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Send us a textIn this episode of Give an Ovation, we welcome Andrew Dana, founder of Call Your Mother Deli and Timber Pizza Company. Andrew's journey from the corporate world to building thriving restaurant brands is a testament to passion, perseverance, and a deep commitment to creating unforgettable guest experiences.Zack and Andrew discuss:The transition from corporate life to launching a food businessHow authenticity and community drive brand successThe key elements of delivering a memorable guest experienceWhy employee happiness is crucial for customer satisfactionThe strategies behind scaling without losing brand identityTune in to hear how Andrew's bold moves and dedication to hospitality have turned his dream into a growing culinary empire!Thanks, Andrew!

Andrew Dana is the Founder and Co-owner of Timber Pizza Company and Call Your Mother Deli. He started both successful restaurant concepts in Washington, D.C., establishing them as local favorites known for their high-quality and creative food offerings. Prior to launching his two restaurant brands, Andrew served as the Director of Business Development at Everfi, a company that powers social impact through education. He prides himself on being a new dad, a Washington D.C. native, and an encyclopedia of carbohydrate knowledge. In this episode… Opening just one successful restaurant takes passion, persistence, and a focus on creating an unforgettable customer experience. But what are the primary factors in building a whole brand of thriving restaurants? According to Andrew Dana, Co-owner and Founder of Call Your Mother Deli and Timber Pizza Co., the key to building a successful restaurant brand involves a few core elements. First, it's crucial to have a deep passion for the product — developing a unique, high-quality menu item through trial-and-error and a focus on quality ingredients is vital. However, Andrew emphasizes that the experience is just as important as the food itself — creating a fun, memorable atmosphere through factors like music, ambiance, and exceptional customer service. At the heart of Andrew's approach is cultivating a vibrant, engaged work culture. He prioritizes hiring people who will have fun and enjoy coming to work every day, offering them perks like gym memberships, language classes, and opportunities for career growth to incentivize his team and show they are valued. On this episode of the Top Business Leaders Show, Andrew Dana, Co-owner and Founder of Call Your Mother Deli and Timber Pizza Co., chats with Rise25's Chad Franzen about keys to building successful restaurant brands. Andrew shares his passion for carbohydrates and how it inspired his pizza concept. He explains how starting with a mobile pizza oven allowed him to learn the business before opening his first brick-and-mortar location, and emphasizes the importance of creating a memorable customer experience.

This year of cascading disasters is a good reminder that climate change has arrived, and some impacts are here to stay even after we reach net-zero. Is climate repair an opportunity to get back to a place of relative safety for humanity? Or is it just another delay tactic? On today's episode we dig into the debate on climate repair with Andrew Dana Hudson. Andrew is a sustainability researcher and a speculative fiction writer who has written Our Shared Storm, a novel imagining five possible realities of our climate future. Andrew explains what climate repair is and the role that technologies like direct air capture can play even after we transition off of fossil fuels. We also talked about speculative fiction and its role in confronting climate change in our collective imagination. Get a copy of Andrew's Book here: https://www.fordhampress.com/9780823299546/our-shared-storm/ Read Andrew's Jacobin piece: https://jacobin.com/2022/08/zero-emissions-climate-repaire-crisis-carbon-dioxide-removal Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/s2-climaterepair Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/join Enjoy our work? You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Pullback

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill   Join us in this episode of Empower & Elevate: The Entrepreneur's Path to Team and Community Triumph, as we sit down with Andrew Dana, the visionary force behind Call Your Mother Bagel Deli and Timber Pizza Co. Discover Andrew's journey from food enthusiast to entrepreneurial success story, and how he weaved together a thriving team and a vibrant community to achieve triumph.   Andrew's story is a testament to the power of unwavering belief and tenacity. Learn how he transformed challenges into opportunities, proving that a clear vision can conquer any obstacle- especially if you love food! Explore Andrew's strategies for building a strong team culture, emphasizing equal and long-term opportunity, mutual respect, and continuous growth. Discover how nurturing a dedicated team fuels business excellence. Andrew shares his insights into the transformative impact of community engagement, showcasing the remarkable outcomes that arise from socially conscious entrepreneurship. Andrew's resilience and adaptability offer inspiration for all, highlighting the lessons learned from failures and the path to embracing change. For emerging entrepreneurs, Andrew's wisdom shines brightly. Uncover the value of mentorship, networking, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. #teamworkdreamwork   Highlights: Entrepreneurship. Chasing the dream. Going through the motions and then pivoting to follow your heart. Finding your purpose. Believe in something bigger. Not having it all figured out. Hard work, but fun. Showing up and trusting the process, no matter what.   Related Articles: Call Your Mother restaurant group Andrew Dana and ... Andrew Dana Of Call Your Mother Deli On 5 Things You ... How Andrew Dana Built a DC Pizza and Bagel Empire   Time Stamps: 2:17- Andrew as a kid, growing through the motions 5:00- Let's sell pizza 5:37- I love food, the journey begins 9:07- I lived, clarity came 9:55- Open Timber Pizza 11:49- We made the list, everything changed 13:50- Working with your spouse 18:22- Bagels are hard to make, let's do it 20:00- we are the brand and the recipe 23:20- listen to your body, trust the universe 24:38- my high-end high school ruined my confidence 30:00- do the hard work, feel the authentic joy 32:12- being involved with the community 34:33- not talking about all the good we're doing, now 35:27- Authenticity 36:48- Consulting to help 39:18- Coming to Colorado- GFE's 39:50- We hire for personality 41:00- hire for the long-term 45:16- Things to come! 46:00- Final words of advice 46:23- What is success to you?   . . . Andrew Dana, Call Your Mother Bagel Deli Owners chef Daniela Moreira and Chief Doughboi, Andrew Dana, began this wild and wonderful journey at farmer's markets in DC. After opening our flagship shop in Park View in the Fall of 2018, it was clear that folks in our community needed MORE CARBS! Since then, we've assembled a dream team and opened up several new locations throughout DC, Maryland and alllll the way across the country in Denver, Colorado! We're on a mission to spread #bagellove to everyone with an appetite and our next stop might be your back yard (figuratively speaking)!   We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we're serious about bagels. With a *chef's kiss* of honey, they're somewhere between a classic NY-style bagel and the sweeter, Montreal-style bagels from our friends up North. Andrew is Jewish; the nostalgia of family traditions and the eclectic food from their childhoods were the genesis of our menu.   Food is important, but people are the most important ingredient. In addition to being a phenomenal place to eat, we aim to be great neighbors and one of the best places to work!  Some of our longtime partners include: Urban Alliance to offer career training to area youth, AYUDA to help transform the lives of underserved immigrants, Food Rescue and Martha's Table to do our part to end hunger in DC. We're committed to making a positive impact in our community and using our platform to raise money and awareness for causes we care deeply about. www.callyourmotherdeli.com @callyourmotherdeli @AndrewDanaDC.   . . . Connect with T&T: IG: @TurmericTequila Facebook: @TurmericAndTequila TikTok: @TurmericTequila Website: www.TurmericAndTequila.com   Host: Kristen Olson IG: @Madonnashero Website: www.KOAlliance.com  

Call Your Mother! Probably one of the most common phrases many of us have heard or thought about sometime in our lives. It's also one of the fast-growing delis in America and one of Bon Appetit's 50 Best New Restaurants In America. Fran Racioppi sits down with Founder Andrew Dana to discuss his journey from community banking and window sales to purchasing a pizza oven and a truck on Ebay. Today, Timber Pizza is Andrew's other Bon Appetit ranked restaurant. They cover the ups and downs of what it feels like to follow your dreams and forge your own path. They talk about the risks entrepreneurs take to develop their product, their team and their value. And they also share how that one event, the one customer, the one meeting can be the single point in time that launches our whole plan and puts us on the map. Visit Call Your Mother Deli and Timber Pizza the next time you're in DC. Find them both on Instagram at callyourmotherdeli and timberpizzaco. Learn more about their story at callyourmotherdeli.com and timberpizza.com. Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media. Watch the full video version on YouTube.Highlights:0:00 Welcome to prep time at Timber Pizza 5:50 Eating pizza for market research7:15 What makes a great pizza?8:17 From community banking to buying a pizza truck16:23 Dani joins the team19:30 Call Your Mother and marketing a bagel deli26:44 Buying local28:23 Taking the bank account to $032:07 Why split tips33:22 Scaling to Denver and the Keys to Future Success37:31 Andrew's Three Daily Foundations to SuccessQuotes: “I at least had this moment where I was like, ok I don't have to go to culinary school to figure out how to make pizza. It's not rocket science.” (7:00)“Let's just buy a pizza oven and we'll figure it out.” (9:39) “We were just relentless in showing up. I truly believe if you show up enough, good things start to happen. You make your own luck.” (11:30)“Don't have failure to launch. Start. And then just run through every fricken wall that there is.” (13:17)“In order to try and be the best, you have to learn from the best.” (21:20)“Either the food and the service is good enough to come back, or it's not.” (24:32)“We're gonna pay you all as much as we can until the bank account goes to zero.” (29:34)“In 2022, when you can get anything delivered to your couch, people are coming to us because it's an experience.” “Never forget who your road dogs are. Who's helped you get to this place.” (37:13)Andrew's Three Daily Foundations to Success:Meditate aggressivelyExercise aggressivelyEat healthy…but save room for pizza and bagels in moderation! This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's, 18A Fitness & Compass Workforce Solutions

For over a decade, I ran my restaurants the way I was taught to run other people's restaurants. I led my teams the way others had led me and I never questioned it. But what if you never got that education? Andrew Dana owns more than half a dozen successful restaurants and he began his journey as a restaurateur with absolutely no operational experience. He just did what he thought was right and followed his gut instincts. Today we go through how an industry outsider is challenging the way we look at our restaurants and our industry. For more information on Call Your Mother, visit https://www.callyourmotherdeli.com.

This is a conversation with Andrew Dana Hudson, a speculative fiction writer, sustainability researcher, editor and futurist and the author of "Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures." It's also his second time on The Fire These Times. Andrew also has a newsletter called solarshades.club which publishes every other Sunday with updates on his work, process, and material reality. Support: Patreon.com/firethesetimes Substack: thefirethesetimes.substack.com Twitter: twitter.com/fireTheseTimes Instagram: instagram.com/firethesetimes TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirethesetimes Recommended Books: The Ministry Of The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Maln Phase Change: Imagining Energy Futures edited by Matthew Chrulew Kim Stanley Robinson's review of Our Shared Storm: "Hudson has found a way to strike together the various facets of our climate future, sparking stories that are by turns ingenious, energetic, provicative, and soulful"

Andrew Dana Hudson is an speculative fiction writer, researcher, futurist who's novel 'Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures' was just published. We get into a range of topics around ways of imagining possible futures, particularly around wicked and super-wicked problems where there are often no clear solutions, something he works through in 'Our Shared Storm'. Please consider supporting this podcast by becoming a subscriber over on Patreon.com. Also please rate and write a review on Apple Podcasts. Every little bit helps! Thank you for listening and thank you for your support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/julian-bleecker/support

In this episode, Diane and Alan chat with author Andrew Dana Hudson. They discuss Andrew's book Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures, climate change, and Solarpunk. Alan also reviews 3 books including: The year's Best African Speculative Fiction 2021 by Oghenechevwe Donald Eckpeki published by Jembefola Press 2021 The Withered King by Ricardo Victoria by Artemesia Publishing 2019 Missing Signal by Seb Doubinsky published by Meerkat Press 2018

Andrew is D.C.'s king of carbs + chief dough boi, and is the founder and co-owner of multiple award-winning restaurants, Timber Pizza Co., Turus Pizza, and Call Your Mother (a Jew-ish deli). In 2010 he left D.C. to attend business school at Fordham University, where studying and researching NY-style slices culminated into his capstone project: creating a pizza shop. Andrew opened Timber Pizza in Petworth in June of 2016. Andrew's first concept has received national acclaim and multiple awards, including being named a 2019 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand award-winner. Two years later, Call Your Mother Jew-ish deli was born. Inspired in part by Andrew's Jew-ish background and a dream to open a deli, the wood-fired shop infuses Jewish influence while flipping traditional deli staples on their head. Call your mother has received national recognition from the likes of the Washington Post and was recently named one of Eater's Best New Restaurants in America. Andrew is inspired by the unique neighborhoods that make up D.C. and his restaurants are a reflection of the communities he's grown to love. Andrew continues to be motivated by the desire to create authentic, yet unexpected concepts, menus, and spaces that, of course, pay homage to his love of carbs. Music Credit: A Himitsu adventures @argofox & ahimitsu

This is a conversation with speculative fiction writer and sustainability researcher Andrew Dana Hudson. His stories have appeared in Slate Future Tense, Lightspeed Magazine, Vice Terraform, MIT Technology Review, Grist, Little Blue Marble, The New Accelerator, StarShipSofa and more, as well as various books and anthologies. His fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and longlisted for the BSFA. In 2016 his story “Sunshine State” won the first Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest, and in 2017 he was runner up in the Kaleidoscope Writing The Future Contest. His 2015 essay “On the Political Dimensions of Solarpunk” has helped define and grow the “solarpunk” subgenre. He is a member of the cursed 2020 class of the Clarion Workshop. Support: Patreon.com/firethesetimes Website: TheFireThisTi.Me Twitter + Instagram @ firethesetimes Topics Discussed: What is Solarpunk? Introduction to his essay “On the Political Dimensions of Solarpunk“ The urgency of Solarpunk and the response to Cyberpunk Post-normal fiction Solarpunk and global network society: why did it start in the 2010s? The importance of care work Solarpunk and the future of cities Solarpunk and utopias Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction The climate activism momentum How has Solarpunk changed over the years? Also: discussion of COP26 and Green New Deal Books mentioned + Recommended: Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures edited by Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Taiyo Fujii and Shweta Taneja (which includes a story by Andrew) Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures by Andrew (Pre-order now) Lo stato solare by Andrew Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older Gnomon by Nick Harkaway Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Walkaway by Cory Doctorow The art is by artist and illustrator CosmosKitty (I added the text). Check out their work here: cosmoskitty.com

I was raised in this industry. For over a decade, I ran my restaurants the way I was taught to run other people's restaurants. I led my teams the way others had led me. And I never questioned it. Until one day I did...and a whole new world opened up before my eyes. But what if you never got that education? Andrew Dana is an incredibly successful restaurateur sitting on over half a dozen locations and the dude had absolutely no operational experience prior to opening his first restaurant. He just did what he thought was right and follow his gut instincts. Today we go through how an industry outsider is changing the way we should all look at our restaurants and our industry. For more on Call Your Mother go to https://www.callyourmotherdeli.com ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

Andrew Dana, a partner with Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, discusses the Supreme Court case NCAA v. Alston; name, image, and likeness rights; and how both could affect taxation of college athletes. ***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

On the next Industry Night, Jersey girl, Nycci Nellis gets her pizza and bagel jones filled thanks to partners Daniela Moreira & Andrew Dana of Timber Pizza & Call Your Mother. As CYM mother expands -during a pandemic- the pair partners with another well-known husband/wife duo, Johanna Hellrigl & Michah Wilder in the new Mercy Me. @doughboi @danimoreiracamia @callyourmotherdeli @johannahellrigl @mercyme

“Ever consider killing yourself?” the gecko said. “It’ll save you one hundred percent on your car insurance.” I was alone, but not. I tried to step on the creature, but my foot wasn’t there. I clenched my teeth, which felt like water. Alleyah’s Southie accent crackled a reminder of radio. “Tracey, are you paralucid yet? Need another poke of DMT?” I was back in high school---or somebody’s high school. The classrooms were vintage Sears catalogs and a spruce tree that grew sideways---not in a directional sense but just with a profound association with the concept of sideways. I climbed the tree and then fell. | Copyright 2020 by Andrew Dana Hudson and C. Y. Ballard. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Andrew Dana is the founder and co-owner of two D.C based award winning restaurants, Petworth’s Timber Pizza Company and the newly opened Call Your Mother Deli in Park View. Their “Jew-ish” deli has gathered a lot of attention since its October opening with lines out the door every weekend. Andrew Dana works with his longtime girlfriend, Daniela Moreira. The post 604: How to Break Into The Pizza and Deli Business With Andrew Dana [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Main Fiction: "The Lizard and the Rat" by Andrew Dana HudsonThis story is original to StarShipSofa.Andrew Dana Hudson is a speculative fiction writer and sustainability researcher. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed, Slate Future Tense, Terraform, MIT Technology Review, Little Blue Marble, and more, as well as numerous books and anthologies. He is a member of the 2020/21 class of the Clarion Workshop. He lives in Tempe, Arizona. Find him at andrewdhudson.com and on Twitter at @andrewdhudson.Narrated by Andrea RichardsonAndrea is a British singer and actress. With extensive stage and film performances to her name, she began narration and voiceover work in 2014 but enjoys using her existing skills in a different way. You can find her at andrea-richardson.co.uk and on Facebook.Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a little different kind of show today focused on small businesses as part of the Dell Technologies Small Business Podference. Tony opens things by talking to Gary Braun about running his film and video company, Michael and Steve Sands phone in to talk about their family business, Calvert Woodley Fine Wine and Spirits, Andrew Dana calls in to discuss his businesses - Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother Deli, and Tony closes the show out by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Terrence and the High Flyers "That's Why" ; Don Stewart "Your Mom Was Right"

It's a little different kind of show today, focused on small businesses as part of the Dell Technologies Small Business Podference. Tony opens things by talking to Gary Braun about running his film and video company, Michael and Steve Sands phone in to talk about their family business, Calvert Woodley Fine Wine and Spirits, Andrew Dana calls in to discuss his businesses - Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother Deli, and Tony closes the show out by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Terrence and the High Flyers "That's Why" ; Don Stewart "Your Mom Was Right" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On their ninth rewrite of the third act of Detective Pikachu vs. Predator, it occurred to Thicket that they might just be the voice of their generation. In a fever, they swiped together the final epic speech where Detective Pikachu refutes Predator’s cynical attempts to turn him against his human partner, arguing that the Pokémon relationship with humanity was one not of servitude but of guardianship, for every Pokémon can see within each human the potential to rise above their flawed nature. | Copyright 2020 by Andrew Dana Hudson. Narrated by Paul Boehmer.

On their ninth rewrite of the third act of Detective Pikachu vs. Predator, it occurred to Thicket that they might just be the voice of their generation. In a fever, they swiped together the final epic speech where Detective Pikachu refutes Predator’s cynical attempts to turn him against his human partner, arguing that the Pokémon relationship with humanity was one not of servitude but of guardianship, for every Pokémon can see within each human the potential to rise above their flawed nature. | Copyright 2020 by Andrew Dana Hudson. Narrated by Paul Boehmer.

Andrew Dana is the co-owner of Timber Pizza, an award winning pizza restaurant, and Call Your Mother, a Jewish deli in Washington, D.C. A few years back at a local tech company, Andrew and his partner, Chris Brady met and became buddies who shared two primary passions in life: pizza and basketball.  Shortly thereafter they agreed that it was their love of pizza they would pursue and decided to go pro at making sauce and dough. The post 391: What a Chief Pizza Doi Boy Does w/ Andrew Dana, Timber Pizza [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Andrew Dana is the co-owner of Timber Pizza, an award winning pizza restaurant, and Call Your Mother, a Jewish deli in Washington, D.C. A few years back at a local tech company, Andrew and his partner, Chris Brady met and became buddies who shared two primary passions in life: pizza and basketball.  Shortly thereafter they agreed that it was their love of pizza they would pursue and decided to go pro at sauce and dough. The post 389: How Farmer’s Markets Can Help You Market Your Food w/ Andrew Dana, Timber Pizza [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Andrew Dana is the co-owner of Timber Pizza, an award winning pizza restaurant, and Call Your Mother, a Jewish deli in Washington, D.C. A few years back at a local tech company, Andrew and his partner, Chris Brady met and became buddies who shared two primary passions in life: pizza and basketball.  Shortly thereafter they agreed that it was their love of pizza they would pursue and decided to go pro at sauce and dough. The post 386: What It’s Like to Start a Pizza Restaurant & Kosher Deli w/ Andrew Dana, Timber Pizza [Main T4C episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

How I Made the Leap to Starting My Own Business is part of The DC Entrepreneur Live Show which happened on Thursday, May 30 at 7 pm. On the show you'll hear from three different entrepreneurs in a panel discussion: Chad Hall, the founder and CEO of remodelmate, a marketplace for buying, selling, and managing home renovations online. Chad also worked in sales and growth at online daily deals company LivingSocial. Monica Kang, founder & CEO of InnovatorsBox® where she helps companies and leaders transform their organizations through the power of creativity. She's also the author of Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work. Andrew Dana, co-owner of DC's highly successful, Timber Pizza Co and buzzed about new sister restaurant, Call Your Mother (a Jew-ish deli.) From the "Boca Raton-meets-Brooklyn" interior at the deli to serving up delicious pies from their mobile wood-fired pizza truck, this native Washingtonian is bringing something new to the DC food scene. Special thanks to Alex Vidales @dcpodfest and Spaces co-working for helping produce the show. https://dcentrepreneur.brownpapertickets.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)

It’s time to ring in the new year as House of Carbs returns to fill you up with two very special guests. House is first joined by acclaimed restaurateur Danny Meyer to predict some trends in dining in the year and decade to come. Afterward, House sits down with Andrew Dana of Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother to talk about their love of pizza and how a bagel shop is setting DC abuzz.

Tony opens the show by talking about an old double murder case in Washington that is back in the news. Washington Post movie critic Ann Hornaday calls in to preview "Little Women", "Star Wars", "Uncut Gems", and "Bombshell". Nigel gives the news, and during Old Guy Radio, Tony talks to in studio guest Andrew Dana about his breakfast and bagel shop "Call Your Mother". Lastly, they close things out by opening up the Mailbag.. Songs : Daryl Venable "Whole" ; The Dirty Rooks "A Dirty Christmas"

This episode we discuss "Under the Grid" by Andrew Dana Hudson with our guest Sarena Ulibarri. Sarena is a writer and the Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press. We discuss Solarpunk, economics in Science Fiction, and emojis among other topics. Our guest co-host is TJ Berry, author of Space Unicorn Blues and it's sequel Five Unicorn Flush. You can find the book Weight of Light here: https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/ Books Reviewed: Junction by Daniel Benson

The stars were out on this show! First we spoke with the Washington City Paper’s food editor extraordinaireLaura Hayes about how food/dining coverage in DC has morphed from “what to eat, where, and why” to meatier issues, such as sexual harassment in the kitchen, fair wages and tipping, sourcing and sustainability in an age of climate change. The, the couple with the golden touch, Andrew Dana and Dani Moreira, co-owners of nationally-hailed Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother bagel/deli shop, talk about how instinct and hard work shot both those concepts to the top of the industry in such a short time. Join us!

We’re celebrating Passover with Call Your Mother’s Andrew Dana and director of the new documentary Hail Satan?, Penny Lane.

Make Friends Radio is a monthly open format music podcast! This Month's Guest: Andrew Dana https://soundcloud.com/andrew-stauffer From Maui House Collective: Maui House Collective: https://www.facebook.com/Mauihousecollective/ Featuring Brian Bassett From Pure - Mix - Dayhaus: https://www.facebook.com/Mixdowntown/ We are pleased to welcome Maui's own Andrew Dana to the show this month. Andrew is one of the founding members of the Maui House Collective who are responsible for booking some of the biggest names to touch down on in the islands. At the end of the month, they are hosting an incredible party called Tropical Oasis Retreat featuring Christian Martin, Jimpster, Sunshine Jones, Galen & many many more. On top of that, he manages one of the best bars in all of Maui "The Dirty Monkey." SO please give a warm welcome to our new friend Andrew Dana! Instagram: @andrewdana808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.stauffer.7 Brian Bassett is a well respected and some might even say legendary local promoter who has been responsible for supporting the Sacramento scene for the last 30+ years. He hosted Pure Tuesdays back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and frequently hosts events with Midnight at the Park Ultralounge. One of my favorite current events that he hosts is Dayhaus at Mix over Major three day weekend. Those shoes have seen acts like Halo Vargas & Colette most recently. We hope you enjoy the Chat with Brian about some Sacramento dance culture history. We hope you guys enjoy!

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show; • Andrew Dana of Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother fame is reopening the Supper Club at Call Your Mother and opening Turo Pizza in Ballston • You know her. You've seen her. You wonder how you can get her gig! Samantha Brown, host of the PBS series “Samantha Brown's Places to Love,” will be with us. And, you can meet her next week, because she's headlining next weekend's D.C. Travel and Adventure Show at the D.C. convention center. • Is it “prah-leen,” “pray-leen” or what? We'll find out when Susan Lim, cofounder of the Praline Bakery in Bethesda joins us for tastes and talk of her delish offering. • Among Washington's many monuments is the venerable Mayflower Hotel. standing on Connecticut Ave. since 1925. The Mayflower has always set D.C.'s standard for elegance and beauty. Today, the always updated Mayflower still sets the standard for luxury, elegance and peak service. To prove the point, we've brought in members of the Mayflower's team to tell you all about it. • If it's Sunday, it's time for “Foodie and the Beast,” and if it's Foodie and the Beast, then there always have to be drinks! Yay! With cherry blossom time right around the corner, we've invited in Ryan Ward, beverage director at Momofuku to treat us to cherry blossom-themed cocktails and more.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show; • Andrew Dana of Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother fame is reopening the Supper Club at Call Your Mother and opening Turo Pizza in Ballston • You know her. You’ve seen her. You wonder how you can get her gig! Samantha Brown, host of the PBS series “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” will be with us. And, you can meet her next week, because she’s headlining next weekend’s D.C. Travel and Adventure Show at the D.C. convention center. • Is it “prah-leen,” “pray-leen” or what? We’ll find out when Susan Lim, cofounder of the Praline Bakery in Bethesda joins us for tastes and talk of her delish offering. • Among Washington’s many monuments is the venerable Mayflower Hotel. standing on Connecticut Ave. since 1925. The Mayflower has always set D.C.’s standard for elegance and beauty. Today, the always updated Mayflower still sets the standard for luxury, elegance and peak service. To prove the point, we’ve brought in members of the Mayflower’s team to tell you all about it. • If it’s Sunday, it’s time for “Foodie and the Beast,” and if it’s Foodie and the Beast, then there always have to be drinks! Yay! With cherry blossom time right around the corner, we’ve invited in Ryan Ward, beverage director at Momofuku to treat us to cherry blossom-themed cocktails and more.

Andrew Dana and Daniela Moreira of Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother fame join us to talk a little bit about everything, from living in tents on the river in Argentina, wood-fired pizza and bagels, smoking cannabis for inspiration to another couple made up of a gringo and an Argentine.

Andrew Dana, is guest on today's episode. He's the co-owner of DC's highly successful, Timber Pizza Co and buzzed-about new sister restaurant, Call Your Mother (a Jew-ish deli.) From the "Boca Raton-meets-Brooklyn" interior at the deli to serving up delicious pies from their mobile wood-fired pizza truck, this native Washingtonian is bringing something new to the DC food scene. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • In a city of a thousand and one pizza places, how does one achieve superstar status? Andrew Dana (a.k.a. Dough Boy), founder of D.C.'s Timber Pizza Co., joins us; • Texas de Brazil in D.C.'s Mount Vernon Triangle is recognized for its unique blend of Brazilian culture and fare complemented by the generous hospitality of Texas. We'll be joined by Texas de Brazil's event manager, Courtney Bond, to hear all about it; • What?! More pizza talk? You bet – Chef Daniele Catalani cut his teeth with James Beard Award-winning chef Roberto Donna. Since then Daniele has gone on to his own fame and fortune and now has his own place, Cucina Al Volo, where the pizzas are sublime. Daniele joins us with even more carbs on hand; • One of America's most successful annual fundraisers is one many people around here are not aware of, because it happens on the Left Coast. Since its inception the Sonoma County Wine Auction has raised more than $29 million to support community organizations focused on literacy, education, health and human services, the environment and arts and culture. Last October this California county was affected by the wildfires. Over 5000 homes were lost and over 100 businesses also, so this year's event is especially meaningful.. We have George Hamel of Sonoma's Hamel Family Wines on the phone to give us all the event details and to tell you how you can get involved; • Restarauteur Hakan Ilhan's Mirabelle is on everyone's list as one of D.C.'s finest restaurants. One reason? An amazing wine list, crafted by Mirabelle's general manager and beverage director, Jennifer Knowles. She's in with tastes and talk of all the many delicious treats to be found there.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • In a city of a thousand and one pizza places, how does one achieve superstar status? Andrew Dana (a.k.a. Dough Boy), founder of D.C.’s Timber Pizza Co., joins us; • Texas de Brazil in D.C.’s Mount Vernon Triangle is recognized for its unique blend of Brazilian culture and fare complemented by the generous hospitality of Texas. We’ll be joined by Texas de Brazil’s event manager, Courtney Bond, to hear all about it; • What?! More pizza talk? You bet – Chef Daniele Catalani cut his teeth with James Beard Award-winning chef Roberto Donna. Since then Daniele has gone on to his own fame and fortune and now has his own place, Cucina Al Volo, where the pizzas are sublime. Daniele joins us with even more carbs on hand; • One of America’s most successful annual fundraisers is one many people around here are not aware of, because it happens on the Left Coast. Since its inception the Sonoma County Wine Auction has raised more than $29 million to support community organizations focused on literacy, education, health and human services, the environment and arts and culture. Last October this California county was affected by the wildfires. Over 5000 homes were lost and over 100 businesses also, so this year’s event is especially meaningful.. We have George Hamel of Sonoma’s Hamel Family Wines on the phone to give us all the event details and to tell you how you can get involved; • Restarauteur Hakan Ilhan’s Mirabelle is on everyone’s list as one of D.C.’s finest restaurants. One reason? An amazing wine list, crafted by Mirabelle’s general manager and beverage director, Jennifer Knowles. She’s in with tastes and talk of all the many delicious treats to be found there.

It takes a special team to take a classic food item and bring a new vibe to its creation. The nostalgia of a menu you fondly recognize and love, but with a unique spin. This is what our guest today has a special knack for crafting. On this episode, we sit down with Andrew Dana, the owner of the acclaimed Timber Pizza Company (a featured 2017 Best New Restaurant in Bon Appétit) and Call Your Mother Deli to chat product development, iterating with customer feedback in mind, and best practices for scaling up from farmers market to brick-and-mortar.

In this episode with Andrew Dana, we discuss: The difference between success and failure Food versus vibe, and the overall experience for guests Andrew and Chris's beginning from Farmer's Markets to one of the top 50 restaurants in the country The benefit of starting small Branding being an extension of who you are There are no off days, you have to bring the heat every day-bring the energy! How bringing in a professional changed the trajectory of their business The power of nice Building a company culture In May 2014 Andrew Dana and Chris Brady left their kush tech jobs and started serving up their Neopolitan-ish wood-fired pies at local farmers markets. In late 2015 the boys teamed up Chef Dani Moreira and made her their Executive Chef. In June 2016, the Timber team opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Petworth, DC. They've since been recognized by Washington Post as having the best pizza in DC and by Bon Apetit as being the best pizza in the nation as well one of 50 best new restaurant in the nation. Show notes… Favorite Success Quote or Mantra. Try hard, be nice, and give an eff.    Today's Sponsor Sourceryallows you to streamline and digitize your entire Accounts Payable operation. Digital invoicing, backed with human verification, will save you countless hours of work and increase AP accuracy. Say goodbye to your file cabinets and enter the digital world. Kabbage. Apply for up to 250,000 of funding through Kabbage, and you'll get a $50 e-gift card when you quality. Get started! Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?   Showing up, never cutting corners. What is your biggest weakness? I have trouble letting go.  What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? We want to have fun here, and I look to see if they fit into that culture. One wrong puzzle piece can rock the whole boat, so it's really important.  What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Tomorrow is always a day away, you have to bring the heat tomorrow.  Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. BE NICE. If the answer CAN be yes, the answer is yes.  What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? We encourage a casual kind of service, we want it to be warm and friendly but casual. We want you to feel like you're at a neighborhood gathering.  What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  Radical Candor Share an online resource or tool. How I Built This Podcast Blog Prince of Petworth Blog What's one piece of technology you've adopted in your restaurant and how has it influence operations? Google Suite Caviar Wanderlist If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? Do what you want starting NOW! Give a fuck Have fun Contact Info Instagram: @timberpizzaco E-Mail: andrew@timberpizza.com   Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Andrew for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!  

Andrew Dana is the founder of Timber Pizza. Most of us have had that conversation with friends talking about how you should just quit your jobs and open a bar, deli, or a pizza place but it always ends there. Well, Andrew actually did just that. He started down the typical path and was working at a tech company after business school, but always had the dream of opening his own pizza restaurant on his mind. Andrew started the business while still working his corporate job, and has grown Timber Pizza to the point of making Bon Appetite Magazine’s Top 50 restaurants to open in 2016.    On Today’s Episode, Andrew and I discuss: The key moments that led Andrew to leave the rat race and go out on his own Early days of the company and the hustle that went along with it Biggest lessons learned from first starting to where Andrew is today And much more…  Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Visit https://www.ubpath.com/ for a full breakdown and my 3 big Takeaways  Website: http://www.timberpizza.com/ You can find Timber Pizza at: Twitter: @TimberPizzaCo Instagram: timberpizzaco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timberpizza/ Sean's Twitter: @seansechrist_  Sponsor: Bighorn Apparel Drawing inspiration from their Denver, Colorado hometown, Bighorn owns the line between everyday urban style and the tough, mountain look. Their up for anything approach has created a versatile brand that’s appropriate for any type of situation. Bighorn aims to empower the consumer by using environmentally friendly materials that are produced in a responsible manner. They strive to find the connection between tough, sustainable, and stylish in their durable clothing line. Use promo code “ubpath” at checkout on the website at https://www.wearbighorn.com/ to receive 25% off your order.