Denver, CO 1 Star Yelp 6/2021 The "child" working the front door is a huge asshole, if you like being talked down to by skinny tatted up wanna be tough guys this is the place for you. Guy is the owner apparently, makes sense as to why he was such an unnecessary prick. There's way too many good bars in lohi to waste your money here. Occidental (4), Denver CO 1 Star Yelp 12/2021 This evening me and my crew went to the occidental and it was god awful. We paid for three drinks and never received them. The "waiter" took the card and never retrieved the drinks. Awful and would *never* recommend this bar to locals or otherwise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/3starspodcast/message

This week on Tiki Tuesday Talks we have Translating Heritage into a Cocktail with Kevin Diedrich sponsored by Appleton. Bartender/Owner Kevin Diedrich of Pacific Cocktail Haven and Kona's Street Market in San Francisco talks about the journey of translating Heritage into cocktails. Kevin Diedrich is Tales of the Cocktail's 2020 American Bartender of the Year. He's also at the helm of the American Cocktail Bar of the Year — Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco.

In this episode I chat with Mary Palac, long time bar manager of Paper Plane in San Jose, CA. In our conversation we touched on topics surrounding accountability for not just others but also for ourselves, struggles with anxiety surrounding recognition and wanting to be the best that we can be, and of course how to make our industry a better place to live & work. Mary was born in the Philippines but grew up in the Bay Area, California. She has worked in hospitality for nearly 20 years and has been bartending for over 12 years. She is a founding member of USBG Silicon Valley, and an alumna of the TOTCF CAP program, BAR 5 Day, Camp Runamok, and many other industry programs. She was the Season 7 Ms. Speed Rack CA, and 2 time BARMANIA champion. Her recipes and views have been featured in several national publications, including Liquor.com, PUNCH, Saveur, and USA Today. She was featured in the documentary Rum Rising with liquor.com and Appleton Rum. In 2019 she was honored with a commendation from the City of San Jose for her contributions to the city's food and beverage community, and in 2020 was named a Top 4 Honoree for American Bartender of the Year through the TOTCF Spirited Awards. She has travelled all over the world to visit bars and distilleries in order to explore the world of spirits. Her home bar is Paper Plane in San Jose, CA.

Kevin Diedrich is Tales of the Cocktail's 2020 American Bartender of the Year. He's also at the helm of the American Cocktail Bar of the Year - Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco. PCH's reputation in San Francisco precedes it. But four years ago, when Kevin was still in the process of re-imagining the existing neighbourhood bar that would become PCH, a bunch of regulars were asking why he was ruining their bar. He said it was like getting punched in the stomach, over and over again. But listening to Kevin speak about hospitality and service leaves nothing to the imagination as to how he's been able to push through that initial pain to become one of the emerging stars of the industry.

This week we are joined by Mary Palac from San Jose, California. Originally born in the Philippines, Mary along with her family, immigrated to the Bay Area of California in the 1980's. Mary got her start in the Industry as the age of 15 when she started working in restaurants. She has been bartending for the last 12 years. Mary is a founding member and President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of The United States Bartender's Guild. She is also an alumna of the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program ; Beverage Alcohol Resource 5 Day Program as well as Camp Runamok - a bartender Education Summer Camp in the heart of Bourbon Country as well as many other industry programs. Mary was the Season 7 Ms. Speed Rack California and 2 time BARMANIA Champion. Mary's recipes and views have been featured in several national publication, including Liquor.com, PUNCH, Saveur and USA Today. In 2020, Mary was named as a National Top 4 Honoree for American Bartender of the Year thought eh Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. In 2019, she was honored with a commendation from the City of San Jose for her contributions to the city's food and beverage community. She has travelled all over the world to visit bars and distilleries in order to expand her knowledge in the world of spirits and liqueurs. Mary Is currently bartending at Paper Plane in San Jose, California. Instagram @mixtressmary Silicon Valley Chapter of The United States Bartender's Guild @usbgsv Camp Runamok @camp_runamok If you would like to get involved to help keep independent restaurants and hospitality businesses stay alive, check out - thirstgroup.org Podcast Artwork @zak.hannah

“Not only will you understand why I make the cocktails the way I do, and the stories behind them, but you will fundamentally, and probably more importantly, really learn a lot about what these spirits are and why they are so important.” - Ivy Mix    Ivy Mix is the head bartender and owner of Leyenda, a cocktail bar in Brooklyn, New York. She is the co-founder of Speed Rack, a competition created by and for female bartenders that benefits breast cancer research and awareness, and she has won a number of awards including being named "American Bartender of the Year" at the 2015 Tales of the Cocktail's Spirited Awards.   With the upcoming release of her new book, 'Spirits of Latin America', I had the pleasure to talk to Ivy to understand the story behind writing it. Spread over 256 pages with over 100 stunning photos, the book is separated into three sections agave, sugarcane, and grape. We talk about her love of South America, how her award-winning Brooklyn bar Leyenda is coping with the crisis, and also how Ivy is fighting for a stabilization fund to support the restaurant and bar trade in the states.    Contact info & resources:    Insta: ivymix   PREORDER: Spirits of Latin America: A Celebration of Culture and Cocktails, with 70 Recipes from Leyenda and Beyond Skillshare: Ivy Mix  independent restaurant coalition  Leyenda Speed Rack     ***** Before we get started I wanted to talk first about Patreon and how you can be a part of the podcast.    Patreon is a platform where you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation. This funding will help with all manner of things to equipment costs, editing and even getting some hard to reach people to sit down with me.    In this world we live in being a creator is about creating communities around mutual topics of interest and this is what I want to do for you.    Please follow the link below and join the community!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15884314  ***** If you love our show would you please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or giving us 5 stars? It will really make a difference and help the podcast for the future.  You can find show notes soon on gastronomerlifestyle.com Or follow us on social media here Facebook: gastronomer lifestyle  Instagram: on_the_back_bar Contact me on christopher@gastronomerlifestyle.com 

Sean Kenyon is the bartender (and sometimes co-owner) of three award-winning Denver locations, Williams & Graham, Occidental and American Bonded. We travel around the family tree from his grandfather, father, mother and his brother and their dedication to hospitality. We hear no shortage of “isms” from the Kenyon family on their approach to the industry over the years. Sean surrounds himself with the best people he can to uphold his family tradition at his three establishments. We had the great opportunity to chat with Saydee Hopkins who went from host to running the show. Website - www.williamsandgraham.com Facebook - /seankenyon13 Instagram - @seankenyon13 Twitter- @seankenyon Where were you born / raised? Northern NJ, Glen Rock First job in the industry? Dishwasher, 12 years old, the Cellar Door Ridgewood NJ Proudest moment of your career? Celebrating the 8th Anniversary of W&G Two things most people don't know about you? I played bass in punk rock bands and moved to Austin TX from NJ to play SXSW. The band broke up soon afterwards. I ran a gentlemen's club in Austin for 10 years in the 90's Food and/or drinks staples in your house? Chicken Thighs. Wine. COFFEE Words to live by? Every saint has a past and every sinner a future. People fuck up but it doesn't mean they are irredeemable. And don't throw your own birthday party. Meaning, don't celebrate yourself too much. Sean Kenyon is a third generation Barman, his Grandfather, Mother and Father have been pub owners and bartenders in New Jersey since the 1930's. Over the course of his 33-year bartending career, Sean has managed bars and cocktail programs in New Jersey, Texas and Colorado and consulted on several national programs. In 2011, he realized a lifelong dream and opened Williams & Graham in Denver, CO. And in 2015 Williams & Graham was listed as one of the “World’s Top 50 Bars” By Drinks International magazine. National media such as Food & Wine Magazine, Imbibe Magazine, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Playboy, USA Today, and Esquire have recently recognized his beverage programs. At the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2014, Sean was honored as the American Bartender of the Year. At the same award show in 2015, Williams & Graham was named American Cocktail Bar of the Year. In September 2015, Sean and his partner, Todd Colehour opened Occidental, a casual companion to Williams & Graham. Occidental has since been honored as one Esquire Magazine’s Best Bars in America (2016) and Playboy Magazine’s Top Ten Bars (2016). And, in 2018, Sean opened American Bonded a two level whiskey bar in Denver’s ballpark neighborhood. Since 2012, Sean has also been working with Liquid Productions executing large-scale events, educational seminars and cocktail competitions (amongst several other projects). He feels blessed to be able to make a career out of something he loves so giving back to his community has always been a top priority. He works with several local Denver charities.

Jeff Bell is a man that needs no introduction. He has been behind the bar at the award-winning PDT in NYC for almost a decade and during that time, he has taken first place in Diageo World Class and won American Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail. As if that wasn't enough, he is also the co-founder of Bertoux Brandy, a small-batch California Brandy specifically created with the craft bartender in mind. Tune in this week's episode to hear more about how he balances his projects and all his accomplishments.   LEARN MORE:   Bertoux Brandy https://bertouxbrandy.com   Please Don't Tell: NYC http://pdtnyc.com   Please Don't Tell: Hong Kong https://www.mandarinoriental.com/hong-kong/the-landmark/fine-dining/bars/pdt   Legacy Records https://www.legacyrecordsrestaurant.com   ==============================   Join us every Monday as star bartender, Erick Castro, hangs out with some of the top bartenders from around the world while drinking a little bit of whiskey. The truth about bartending comes to the surface, since nothing is off limits and topics range on everything from sleeping with customers to the first time you got drunk.   FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge      

An in-depth chat with career bartender (and 2017 American Bartender of the Year) Jeff Bell from the famous PDT bar in New York, upon opening the Hong Kong edition of PDT at the Mandarin Oriental; and Singaporean-born Swiss chef Gray Kunz, who has been cooking and operating restaurants in Hong Kong since the 1980s, talks about telling the story of Singapore and Asia through his food at Cafe Gray Deluxe in the Upper House in Hong Kong.

Scotland's Glenturret Distillery celebrated its 240th anniversary this week by gathering 240 people at The Famous Grouse Experience for a toast, and by announcing the debut of the distillery's first range of single malts in many years. Stuart Cassells heads up Glenturret, and was instrumental in making those single malts possible. He'll join us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to discuss the history and the future of Scotland's oldest distillery. We're also celebrating an anniversary this week, though it's just ten years instead of 240. Still, we've packed a lot into this special episode...with the latest on the Compass Box controversy from John Glaser - and some of your opinions as well. We'll also check up on the week's new whiskies, meet the distiller playing David to the University of Kentucky's Goliath in federal court, and American Bartender of the Year Ivy Mix will share a warming cocktail recipe for the holidays - or any cold evening.

This week’s guest in _ In the Drink  _is Pamela Wiznitzer has a true passion and zest for the industry that is seen and tasted in every drink she serves and also transcends the bar. Since 2006, Pamela has been working throughout NYC, and most recently as the Creative Director and bartender at Seamstress on the Upper Eastside of Manhattan. She has earned honors from her industry peers such as winning 1st place in the 2014 National Restaurant Association’s “Star of the Bar” competition and 1st place in the 2013 Louis Royer “Show Me the Proof” competition. She recently was nominated as one of the top 10 bartenders for the 2015 “American Bartender of the Year” award at Tales of the cocktail and was named the “2014 Bartender of the Year” by the Village Voice. Additionally, she was just named as one of Food & Wine Magazine’s top 10 Rising Star Mixologists, is one of four inductees to the “Dames Hall of Fame” in 2015 and Named as one of Wine Enthusiasts “40 under 40” Tastemakers in 2015. She is an active member and serves as the President of the New York chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild. Pamela is committed to and believes in the continuation of her pursuit of knowledge and is currently working towards a master’s degree in Food Studies, with a concentration on spirits and alcohol, at NYU’s Steinhardt School. Additionally, she presents her research at seminars and conferences including topics such as Women and Whiskey, history of women behind bars, and the neurology of taste. Pamela is a recent graduate of the rigorous Beverage Alcohol Resources 5 day program earning top honors by passing the course “Bar Ready.” Pamela has been featured in multiple publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Tasting Panel, Travel & Leisure, Bar Business Magazine, The Village Voice, Zagat, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Self,  ABCNews.com, and Underground Eats as well as reoccurring media appearances on the the Food Network, Vh1, NBC, LXTV, Fox & Friends and BetterTV.  

The 2012 American Bartender of the Year has seen it all. Joaquín Simó has poured drinks at some of the best bars in the country and now is the partner/bartender at Pouring Ribbons, a new bar in the East Village featuring cutting edge cocktails and a much-talked about matrix style menu. Hear host Damon Boelte talk shop with Joaquin on another awesome episode of The Speakeasy. This program was sponsored by Edwards VA Ham. “I don’t need this wannabe startender as part of my staff – this isn’t an ego trip it’s about serving the guest. If you have an issue with carrying a tray, if you think that makes you “less-than”, than I don’t need you on my staff.” [22:00] –Joaquin Simo on The Speakeasy