Podcast appearances and mentions of joe nicchi

Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we are joined by our friend Joe Nicchi! Letter one is from Scott, who has turned buffet strategy into a science. In letter two, Matty talks about his time bartending and a recent experience he had with someone mistreating a server. We also talk breakfast burritos, Chinese food, CVT Soft Serve, and more! We wish you well, sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel PS - you can check out CVT Soft Serve at www.cvtsoftserve.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1926, Charles Taylor patented the world's first soft-serve ice cream machine. With the pull of a lever, these machines could dispense the cold yet soft ice cream we all know and love. Since that day, soft serve has been dispensed from those same machines. And if you've ever been to a McDonald's where the ice cream machine is broken, you know the frustration of this aging system. However, 97 years after the first soft-serve machine turned the ice cream eating world upside down, Joe Nicchi has revolutionized how we consume soft-serve ice cream. He has created a way to package soft serve into a pouch, so you can enjoy it whenever, wherever. You no longer need to be Jeff Bezos to enjoy soft-serve ice cream in your house, because now you can grab a few pouches from the grocery store and keep them in your freezer. Or eat them all on the way home. No judgment from us. In today's episode, we chat with Joe, the founder of CVT Soft Serve about:

Joe Nicchi is the owner and operator of CVT Soft Serve, a Los Angeles based ice cream business. As a New York transplant with acting and writing pursuits, he opened shop to supplement his income as he started a new family, and to address his general frustration for the lack of quality soft serve on the west coast. CVT Soft Serve Ice Cream continuously sells out. Take a listen to how awesome Joe is and how much effort he puts into his awesome ice cream.

Today’s guest is Joe Nicchi, founder of CVT Soft Serve. Like a lot of east-coasters who move out West, Joe found himself in Los Angeles searching for comfort food to remind him of where he came from. The problem was that Joe’s comfort food was soft-serve ice cream, and LA really didn’t offer that particular food group. Sure, there were ice cream parlors and frozen yogurt shops, but none of those really hit the spot for Joe. So he did what any self-enterprising person would do: he created his own soft-serve company. Well, first he had to find an old Mr. Softee ice cream truck, fix it up, ship it to LA, get all the permits, yadda yadda yadda… But we’ll cover all that later in the episode. Joe’s story is a perfect example of how a great product paired with an electric personality can catapult a company to uncharted heights. Listen in as we cover everything from why the customer is NOT always right, the trials and errors of finding the best spots to park your ice cream truck, and why there should be ice cream served in every gym.

The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2019 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download Demond Wilson best known as Lamont on Sanford & Son talks about his life and career. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0490) Marty Vargas, author of A Place for You by Marty Vargas: How I Found My Homeless Mom and How it Changed My Life, shares the story of the search for his homeless birth mother, who was on the streets for over 20 years. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0494) Astronaut Terry Virts, author of View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra with bonus interview content with Terry Virts). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0495) Claus Böbel is a fourth generation butcher in Germany who just opened theBöbel Bratwurst Bed & Breakfast, an all bratwurst themed hotel. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0497) We remember Broadway legend Carol Channing, who passed away last week at the age of 97 with part of an interview we did back in 2002.  She was also the author of Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra with bonus interview content with Carol Channing). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0492) We remember actor Kristoff St. John, from The Young & The Restless, who passed away at the young age of 52 with part of an interview we did back in 2004. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra with bonus interview content with Kristoff St. John). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0495) We remember soap star Jed Allan, who passed away at the age of 84.  He starred in many daytime soaps, including Days Of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, General Hospital, Love Of Life, Secret Storm and more.  Plus he was Ian Ziering’s TV Dad on Beverly Hills, 90210.  He also wrote a memoir called Please, Spell the Name Right. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra with bonus interview content with Jed Allan). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0500) We remember host, actress and comic, Suzanne Whang, who passed away at the age of 56.  She was the host of HGTV‘s House Hunters, one of the stars of NBC‘s Las Vegas and an extremely funny standup comic. (You can also hear another previous interview with Suzanne as she talks about her cancer from Stuph File Program #0345). (First heard on Stuph File Program #528) We remember the effervescent comedy genius that was Rip Taylor, who died at the age of 88, with a conversation from 2004. (First heard on Stuph File Program #530) Joe Nicchi, who owns two ice cream trucks in L.A. He doesn’t take too kindly to “influencers” trying to get stuff from him for free. That’s why he put up a sign saying they had to pay double. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0518) Colin McIntosh is the founder of a sustainable bed linen company, whose products are made from eucalyptus, called Sheets & Giggles. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0525) Legendary journalist, Ivor Davis, author of Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder, who on that day back in 1969, was at the Tate LA Bianca murder scene before noon, surrounded by the Los Angeles and foreign press. He followed the case intently and interviewed Manson Family members, and ex-members, gathering an intricate picture of the cult and its charismatic leader, Charles Manson. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0521) This week’s opening slate is presented by Thom Bowers, voice artist, musician & podcaster. You can hear him as one of the participants each week on The Spoon and he also is the producer and host of Superenthusiast Radio.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Stuph File Program.For a program list of the items included and all their accompanying links in this one hour show, you can find the information on my website in the Stuph File Program section, or just follow this link to #0541.To download the podcast, right click here and select "Save Link As"Featured in this episode: Demond Wilson, actor, Sanford & SonMarty Vargas, author, A Place for You by Marty Vargas: How I Found My Homeless Mom and How it Changed My LifeTerry Virts, astronaut & author, View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the WorldClaus Böbel, owner, Böbel Bratwurst Bed & BreakfastRemembering Carol ChanningRemembering Kristoff St. JohnRemembering Jed AllanRemembering Suzanne WhangRemembering Rip TaylorJoe Nicchi, owner, CVT Soft ServeColin McIntosh, Founder & CEO, Sheets & GigglesIvor Davis, author, Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder If you have any comments or suggestions, or items for the mailbag, feel free to click on the "Comments" link below to add your thoughts.

Joe Nicchi, owner of the now infamous CVT Soft Serve Food Truck joins me on the Downward Facing Spiritual Spiral Podcast. If you haven't heard the story before, over the last eight weeks, Joe's life has completely been turned upside down being featured in The LA Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek and even The Today Show. Joe was getting tired of "influencers" asking for free ice cream in exchange for "exposure" so he took a stand and ultimately decided to post a photo on Instagram telling "influencers" he charges them double. The photo quickly went viral and now Joe has gone on to be featured in media outlets around the world sharing his anti-influencer stance. We talk about the day to day grind of running a food truck in Los Angeles, we discuss the good and the bad of Instagram, why he moved out to LA, how we ended up meeting one of his heroes Bill Murray, and Joe tells us how this is actually the second time he has been featured on The Today Show. Not only is he standing up for small business owners, but for anyone who may be tired of Instagram's power and the egomaniacal culture surrounding "influencers." You can follow Joe on Instagram at CVT Soft Serve and of course if you dig the show, be sure to share it with friends or head on over to iTunes and write a quick review. You can also support the show by visiting my Patreon page. As always, thank you so much for supporting the show. 

The Stuph File Program Featuring actress/director Gabrielle Stone, author of Eat, Pray, FML; Joe Nicchi, co-owner of CVT Soft Serve; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Actress/Director, Gabrielle Stone, has a new book out called Eat, Pray, FML, which shares a story ripped from the headlines of her life. Joe Nicchi, who owns two ice cream trucks in L.A. He doesn’t take too kindly to “influencers” trying to get stuff from him for free. That’s why he put up a sign saying they had to pay double. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Funny Man: Mel Brooks by Patrick McGilligan (Harper, $50). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s opening slate is presented by Virgil Alleyne, my nephew-in-law.

When "influencers" asked for free ice cream in exchange for social media posts, Joe Nicchi responded like any sane human should, he told those "influencers" to go fuck themselves. This is the success story of LA's best ice cream truck, CVT Soft Serve.

Having a ton of followers can get you a lot of free stuff if you know how to work it, but one ice cream truck is fighting back against these free handouts. Joe Nicchi, owner of L.A.'s CVT ice cream truck made waves this week when he announced he would not only reject any requests for free ice cream in exchange for an Instagram photo, but would actually make "influencers" pay double. On today's Katchup episode we're joined by Stephanie Breijo, the Time Out LA editor who interviewed Nicchi, as we talk about influencer culture, and if it has a place in the marketing world. We also dig into Alfred Coffee's bold decision to ban Kawhi Leonard, along with the Los Angeles Clippers players from its shops, and Starbucks' new Tie-Dye Frappuccino. Come Katchup with us on the most important news of the week. --- Thank you all so much for listening! All the Tweets and Instagram tags of you listening mean the world. Reviews you leave on iTunes are also incredibly helpful, if you enjoyed an episode, please do drop us some love on the Apple Podcasts App, and anywhere else your beautiful ears are listening from.  ---- Your Hosts: Elie Ayrouth (@bookofelie) Geoffrey Kutnick (@geoffreykutnick) Your Guest: Stephanie Breijo (@breij) Produced by: Isai Rocha (@isairocha) ---- Follow us! Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/foodbeast Instagram: instagram.com/foodbeast instagram.com/foodbeastkatchup Facebook: www.facebook.com/foodbeastkatchup/ www.facebook.com/foodbeast

Alex Pierson is joined by Joe Nicchi, owner and operator of C-V-T Soft Serve in Los Angeles.  They discuss how influencers should pay double.

Joe Nicchi of the CVT Soft Serve Truck joins Winston and David to get into his distaste for strawberries. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants there to be more cooking with lava while David staff to be forthcoming when there’s an issue and not pretend like nothing is wrong. For the tasting, raw strawberries are served with balsamic glaze and nutella, strawberry gazpacho, a strawberry milkshake and the strawberry balsamic shrub from the Aaron Polsky episode are all served.

Joe Nicchi is an actor/ice cream man-child who own's CVT Soft Serve which was just named "Best Food Truck Los Angeles 2014" by LA Weekly. When not slinging cones Joe can be seen on stage monthly with his comedy troupe "A Drinking Game". CVTSoftServe.com twitter.com/CVTSoftServe facbook.com/CVTSoftServe instagram.com/CVTSoftServe

Joe Nicchi is an actor/ice cream man-child who own's CVT Soft Serve which was just named "Best Food Truck Los Angeles 2014" by LA Weekly. When not slinging cones Joe can be seen on stage monthly with his comedy troupe "A Drinking Game". CVTSoftServe.com twitter.com/CVTSoftServe facbook.com/CVTSoftServe instagram.com/CVTSoftServe