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For over two decades, Chef Tyler Florence has shared his unique culinary vision around the globe. He's trained with top chefs in NYC, hosted popular shows on the Food Network, owned multiple restaurants, received multiple Michelin Stars, and published 17 cookbooks, including his newest publication, American Grill.Florence's influence extended to the Bay Area in 2008 with his Mill Valley kitchen retail store, The Tyler Florence Shop. In 2009, he opened his first signature restaurant, The Empire Plush Room, at the new Hotel Vertigo in SF. One year later, Florence opened Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco's Financial District and the historic El Paseo in Mill Valley. Florence also owns SF's Michelin Star restaurant, Miller & Lux.Chef Tyler Florence is a force of nature. He creates delicious meals and strives to do right by others, driven by a generous heart. Despite his tenure as a Food Network Star and his success in elevating American cuisine, Florence's true purpose is to bring people together to enjoy, laugh, and celebrate. His natural generosity of spirit made this interview one of our favorites to date.Meet Chef Tyler Florence!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's speculated vice presidential pick, Nicole Shanahan exhibits a tendency towards left-leaning ideologies, particularly, her notable support for 'criminal justice' initiatives. This is a surprising turn as Kennedy Jr. staunchly showcased a newfound political independence this past October, parting ways with his previous affiliation - the Democratic Party. He announced, 'It's time I charted my independent course, away from the Democrats and indeed, all political factions.' Despite this declaration, Shanahan's record places her firmly within the Democrat camp, with multiple contributions towards Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. Kennedy Jr. has significantly distanced himself from the Democratic Party, seeking to cultivate an independent presence in the political realm. However, his veep choice, Shanahan, does not display a similar political middleground. Her historical affinities lean towards Democrats, with ample financial support for Joe Biden, reaching into the thousands. Drawing from a report by the New York Times, Shanahan, once married to Google's co-founder Sergey Brin, bears a long history of bankrolling Democratic campaigns. This included President Biden's 2020 race when she offered substantial donations. Interestingly, she also backed Kennedy Jr.'s presidency campaign in May 2023 when he still identified as a Democrat. Additional details reveal that Shanahan provided considerable contributions towards the Biden campaign in 2020, a hefty sum of $30,000, as indicated by Federal Election Commission (FEC) data. Moreover, she has made recurring donations to ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising entity, and even the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Beyond this, Shanahan has actively participated in influencing political decisions regarding 'criminal justice.' In an interview with San Francisco Magazine in 2021, she proudly referred to herself as a significant funding contributor for 'Measure J' in Los Angeles County. The said 'Measure J' involves changes to the local charter. It stipulates that no less than 10% of locally created unrestricted income must be re-invested in community development and alternate solutions to incarceration. The measure also prohibits the misappropriation of these funds towards carceral systems and law enforcement agencies. In that same 2021 San Francisco Magazine interview, Shanahan put forth her perspective on the George Floyd incident. She proposed that the presence of a mental health professional at the scene could have potentially altered the course of the tragic event. According to the magazine, Shanahan's commitment to transformative justice predates the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Shanahan shared, 'About five years ago, I suggested to the head of Sergey's foundation that 'criminal justice reform' was poised to be one of the defining issues of our generation. I am proud to have contributed significantly to 'Measure J' in Los Angeles County, rerouting some of the law enforcement budget towards mental and social support services.' Expanding upon her thoughts, Shanahan argued that the arrival of a mental health professional during George Floyd's arrest could have defused the tension, maybe even saving his life. These sentiments reflect Shanahan's deep-rooted belief in transforming the criminal justice system. Moreover, Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, highlighted an additional aspect of Shanahan's political inclinations. According to him, Shanahan is a substantial donor to George Gascon, the prosecutor reputed for his pro-crime stance and backed by Soros. Gascon achieved notoriety for his role in upsetting the San Francisco status quo and is currently viewed as detrimental to Los Angeles. Concluding his assessment, Kirk labelled Shanahan's selection as a clear left-leaning tactic by Kennedy Jr., aimed at consolidating his progressive credentials. He noted this move could potentially alienate common-sense independents and centrist voters, who are wary of escalating crime rates yet intrigued by Kennedy Jr.'s campaign. Kirk further explained his concern: 'Kennedy Jr.'s VP pick, Nicole Shanahan, has financially backed George Gascon, the pro-crime, Soros-backed prosecutor whose tenure has led to negative consequences for San Francisco and is currently disturbing the peace in LA.' He also acknowledged her support for 'Measure J,' a Los Angeles initiative that rerouted spending from law enforcement, a detail that further corroborates Shanahan's alignment with left-leaning ideologies. Her involvement with these initiatives signals her political persuasion. The dynamics of Kennedy Jr.'s political campaign continue to evolve with Nicole Shanahan's potential inclusion as his vice-presidential pick. Though he aims to redefine himself as an independent candidate, his choice in Shanahan, with her well-documented support for Democratic causes, blurs this self-professed independence. The objective now lies in whether this would impact Kennedy Jr.'s campaign, especially in terms of attracting centrist voters and those with a practical approach to crime prevention. Only time will tell if this mixture of independence and distinct left-leaning sympathies can strike a favorable chord with the electorate. 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Jay Bordeleau, the owner, creator, and mastermind behind one of the top Jazz venues in San Francisco, Mr. Tipple's, has always loved the arts and is constantly driven by his “it's-so-crazy-it-just-might-work” ambition. He was able to combine this deeply rich cooperative leadership style with a profound passion for hospitality while designing, building, and operating his first restaurant: Maven.  Jay's collaborative work style was formalized while playing drums behind the orchestra as a music performance major at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. And his life-long passion for wine also led him to earning his Certified Sommelier and Advanced Wine Specialist title from Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Mr. Tipple's is a cozy yet elegant jazz club, cocktail bar and restaurant with three distinct - but also overlapping- types of clientele. Some come in for the music, others for the expertly crafted and carefully poured drinks and a third group for the dumplings, bao and clay pot rice. Adding to that is its alcohol-free CBD cocktails, and gratuity-free pre-calculated tipping policy, all of which make the club feel honest and welcoming. Join us for a deep dive into Mr. Tipple's with Jay and hear why it's been rated the best jazz club by San Francisco Magazine; one we personally enjoy each time we visit “The City by the Bay.”

Sobia A. Shaikh is a San Francisco-based fashion, travel, and lifestyle Social Media Influencer and Digital Content Creator. She blends her advertising and fashion design background with a passion for cooking, food, and travel, and works with top clients like Valentino, Orlane Paris, and Nestlé. Sobia regularly collaborates with clients in New York and Paris, but stays rooted in her love for San Francisco, where she resides with her husband and two children. Sobia moved to San Francisco to work in fashion with a custom clothing and handbag business after receiving a degree in Advertising & Photography from the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, her home country. Today, she graces the cover of San Francisco Magazine's latest Fashion Issue, and we are thrilled to share her story. For more information about Sobia, please visit: www.shaikhenandstirred.com Meet Sobia A. Shaikh!

On this episode of #mensexpleasure, I chat with Dr. Judson Brandeis. Dr. Brandies has been voted Top Urologist in the San Francisco Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine from 2014 to 2020. In February 2019, he opened his office in San Ramon, where he focuses his practice entirely on Men's Sexual Health and Rejuvenation. Dr. Brandeis is the National Director of Clinical Excellence for GAINSWave and created and runs the SWEET Study, the largest study of Shockwave Therapy for erectile dysfunction ever performed. Dr. Brandeis is also a national sexual medicine educator who has run weekend educational seminars all around the United States. Key points: - Dr. Brandeis introduces himself - Erectile dysfunction treatment options - Low intensity shockwave therapy - Penile enhancement - Erection variability and hard flaccid condition - Risks and adverse effects Relevant links: Dr. Brandeis' website: https://brandeismd.com/ Dr. Brandeis' Instagram: @judsonbrandeismd --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cam-fraser/message

Adrian Burrell is a rising media artist, storyteller, and writer. His upcoming book "Sugarcane and Lightning" is a visual story of his family's journey from Louisiana to Oakland during the Great Migration. Using photography, film, installation, and experimental media, Burrell's work delves into issues of race, class, and intergenerational dynamics through collective storytelling. A thoughtful, intelligent, and warm young man, Adrian's work is receiving well-deserved attention from organizations like the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco Magazine — for which he was the December issue's cover star! Please enjoy our interview with Adrian, recorded on his grandmother's porch this January. Meet Adrian Burrell!

Doug Dalton is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Future Bars, a venture that has restored 12 of San Francisco's historic bars, making them into some of the top venues for the city's vibrant cocktail culture. With locations like Bourbon & Branch, a Prohibition Era speakeasy turned password-required bar & lounge with its very own cocktail class, Doug beautifully captures the spirit of each sophisticated thematic bar experience through a love of history and entertainment. An eclectic entrepreneur, Doug has also had careers at tech companies like Sprint and Netscape as Lead Engineer, and at cosmetics companies like Gloss.com and Estée Lauder as Chief Technology Officer. Wherever he goes, Doug adds vitality and prosperity to the world around him. We are thrilled to share our conversation with him at his newest Future Bars location, the Dawn Club. Meet Doug Dalton!

Our guest is on the cover of San Francisco Magazine's STYLE issue this week— and for a good reason. Rachel Skelly is the Creative Director and visionary behind CAST Jewelry, a fine jewelry company with a mission to revolutionize the jewelry shopping experience. Through uniquely designed packages and colorful creations, CAST inspires and captivates its customers. Rachel's success at CAST Jewelry stems from her graphic design background and experience in leading multiple start-ups. She and her Co-Founder, Eric Ryan, craft a well-designed customer experience and collaborate with female jewelry designers and artisans worldwide to carve out CAST's niche in the fine jewelry market. CAST Jewelry can be found in Marin County's Corte Madera shopping center. For more information about CAST Jewelry, please visit: https://castjewelry.com/pages/about-us Meet Rachel Skelly!

Ben Davis is the CEO and Founder of Illuminate, a non-profit that illuminates the San Francisco Bay Area with light-based public art. Established in 2011, Illuminate first collaborated with artist Leo Villareal to create The Bay Lights, a 1.8-mile-wide light sculpture on the Bay Bridge. The project gained immense popularity, generating half a billion media impressions and boosting the regional economy by over $100 million annually. Illuminate has continued to thrive as it creates art installations that celebrate San Francisco's pride. Ben and his non-profit's work honors both the city and country's history with tributes to Harvey Milk, George Flloyd, Juneteenth, Pride Month, the Summer of Love, and more, all spreading messages of love and hope to millions of people through the brilliance of light. Ben will be honored on July 22nd at an event hosted by San Francisco Magazine to showcase the city's resilience under pressure during challenging times. For more information about Illuminate, please visit: https://illuminate.org/ Meet Ben Davis!

Gabriel Reeves is an educator, writer and Chef who presently resides in the central coast of California. Currently he trains staff and creates strain reviews and website content for Canna Cruz and their family of brands. Under his own brand Green Gourmet CA,  which he founded in 2011, Gabriel caters and does various consulting work. Over his 25+ years experience in the cannabis industry, Gabriel worked with WAMM, Elemental Wellness Center, Canna Cruz and many others. He has been featured in VICE Munchies, NPR's Radio Lab, NBC News Bay Area, San Francisco Magazine, High Times, Metro Silicon Valley and many others as an expert in the field of cannabis and Chef of infused and non infused cuisine. Having been a judge of multiple competitions including the US and Northern California High Times Cups, Emerald Cup and Santa Cruz Cup established his reputation among the small group qualified to critique cannabis at that level. His scientific knowledge of cannabis and historical perspective on medical and legal cannabis has propelled Canna Cruz into one of fastest growing companies in California.

Welcome to the last episode of the Ketogeek Podcast. Creating successful businesses is a challenge but will it be a fulfilling and rewarding experience? How can you focus on things that matter while being productive, enjoying hobbies, giving back to the community, and having a family all at the same time? Ian shares his lifestyle and business journey and how he can make it all work and reconcile it with all the highs and lows in his life. Subscribe to our new "Energize, Explore, Enjoy" podcast on your favorite podcast platform.  Bio:  As the Vintner, Ian Devereux is responsible for everything from vine to bottle at Smith Devereux Napa Valley. He began his career in the wine industry as the Wine Country Director for 7x7 Magazine, where he launched and authored 7x7's dedicated Wine Country page and developed multi-platform marketing campaigns for over 200 wineries. After traveling the world learning and writing about wine and winemaking, he co-founded Smith Devereux (first vintage 2012). In 2014 Ian accepted his current role as Wine Director for Modern Luxury's San Francisco Magazine where he works with writers to support wine countries around the globe, sponsors and hosts celebrated events, including the Humanitarian Awards, the Napa Valley Film Festival, and SF Magazine Best of Wine Country. He is active in several local charities, makes philanthropy and giving a part of everything he does, and plays rhythm and lead guitar for High Noon Band. Time Stamps 0:24 The theme of this podcast 1:10 Sponsor message 1:50 Ian's backstory 3:50 How did you evolve past the "American Dream"? 6:00 The biggest obstacles you faced?  7:40 How did you form meaningful connections during your business career? 9:56 What kept you up in life when you were feeling down? 12:45 If you were to take a troubled friend to a bar, what would you say to them? 14:46 How do you wear so many hats and keep everything balanced in life? 17:20 How did you get into the wine world? 21:05 Why did you get so involved in philanthropy and public mental health? 24:14 The challenges of externalizing something very internal 27:43 How can I give back to the community? 30:17 What is one life-changing experience you've had? 34:03 Who were the key people or things in your life that influenced you much? 37:43 Sponsor message 38:50 Do you have any consistent habits that you'd like to share? 43:23 Were there things in the past you'd like to change? 44:50 What is your final message to the public? 46:11 How can people find you?  Links Energize, Explore, Enjoy Podcast: Energize, Explore, Enjoy Podcast by KG Food Company & Energy Pods Ian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ian_devereux_white/?hl=en Ian's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iandevereuxwhite Smith Devereux Winery: https://www.smithdevereux.com Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KG Food Company

Kathy Fang is a renowned Contemporary Chef, On-Air Personality, and a San Francisco native. Kathy's passion for cooking began as a child in her family's popular SF restaurant House of Nanking, where her father taught her how to cook. As an adult, Kathy and her father opened Fang Restaurant with Kathy herself as Chef. Here she would realize her dream of creating easy, delicious and healthy dishes with unique ingredients and flavors for SF locals. Kathy has also appeared on numerous cooking and food competition shows, including “Cutthroat Kitchen” and “CHOPPED,” the latter of which she is a two-time champion. Most recently, Kathy stars in the Food Network Docuseries “Chef Dynasty: House of Fang,” which features her career as a chef and restaurant owner. We are very excited to have Kathy as the first guest in our new partnership with San Francisco Magazine, where each guest appears on our weekly podcast and the cover of the Magazine itself. As our first interview for the new year and our new partnership, please enjoy hearing from chef, restaurant owner and mother Kathy Fang! For more information about Kathy Fang, please visit: http://www.kathyfang.com/

In this interview, Daniel Olivella discusses the role of olive oil in Spanish cuisines at his restaurant, Barlata Tapas Bar. Daniel Olivella is the chef-owner of Barlata tapas bar in Austin, TX. A native of Barcelona, he has been cooking in the U.S. for the past 35 years. Daniel started his career in Chicago at family-owned restaurant La Paella in 1979 as an all-around family member. There, under the supervision of his French-raised uncle, he was trained on traditional French and Spanish service and food preparation. In Chicago he went on to work for the Lettuce Entertain You group, before moving to San Francisco in 1987. There, he worked as a line cook at Delfina, Zuni Café, Zazie, and the Maltese Grill before becoming the opening chef of Thirsty Bear Brewing Co. In 1999, Daniel opened his own restaurant, B44 Catalan Bistro, specializing in Catalan cuisine. He was named a “Rising Star Chef of the Year” in 2001 by San Francisco Magazine. Daniel opened his first Barlata concept in March 2009 in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. In 2013, he moved the Barlata Tapas Bar to the South Lamar district of Austin, TX. His book Catalan Food, was published by Clarkson Potter in September 2018. This recipe and video were produced by The Culinary Institute of America as an industry service, thanks to the generous support of the International Olive Council. Learn more about olive oil at https://www.plantforwardkitchen.org/olive-oil-and-the-plant-forward-kitchen

Do you find it spooky to explore new boundaries? Former political organizer & Bonobo Network founder William Winters really connects with Jamie when they speak on a panel called “Liberate your ass: sexual freedom is key in fighting the right” and their brain boners for each other are mutual. Then late one night, Jamie texts; she's in town but sleeping on a friend's couch, so feverish with lust, William & Jamie cast caution to the wind while they search for horizontal space to hook up before her flight home. Lessons & Takeaways: she's an exhibitionist, and 3 feet isn't as far as you think it is! #RulesOfEngagement #Sketchy #Consent #SexClub   Song: ‘Demons' (Hayley Kiyoko)   About the Storyteller: An activist, educator, and intimacy coach, William Winters is the founder and co-organizer of the Bonobo Network, an Oakland-based organization that builds community, connection, and capacity in the sex-positive and non-monogamous worlds.  William has long been an advocate for polyamory in the media, appearing in San Francisco Magazine, KQED's Forum, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. He has facilitated conversations about polyamory and sex-positive culture in settings including university campuses, political conferences, living rooms, Burning Man, and beyond.   A campaign strategist by profession, a culture nerd by avocation, and a philosopher by major, William lives with his wife and their stupid cat in Oakland, CA.   Episode links:   SAN FRANCISCO: ‘This Feels Dangerous' is happening on Friday, October 28th. Kick off Halloween weekend by donning your sexiest costume and getting Bawdy with us at the Verdi Club in San Francisco - or tune in to the Livestream, wherever you are. Tickets are on sale now at https://bawdydangerous.eventbrite.com   Lumi Labs: Our show this week is sponsored by Microdose.com. Microdosing was commonly used to help folx with pain, workout recovery, and anxiety…I definitely have anxiety, and I bet you do too. I found it really nice to bite into a gummy, relax and just focus on the right now. That was what they did for me, and I really enjoyed the vacation from my constant worry. And Microdose is available nationwide. Try them out. Microdose Gummies deliver perfect, entry-level doses of THC, and that can help you feel just the right amount of good.  To learn more about microdosing THC, go to https://www.microdose.com/ and use my code: DIXIE to get free shipping & 30% off your first order.    Uberlube just won Lubricant of the Year in Europe! Uberlube is a luxurious, high-grade silicone lubricant made from clean, body-friendly ingredients; it's just silicone with a little Vitamin E. 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Today's guest is Karen Williams! Karen is a photo director, producer, and visual storyteller with over ten years of experience at major media and brands. She has created and art-directed images for campaigns that include Square, Airbnb, AARP, Masterclass, Wired, and San Francisco Magazine, as well as producing hundreds of photo shoots spanning the entire creative process, from securing talent to onsite logistics to post-production.Check out Karen's website to keep up with the incredible work she's doing!Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*Airtable*17hats*ZoomPodcast Mic* 

I was totally jolted out of my art world cynicism by spending an hour with these two masters, one accomplished and one on his way. Don Porcella is a well-known artist with amazing, original work and a loooong resume of shows, fairs and collectors. Christian Williams, a young talent, seemingly plucked out of Buffalo, NY—comes to NYC and has the great good fortune of being paired with Don through Wild Geese Gallery. They share a sense of humor and other aesthetics in their work, but what comes through is the magic of a shared passion for creativity which produces a bond that transcends all of the other stuff. Though Don and Christian live hundreds of miles apart, I think these guys will be in touch for many, many years to come. Don Pocella Bio: Born and raised in Modesto, California, Don Porcella's artwork has been exhibited at galleries and museums around the world including the United States, China, Greece, Germany, France, Denmark, Colombia and Mexico. Porcella's art has been published in the New York Times, NY Arts, Fiber Arts Magazine, Chelsea Now, San Francisco Magazine and the Village Voice. He has a BA in Psychology from the University of California at San Diego, a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and an MFA from Hunter College in New York. Porcella's work is included in public and private collections across the United States and Europe. Porcella has received grants from the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, the Brooklyn Arts Council, an EAF Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park, the 2012 West Collects Prize, an artist residency at the Museum of Arts and Design, and a 2014 Swatch Art Residency in Shanghai. In 2015 Porcella collaborated with an artist from Iran and the work was exhibited at the Venice Biennial. In 2016, Porcella created 4 installations for the Hermes Maison in Shanghai, China that was published in over 100 television, online and print media in the US and China. In 2018, Porcella created 7 installations for the Hermes boutique in Manhattan, NY which was featured in Architectural Digest, NY Magazine and Yahoo. More about Don's work HERE. Follow Don on Instagram HERE. Follow Kiffy on Instagram HERE.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest and I cross paths not only as fellow Stanford Alums, but also as Ghanaians. Born in Mexico and raised around the world, a Ghanaian-American, Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs holds a Ph.D in Sociology and Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Anthropology from Stanford University. Anna's research, writing, and talks are centered on gender and race issues in the U.S., especially as these relate to the pervasive erasure of Black women. Anna's debut book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation is a New York Times Bestseller as well as a New York Times Editor's Choice and an Amazon Editor's Pick. Anna was also previously the First Partner of Stockton. In her role, she co-authored the “Report on the Status of Women in Stockton” to help guide future policy decisions with the experiences of diverse women in mind. As a result of this work she was named one of six pivotal powerbrokers in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine in 2019. Anna has published articles on topics ranging from the importance of inclusivity and feminism to addressing the unique burden Black mothers carry in the U.S. for Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The Guardian, CNN, Motherly, Blavity, Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, and For Harriet. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband and two children, where she is discovering a new chapter in her creative career with multiple writing projects in the works which you'll learn more about as you listen to our lively conversation. Where to find Anna? www.annamalaikatubbs.com (https://annamalaikatubbs.com) On Instrgram (https://www.instagram.com/annastea_honesty/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/annas_tea_?lang=en) What's Anna reading? Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B084FLWDQG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_6DTJQ5R8KRPQA7Q7GSGG&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Isabel Wilkerson The Vanishing Half (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XNG5L99&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BWGMBF6J6G3WHA7BVFJA&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Brit Bennet What's Anna watching? Ted Lasso (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy) Other topics of interest: Hiking in Cold Spring, New York (https://www.travelingfoundlove.com/cold-spring-hiking/) Kokrobite, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokrobite) Oshiyie, Ghana (http://www.pagacademy.org/museum/mHistory.html) About Isabel Wilkerson (https://www.isabelwilkerson.com) About Margot Lee Shetterly (http://margotleeshetterly.com) About Brit Bennet (https://britbennett.com) About Melissa Harris-Perry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Harris-Perry) About Marc Lamont Hill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Lamont_Hill) About Alicia Garza (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza) About Bryn Clark (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-clark-a7714a60/) About Peleton (https://www.onepeloton.com) Remy Ma Music (http://www.remymamusic.com) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!

In order to survive and thrive in today's competitive marketplace, businesses must be proactive in designing experiences that customers love. Alder Yarrow has spent 25 years creating customer experiences for some of the world's top brands including Twitter, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Tesla Motors, and more. In this episode, Dart and Alder discuss experience design and experience modeling. They discuss how employers might think of employees as customers to better meet their needs,  the challenges of transforming a brand, experience design versus user experience, and other topics. Topics Include:- How to understand what customers want - Experience design- Experience modeling - Experience design for the American Cancer Society - In-context studies and why they're important - The Manager Work Practice Study  - Grounded Theory  - Jobs-To-Be-Done Theory- The Say-Do Gap  - Trauma-Aware Management  - And other topics…​​Alder Yarrow has spent 25 years creating customer experiences for some of the world's top brands. He has led mission-critical brand and experience design engagements for brands including Google, Twitter, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Gymboree, Cisco, HP, Motorola, Fidelity, Anki, Blurb, Starwood, Subaru, and Tesla Motors. Most recently, Alder served as the Chief Experience Officer at Cibo, a brand and customer experience agency (acquired by Projekt202) dedicated to creating winning brands and products by applying design thinking to business.Beyond his work as an advisor and marketing executive, Alder writes and publishes the blog, vinography.com. In 2013, vinography.com was nominated for a James Beard award. San Francisco Magazine has called Alder “The Wine World's Brightest Cyberstar” and he is widely accepted as a pioneer of wine blogging.Resources Mentioned:The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen: https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Dilemma-Technologies-Management-Innovation/dp/1633691780 Alder's blog, Vinography: https://www.vinography.com/ 

Do you want to learn more about SF? Have you been caught up in the whimsical nature of the city of San Francisco? Join us for a conversation w/ author Gary Kamiya & Artist Paul Madonna about the beautiful city of San Francisco & their book the Spirits of San Francisco - Voyages Through the Unknown City. About Gary Kamiya: I was born in Oakland, grew up in Berkeley and have lived in San Francisco since 1971. I received my BA and MA in English literature from UC Berkeley, where I won the Mark Schorer Citation. I was a co-founder and longtime executive editor of the groundbreaking web site Salon.com, where I reported from the Middle East, covered three Olympics, and wrote about politics, pop culture, literature, art, music and sports. Until March 2018 I was the executive editor of San Francisco Magazine, where I wrote award-winning features about the tech-driven transformation of San Francisco, homelessness, the Tenderloin, the injection drug crisis, the waterfront, the new Museum of Modern Art, the controversy over the canonization of Father Junipero Serra, and legalized marijuana, among other subjects. My first book, Shadow Knight: The Secret War Against Hitler, was a critically-acclaimed narrative history of Britain's top-secret Special Operations Executive. My second book, Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco, was awarded the 2013 Northern California Book Award in creative nonfiction and has sold more than 50,000 copies. My local history column, "Portals of the Past," runs every other Saturday in the San Francisco Chronicle. My work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, ArtForum, Sports Illustrated, Mother Jones, and many other publications and has been widely anthologized, including in The Best African-American Essays 2010, The New Harvard Literary History of the United States, and the Longman Reader. I have been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ron Ross Founder's Award by the San Francisco History Association and the Presidio Historical Association Award. I have appeared as an expert on-camera source in numerous documentaries, including a forthcoming PBS 4-hour documentary on William Randolph Hearst, Jim Yager and Peter Stein's forthcoming Moving San Francisco (about the past, present and future of transportation in San Francisco) and two of their previous documentaries, the Emmy Award-winningWater from the Wilderness (on Hetch Hetchy) and The People's Palace (on City Hall), Michael House's I Remember Herb Caen, and others. I live on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. About Paul Madonna: Paul Madonna is an award-winning artist and best-selling author whose unique blend of drawing and storytelling has been heralded as an “all new art form.” Paul is the creator of the series All Over Coffee, which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle for twelve years, and the author of five books, including the Emit Hopper Mystery Series. His book Everything is its own reward won the 2011 NCBA Award for best book. Paul's work ranges from novels to cartoons to large-scale public murals and can be found internationally in print as well as in galleries and museums, including the Oakland Museum of California, the William Blake Association in France, and the San Francisco International Airport. Paul was a founding editor for therumpus.net, has taught drawing at the University of San Francisco, and frequently lectures on creative practice. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and was the first (ever!) Art Intern at MAD magazine.

The best cookbooks are so much more than collections of recipes. They're windows into a life or a place or a time or a way of thinking. The very best cookbooks are all of these things at once. Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora is one of these rare books. Edited by author-activist Bryant Terry, and published by his new imprint 4 Color Books, Black Food is the work of more than a hundred chefs, artists, and scholars who contributed recipes, artwork, and essays to a book that is as visually stunning as it is thought-provoking. Think Toni Morrison's The Black Book (which served as a template for Black Food), but also think sweet potato leaves with eggplant and butter beans, and peach cobbler with nutmeg sauce. In this episode of Book Dreams, Eve and Julie talk with Bryant about the making of Black Food, his childhood experiences on his grandfather's urban farm, and his evolution from carnivorous high school athlete to vegan cookbook author. They also discuss the future of 4 Color Books and its mission to “push forward more diversity within the food system” by publishing visually arresting books by authors of color. Bryant is the author of six cookbooks. He's also a James Beard and NAACP Image Award-winning chef, educator, and author, renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. Bryant is the Founder and Editor in Chief of 4 Color Books, a new imprint of Penguin Random House and Ten Speed Press. Since 2015, he has been the Chef in Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, where he creates public programming at the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, and culture. Bryant's most recent book, Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora, was the first book to be published by his new imprint and the most critically acclaimed American cookbook published in 2021. It landed on the Best Of lists of The New Yorker, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and many other publications. San Francisco Magazine included Bryant among the 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene and Fast Company named him one of Nine People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. Bryant's mentor, Alice Waters, says, “Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right, and not a privilege.” Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diana Kapp is a journalist with an MBA from Stanford University. She has criss-crossed this country writing for and about empowered girls… girls who expect to be leaders, founders and inventors. Diana's first book, Girls Who Run the World, was published in 2019, and was endorsed by Madeline Albright(!) and featured in Forbes and on NPR's Marketplace. On April 5th, 2022, in time for Earth Day, her second book, Girls Who Green the World, was released and covers 34 of the most revolutionary environmental change makers, fighting the climate crisis head on. In addition to her books, Diana's work has appeared in most major media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE, Marie Claire, O the Oprah Magazine, California Sunday Magazine, Sunset, Outside.com. • This episode of The Ready State Podcast is sponsored by Momentous. Kelly first learned about Momentous when a national champion cyclocross athlete sent him a bottle of PR Lotion as a thank you gift. When one of the best athletes on the planet hands you a tool to unlock your own athletic suffering, you pay attention! Fast forward to today and Momentous is the largest supplier of nutritional support to college, pro-sports teams, and the military in the world. Micronutrient and functional nutritional support isn't a gimmick, it's a performance advantage. Whether you are looking for a high quality daily vitamin, collagen supplementation, or NSF certified protein to support working tissues, no one does it better. For more info go to thereadystate.com/momentous and use code "TRS" for 20% OFF your first purchase.

Vanessa Hua, award-winning, best-selling author and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. For over two decades, she has been researching and writing about Asia and the diaspora. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, San Francisco Magazine, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Newsweek, among others. Her books, which integrate many of the themes she covers, are critically-acclaimed. A River of Stars was named to the Washington Post and NPR's Best Books, and was called a "marvel" by O, The Oprah Magazine, and "delightful" by The Economist. Deceit and Other Possibilities, named a New York Times Editors' Choice, received an Asian/Pacific American Award in Literature and was a finalist for a California Book Award, and a New American Voices Award. Vanessa Hua's forthcoming book, Forbidden City, has already been hailed “magnificent” by Publisher's Weekly, and is getting rave reviews. I've pasted materials below Hua's new book, as well as some of the articles she's written, establishing her as a voice for the Asian American community. A Ballantine Hardcover & eBook | On Sale April 19, 2022 MORE: http://getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

Super Somm! Bobby Stuckey IS a Hospitality Superhero.MJ's Guest today is award-winning Master Sommelier, co-founder of Frasca Food and Wine Group, Pizzeria Locale, and Scarpetta Wine Company, and leader in the hospitality industry: Bobby Stuckey. In 2000, Bobby worked with world-renowned chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry in California, and led the restaurant's team to earn the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Wine Service award. That same year, San Francisco Magazine recognized Bobby as "Wine Director of the Year.” Bobby went on to open a number of award-winning restaurants of his own, including Frasca, which received the 2019 James Beard Award in Outstanding Service. In this episode, Bobby tells MJ about getting kicked out of private school, landing his first restaurant job, and becoming a Master Sommelier and restaurant Owen. Plus, Bobby and MJ discuss the hospitality industry in the wake of the pandemic, and how Bobby's been working to help restaurants during this time.A huge thank you to Bobby Stuckey! Follow him on IG at @bobbystuckeymsCheck out The Independent Restaurant Coalition: https://www.saverestaurants.com/ Check out Bobby's Restaurants:https://www.frascafoodandwine.com/https://www.pizzerialocale.com/https://www.tavernettadenver.com/https://www.sundayvinyl.com/This episode's in studio wine:Ronco del Gnemiz Friuli Colli Orientali Chardonnay 2017_____________________________________________________________For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show sign up at Blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguy Thank you to our sponsor: Taub Family Selections. Taub Family Selections is a dynamic fourth generation, family-owned wine import company with a truly enviable portfolio of fine wines from 11 countries. They are proud to represent an exceptional portfolio of high quality, terroir centric and historic producers from around the world, including Italy and France - where they have an exciting roster of burgeoning vignerons from Burgundy coming your way soon. Learn more at www.taubfamilyselections.comThank you to our sponsor: Independence Wine and Spirits - or IWS. IWS is one of the hot up and coming distributors of fine wines and spirits headquartered in New York City. Like Taub Family Selections, IWS is owned by the Taub family, who have re-entered the NY wholesale market, bringing the family back to its roots in distribution where they held court from 1951 – 2004. To learn more about IWS go to: https://independencewine.comThank you to our sponsor: Ross Knoll Vineyard Wines is a female owned company which produces handcrafted wines with winemaker, Justin Seidenfeld, made from Pinot Noir grapes sourced from exceptional vineyards in the Russian River Valley. Go to rossknollvineyard.com and discover their rare production of 2021 vintage Mount Eden White Pinot Noir and 2021 vintage Rosé of 667 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In conversation with Jamila Robinson Chef and educator Bryant Terry is the author of four vegan cookbooks, including Grub, Afro-Vegan, and Vegetable Kingdom, winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. In 2015 he earned a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award for his food justice activism. The chef-in-residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, his writing and recipes have been published in periodicals such as Gourmet, Food and Wine, and The New York Times Magazine, among many other places. San Francisco Magazine selected him as one of the 11 smartest people in the Bay Area food scene and Fast Company referred to him as one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. In Black Food, Terry offers a tribute to Black culinary creativity with more than 100 esteemed contributors from around the globe. The assistant managing food editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jamila Robinson is the chair of the James Beard Foundation Journalism Committee, where she is also a coach and mentor for the JBF fellowship program. She formerly worked as an editorial director for Atlantic Media, as a senior content strategist for the USA Today Network, and as a senior editor for features at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (recorded 4/12/2022)

Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-winning food activist, chef, educator and the author renowned for his efforts to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system. "A large part of my mission...is to move Afro-diasporic food focus from the margins closer to the center of our collective culinary consciousness and to put its ingredients, cooking techniques, and flavor profiles into wider circulation," says Bryant. Bryant is currently the chef-in-residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, where he creates programming that celebrates the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post and on CBS This Morning and on NPR's All Things Considered. San Francisco Magazine included Bryant among the 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. Join Bryant and host, Brad Johnson, as they discuss his grandparents' agrarian roots and pride in their cultural food, as well as where he first learned about veganism and food activism. Learn the significance of the Sankofa bird and Bryant's quest to explore Black foodways around the world through divergent voices in Bryant's book, Black Food. We also hear his views on food justice and empowering people in the community to be a part of the solution as well as the importance of intergenerational communication passing on best practices. Join us at the corner table!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bobby Stuckey is the Master Sommelier and Co-Owner of Frasca Hospitality Group, a collection of four Colorado restaurants, one of which, Frasca Food and Wine, won the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Service. Bobby began his distinguished career in restaurants in his home state of Arizona, working his way from dishwasher to management, establishing his position as one of the leaders in the hospitality industry. Bobby has received some of the restaurant and wine industry's highest honors, such as James Beard Foundation nominations for Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional and Outstanding Wine Service. In 2000, Bobby worked with world-renowned chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry in Yountville, California. Within his first year, Stuckey lead the acclaimed restaurant's team to earn the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Wine Service award and San Francisco Magazine recognized him as "Wine Director of the Year.” The French Laundry also received the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant Service in 2003. Listen today as we chat with Bobby about his journey from a busboy to restaurateur, and how he's advocating for an industry in crisis. 

The Doctor Dads sit down with Dr. Judson Brandeis to talk about Men's health. The 21st Century Man is a man's guide to address our health issues as we move through life's journey. Learn from 50 board-certified physicians who are experts in cardiology, oncology and cancer genetics, vascular health, urology, orthopedics, chiropractic, pain medicine, infectious disease, podiatry, hand surgery, and sleep, as well as experts in the emerging fields of sexual health and rejuvenation medicine. Judson Brandeis, MD, is a board-certified urologist who currently practices men's health and sexual medicine in Northern California. Dr. Brandeis attended Brown University, Vanderbilt Medical School, and received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Award for his year of transplantation immunology research at Harvard Medical School. He completed two years of general surgical training and four years of urology residency at UCLA Medical Center and served as Chief of Urology at John Muir Hospital and at Hill Physicians from 2012 to 2018. Dr. Brandeis has been a pioneer in surgical robotics, Greenlight Laser, and MRI prostate biopsy. At BrandeisMD, he performs clinical research using shockwave therapy, platelet-rich plasma, high-intensity focused electromagnetic waves, microvascular ultrasound, and nutritional supplements for conditions such as sexual dysfunction and Peyronie's disease. Dr. Brandeis is on the Board of Advisors for BioTE, GAINSWave, and BTL. He is the CEO of AFFIRM Science, which creates nutritional supplements based on current scientific data, formulating products that include AFFIRM, PreLONG, SupporT, and SPUNK. Dr. Brandeis is a member in good standing of the American Urologic Association, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and the International Society of Sexual Medicine. He has been voted Top Urologist in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine for eight consecutive years, 2014 to 2021, and has appeared on The Doctors TV show and numerous pod- casts, including Ben Greenfield Fitness and Dr. Drew. BrandeisMD.com, www.AFFIRMScience.com FIND THE BOOK AT thetwentyfirstcenturyman.com

Bryant Terry is a James Beard & NAACP Image Award-winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. He is editor-in-chief of 4 Color Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House and Ten Speed Press, and he is co-principal and innovation director of Zenmi, a creative studio he founded. Since 2015 he has been the Chef-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco where he creates public programming at the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. His forthcoming collection of recipes, art, and stories entitled Black Food will be published by 4 Color Books/Ten Speed Press in the fall of 2021. In regard to his work, Bryant's mentor Alice Waters says, “Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege.” San Francisco Magazine included Bryant among 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene, and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. Connect with Bryant via the links below: Website: https://www.bryant-terry.com/Book: https://amzn.to/3BTpFC9Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryantterry/HIGHLIGHTS04:23 Getting busy on Black History Month08:20 Bryant's self-care non negotiables 11:27 Mindfulness and meditation are crucial too18:37 Working as a resident chef and writing a book 23:02 Having the impetus to do more in the midst of a racial reckoning24:09 Imagining a different kind of activism28:38 Giving back to the community and honoring past mentors30:38 Growing up creative with family in Memphis42:51 Healing generational trauma starts with the family49:25 Negative parenting styles don't work in the long term55:15 The connection between corporal punishment and slavery57:59 Capitalism and the illusion of choice1:02:06 Veganism isn't the end solution1:05:23 All about Positive Mental Attitude QUOTES21:15  Bryant: "We all eat. We all have a stake in a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. There should be space in these institutions to talk about these issues, to build a community around these issues."24:08 Bryant: "I want people to imagine activism outside of just on the ground, confrontational protests on the streets, or grassroots base building. And to be clear, those things are the foundation and the cornerstone of movement building. But everyone can't be in the streets like that."37:32 Koya: "I think it's so important that people understand that men and women and gender roles and things like that don't have to be. And we all have masculine and feminine energy and how if we nurture both of those sides of ourselves, we can really grow and thrive."42:54 Bryant: "One of the most important things which our family has been on the journey on is healing generational traumas and being aware that we so often pass down these traumas unknowingly just through the way that we live and not knowing that these are toxic behaviors."49:25 Bryant: "The cornerstone of this parenting model is that shaming, blaming, isolating, and punishing children, it doesn't work. It may work in the short term. If you have a kid and you're doing something and you shame, blame, punish, yeah it might stop that behavior but what it also does is it instills fear, it starts to chip away at their self esteem, it doesn't create empowered people who are gonna be empowered adults." 55:43 Bryant: "The more that we can do this introspection and recognize that these larger systems and histories have impacted the way that we interact with each other, I think it will get us closer to healing."58:15 Bryant: "An industrialized food system that's largely controlled by a handful of multinational corporations, we need to understand that so much of the way that the food is grown, the way that it's transported, the way that it's cooked, the way that it's presented to us, these are decisions that are made by a small handful of people."59:08 Bryant: "We need to be organized against capitalism. I'm just gonna say it. If people don't understand that capitalism is not like if I just work hard I can make enough money. Capitalism is about these institutions that are concentrating so much wealth and making so many decisions about these systems that we have to push back against them."Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I've got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya's soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

In this episode we interview the creators of Bonobo Network - a sex-positive community that hosts sex parties, as well as educational workshops, retreats, potlucks, happy hours, discussion groups, online mixers, interviews, and so much more. We talk all about the ins and outs of sex parties, the importance of safety and consent, and how connection and community serve to create more aliveness in our everyday lives.  Want to skip to the interview? Fast forward to minute 16. Want to make friends with other Shameless Sex fans? Join our online (free) Discord community by clicking here or go to bit.ly/shamelesssex About our guests: William is the founder and co-organizer of Bonobo Network. In 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle named William Winters the "de facto king of the East Bay polyamory scene." He's been working to earn the title ever since. William's perspectives on non-monogamy, often through the lens of his own relationships, have appeared in San Francisco Magazine, KQED's Forum, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. He has facilitated conversations about polyamory and sexuality in settings including university campuses, political conferences, living rooms, festivals, Burning Man, and beyond. He lives with his wife and their stupid cat in Oakland, CA. Misha Bonaventura co-produces Bonobo Network with William. Alongside William, she is passionate about supporting sex positive community and helping people create more pleasure for themselves. She teaches and consults individuals and communities to develop their consent culture with a harm reduction and transformative justice lens. Her private practice, Clearing Conversations, focuses on conflict resolution and communication coaching and she loves supporting the sex positive community of the Bay Area and beyond in creating sustainable, long-term relationship building. To learn more about Bonobo Network, visit bonobonetwork.com   Other links from our beloved sponsors: Get Feeld - our favorite dating app - FREE by clicking here or going to this link: feeld.co/shameless  Get turned on with 30 days free of super hot audio erotica at dipseastories.com/shameless Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESSSEX on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at uberlube.com Get 10% off while mastering the art of pleasure at OMGyes.com/shameless Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at purepleasureshop.com Want to try one of our favorite boutique wines? Get 10% off of 3 bottles or more with code SHAMELESSSEX10 or 15% off of 6 bottles or more with come SHAMELESSSEX15 at marginswine.com

I have known James for years, his culinary skills are well above my pay grade, opening the restaurant of his dreams Commis in his home city of Oakland. All while driving this passion to make delicious food in a town he loves inspires me everyday. Ok I will just say it James you rock!! Born in Ubonratchathani,Thailand and raised in Oakland, California,James Syhabout is the Chef/Proprietor of Commis, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Oakland since 2010; Hawker Fare, with both Oakland and San Franciscooutposts; and casual, beer-centric restaurant, The Dock, in West Oakland. Named “Best New Chef” in2010by the eponymousFood &Winemagazine,Syhabouthas been recognized not only for his skill and dedication to the culinary arts, but for reviving the dining scene in his hometown of Oakland.Before opening Commis and Hawker Fare, Syhaboutformally studied at California Culinary Academy inSan Franciscoand developed his craftat numerous Michelin starred restaurants around the globe,beginning asChef de Partie at Manresa(Los Gatos, California). Within a few months, Syhabout advanced toSous Chef,where his close workwith Chef David Kinchinspired hisinterest in different European cuisines and international culinary practices. After two years at Manresa, Syhabout ventured out to continue hisculinary education in Europe, where he worked with Chef Heston Blumenthal atThe Fat Duck(Bray, United Kingdom), followed by Mugaritz in the Basque country, near San Sebastian(Gizpuzkoa, Spain), while experiencing numerous Michelin-starredmeals along the way.Syhabout stayed in Spain as Chef de Partie at Alkimia(Barcelona, Spain) cooking new Catalan cuisine, before spending a season at Ferran Adria's ground breaking restaurantEl Bulli(Roses, Spain). Following his continued culinary travels through France and Italy, Syhabout returned to Manresa as a consultant training, working, sharing and developing new ideas from his experiencesabroad. In 2006,Syhabout worked with Chef Daniel Patterson to open Coi(San Francisco, California), providing him with the invaluable experience of opening a restaurant, from building codes and menu development, to inventory and the hiring and training of staff. Following Coi, Syhabout was scouted by the Plumpjack Group in 2006 to fill the Executive Chef position at their flagship restaurant, Plumpjack Café(San Francisco, California). Within the first year, he earned a ravethree and half star review from Michael Bauer in the San Francisco Chronicleand was recognized as a “Rising Star Chef”by San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle and StarChefs.Com. With Syhabout at the helm,Plumpjack Café became one of the top draws for dining out in the San Francisco Bay Area as voted by Food & Wine magazine and was propelled back onto the Top 100 restaurant list compiled by San Francisco Chronicle.After accumulating numerous accolades at Plumpjack Cafe, Syhabout was recruited back to Manresa in the highly coveted role of Chef de Cuisine. His returnto Manresa was largely motivated bythe restaurant's involvement with Love Apple Farms and grower Cynthia Sandberg.The biodynamic farm provides bountiful heirloom varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs, edibleflowers and seeds grown solely for the restaurant. Syhabout's involvement with the farm was a collaborative effort with Cynthia, focused on finding seeds of rare varietals and selectingwhat to grow for the restaurant through the changing seasons. Hisexperience working with Cynthia shaped his vision when developing menuswith a truefarm-to-plateapproach.In 2010, Syhabout's travels, studies and varied culinary experiences culminated in the launch of his first restaurant, Commis, the first fine-dining restaurant in Oakland, which was promptly awarded with one Michelin star a mere months after opening. In stark contrast to Commis, Syhabout opened Hawker Fare in 2011, in the very Oakland location of his mother's former restaurant, serving the Laotian Thai food he grew up with in a casual setting. Next came Box & Bells Eating House and The Dock(later to becomeOld Kan), both in Oakland, followed by the 2015 openingof a Hawker Fare San Francisco, and new Hawker Fare offshoot, Hawking Bird, in Oakland's Temescal area in December 2017. Syhabout currently operates Commis, Hawker Fare San Francisco, Old Kan and Hawking Bird. His first cookbook, Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Thai Isan & Lao Roots, is released in January 2018 under Anthony Bourdain's Ecco imprint.Additionally, Syhabouthasappeared on The Food Network's “Iron Chef America”twice,asSous Chef forbothMourad Lahlou and David Kinch,aiding them in achievingtriumphant victories.

Independent Contractors No More? Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten & Liss-Riordan, widely recognized as one of the nation's top plaintiffs' class action employment lawyers and described by San Francisco Magazine as “hav[ing] achieved a kind of celebrity unseen in the legal world since Ralph Nader sued General Motors,” joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss her pioneering work in reshaping industries where employees have long been classified as independent contractors. Best Lawyers in America has called her “the reigning plaintiffs' champion” and has said she is “probably the best known wage class action lawyer on the plaintiff side in this area, if not the entire country.” She is currently representing workers in a number of cases against “gig economy” companies that save on labor costs by misclassifying employees as independent contractors.

Bryant Terry is a James Beard & NAACP Image Award-winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. He is editor-in-chief of 4 Color Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House and Ten Speed Press, and he is co-principal and innovation director of Zenmi, a creative studio he founded. In 2015, he was named the inaugural Chef-in-Residence for the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.His newest book, Black Food, has just been released – a visual and spiritual feast of recipes, art, and stories from over 100 black cultural luminaries.Many know Bryant as the inspirational, artful, and inventive person that he is, trailblazing on many fronts from bridging the gap between black food and veganism in the cookbook space to exposing and celebrating the lost treasures and traditions of historical black culture .But behind all this, Bryant has experienced a personal journey that has enabled all this work to come to fruition. It's these life lessons and skills that we touch upon in this very authentic episode. You'll hear Bryant talk about how important it is to manage you, so you don't get in your own way, what his mom referred to as “blocking your blessings”. He also credits quiet in the sparking his potentiality at times when it laid dormant. And of course we talk about how he defines success. What I love most about Bryant is his keen self-awareness, and his unrelenting desire to show up in a way that resembles who he truly is in the purest sense. It's that uncompromising purity that touches so many. --More on Bryant:Bryant Terry is a James Beard & NAACP Image Award-winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. He is editor-in-chief of 4 Color Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House and Ten Speed Press, and he is co-principal and innovation director of Zenmi, a creative studio he founded. Since 2015 he has been the Chef-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco where he creates public programming at the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. His forthcoming collection of recipes, art, and stories entitled Black Food will be published by 4 Color Books/Ten Speed Press in the fall of 2021. In regard to his work, Bryant's mentor Alice Waters says, “Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege.” San Francisco Magazine included Bryant among 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene, and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. --Connect with Bryant:Website: https://www.bryant-terry.com/Black Food: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Food-Stories-Diaspora-Cookbook/dp/1984859722Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryantterryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryantterry--For more from Host Pooja Mottl:  https://www.poojamottl.com/Podcast Producer: https://www.go-toproductions.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/poojamottlInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/poojamottl/https://www.instagram.com/thecalmandfreepodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojamottl/ Special Thanks to : Kris Kosach for voiceover: https://www.sites.google.com/view/textproserocknroll/homeJessica Panian: for graphic design: https://www.jessicapanian.com/Sufi Kaur for social graphics

After beginning her career in a completely unrelated field, Jennifer Aaronson pivoted to follow her ultimate passion, the culinary arts.  Soon after, she landed the coveted position of Associate Food Editor at San Francisco Magazine where she reviewed restaurants for a living. Jennifer then heard of an opening at Martha Stewart Living, and the rest was history. After 14 years there, it was time for a new adventure, and Jennifer left to co-found a meal delivery service that would eventually become Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon. You're about to hear the inspiring story of a culinary 'wiz' who loves her job, and how a FaceTime pocket dial from Martha Stewart launched a partnership that changed Jennifer's Entreprenista journey forever. Key takeaways this week: How frustrations or seemingly mundane steps in your Entreprenista journey can actually be the best lessons What the process of building a meal delivery service business really looks like Jen shares the team it takes to ensure the best quality product  How Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon can help busy Entreprenistas make the most of their time at home How you can get  $100 off your first set of Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon meals And why Jennifer believes in staying humble, expressing empathy, and setting an example for the next generation of Entreprenistas  Get $100 Off My Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon Boxes  Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: Jennifer Aaronson Follow Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon on Instagram: @marleyspoon

About The EpisodeThe guest on Fear Itself today is award-winning journalist and adventurer Jaimal Yogis. In this episode, Cressida asks Jaimal about his time spent living mindfully in a Zen Buddhist monastery, Jaimal reveals what it's really like to experience surfing the crushing Californian waves at Mavericks, and we get a glimpse into the most frightening moment of Jaimal's life.About The Guest Jaimal Yogis is an American author, producer, and screenwriter. Yogis began his career as a journalist, writing for publications like San Francisco Magazine, ESPN, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. His pieces won numerous awards and Yogis's first book, Saltwater Buddha, was internationally praised, translated into numerous languages, and turned into a feature documentary film. His second book, The Fear Project, interviews many of the world's top scientists, psychologists, and athletes about what fear is and how to live mindfully and courageously in spite of it. About The HostCressida Bonas is an actress, podcaster and writer. Cressida has had leading acting roles in a number of well known television and film productions - such as her role as Sheila Bamber in the critically acclaimed Netflix series White House Farm. Some of Cressida's other work include roles in the ITV series Dr Thorne, the film The Bye Bye Man, and in theatre productions Mrs Orwell and An Evening with Lucien Freud. Cressida writes a monthly column for the arts and culture section in The Spectator and her written work has been featured in The Telegraph, and The Mail on SundayTop Quotes"Clinging to subjective ideas of who we are will make us self-obsessed to the point that where we're debilitated by fear and anxiety" - Jaimal Yogis"You want to have a healthy fear response because you want to be able to react quickly. What you don't want is for fear to become a thing that pesters you. That's where meditation can help." - Jaimal YogisResourcesFollow Cressida Bonas on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=enFollow Jaimal Yogis on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jaimalyogis/?hl=enLearn more about Jaimal's latest children's book, Mop Rides the Waves of Change, here. This podcast episode is produced by OneFinePlay See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wines: 7 Cellars Farm Collection 2020 Chardonnay and 2017 Domaine des Préauds    Pouilly-FuisseGuests: Ryan Prichard, Winemaker - Three Sticks Wines and Paul Doroussay of Pierre Clos ImportsDid you know when we first started Wines To Find, Chardonnay was not a go-to variety for either of us? For one of us, the heavy oak that was characteristic of many of the offerings was a major turn-off, for the other,  they never really rocked her world so it wasn't worth the wine dollars and calories to continue to try them.Through our journey of expanding our palate and wine knowledge, we have learned so much about the wine-making process and growing regions for this wildly popular grape varietal, that we both now know what regions and techniques are preferable for our own specific tastes so that we will enjoy our  purchases of Chardonnay going forward. So we're sharing what we have learned in this episode!We share portions of previous interviews that explain the differences between French-grown Chardonnay grapes and their wines versus those from California and areas of both growing regions that not only produce great wines, but are known as VALUE REGIONS.Hear from Three Sticks winemaker, Ryan Prichard, who was awarded the 2020 San Francisco Magazine's Rising Star Winemaker of the Year and, more importantly to us, the guy who made the first Chardonnay to receive a 5 CORK rating from Sandy.Listen today for tips and tricks on picking a great Chardonnay!Wines To Find Podcast,  Finalist in the 12th Annual TASTE AWARDS  in  four categories. -Best Drink or Beverage Program-Best New Series-Best Single Topic Series-Best Food or Drink PodcastWe have been listed in the Top 30 wine podcasts! https://blog.feedspot.com/wine_podcasts/********************************************Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/winestofind)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/winestofind)

This week my guest is Bill Corbett. Many people know him from his years working as a pastry chef with people like Sam Mason, Wylie Dufresne, Lincoln Carson, Michael Mina, and Daniel Patterson. But he left the world of pastry behind and is currently the executive chef and head of culinary at Salesforce. Bill has been recognized as the Best Pastry Chef 2011 from San Francisco Magazine, and in 2013 he was selected as one of the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America by Dessert Professional Magazine.We talk about the transition from being a restaurant pastry chef, to overseeing Salesforce's Ohana floor kitchens and barista programs across the company's global towers. There are a lot of changes that come with a change like this. Bill discusses learning to be a better leader, and stepping away from the food.We also talk about punk rock, and Brooks Headley, and hear about how the Killed by Dessert events came to be. If you've never heard of them, they were a series of collaborative dessert events he did with Christina Tosi, Lincoln Carson, Francisco Migoya, Michael Laiskonis, and Brooks Headley. If you're a fan of pastry chefs, or want to hear about transitioning into the corporate food world, this episode's for you. Looking to hire employees for your restaurant? This week's sponsor is Savory Jobs, a job site only for restaurants. For just $50, get unlimited job postings for an entire year. Use discount code SAVORY10 to save 10%.===========Bill Corbett===========Bill's InstagramBill's TwitterKilled by Dessert - Check out the video================CONNECT WITH US================SUPPORT US ON PATREONGet the Chefs Without Restaurants NewsletterVisit Our Amazon Store (we get paid when you buy stuff)Connect on ClubhouseCheck out our websites (they have different stuff) https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org/ & https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/Like our Facebook pageJoin the private Facebook groupJoin the conversation on TwitterCheck our Instagram picsFounder Chris Spear's personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/Watch on YouTubeIf you want to support the show, our Venmo name is ChefWoRestos and can be found at https://venmo.com/ChefWoRestos. If you enjoy the show, have every received a job through one of our referrals, have been a guest, , or simply want to help, it would be much appreciated. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Dr. Ames is Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Spinal Deformity & Spine Tumor Surgery, Co-director, Spinal Surgery and UCSF Spine Center. He is also Director, California Deformity Institute, Director, Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco. He was named to the 2015-2019 Top Doctors lists in San Francisco Magazine, and Castle Connolly named him one of the country's top doctors for both neurosurgery and cancer from 2010 to 2019. Dr. Ames earned his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in complex spine surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Ames serves as the UCSF site director for the International Spinal Deformity Study Group and the AO Scoli-Risk Study. Ames has published articles in more than 400 peer-reviewed publications.

Episode 569 Steve Raye interviews Alder Yarrow About Alder: Alder has spent the last 25 years creating customer experiences for some of the world’s top brands. He is trusted by visionary executives to help rethink or create entirely new brand experiences and products that disrupt existing industries or create entirely new markets. When celebrity businessman George Zimmer wanted to create his new online company Generation Tux, he asked Alder and his team to design the entire brand experience. Alder began his career as an information architect, interaction designer, and UX designer even as those terms were being defined in the industry. As the Web progressed from simple home pages to e-commerce transactions, so did Alder rapidly progress from designer to executive leader in TUX design. Along the way, he designed Williams-Sonoma's first online wedding registry and the first end-to-end online car purchase experience for Autonation. At Sapient he helped define the company’s global user experience design process and opened the company’s Tokyo office with a team of fellow executives. In 2005 Alder founded HYDRANT, a customer experience and product design firm. Alder has led mission-critical brand and experience design engagements for brands including Google, Twitter, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Gymboree, Cisco, HP, Motorola, Fidelity, Anki, Blurb, Starwood, Subaru, and Tesla Motors, often serving as an outsourced product design leader. Most recently Alder served as the Chief Experience Officer at Cibo, a brand and customer experience agency (acquired by Projekt202) dedicated to creating winning brands and products by applying design thinking to business. As CXO, Alder managed the company's UX and Strategy offerings. In that capacity, he developed the company’s unique Brand Experience Strategy approach and provided thought leadership on brand, customer experience, and UX by writing and speaking. San Francisco Magazine has called Alder “The Wine World’s Brightest Cyberstar” and he is widely accepted as a pioneer of wine blogging. His Vinography.Com blog has been published daily since 2004 and was nominated for a James Beard award in 2013. Since November of 2011 Alder has been a columnist for Jancis Robinson. He is also the author of “The Essence of Wine,” a unique coffee table book about wine’s flavors and aromas named one of the best wine books of 2014 by The New York Times. In 2013, Alder was inducted to the Wine Media Guild of New York’s Wine Writers Hall of Fame, an honor he shares with only 24 other living wine writers. To find out more about Alder you can always visit his website : https://www.vinography.com/ Instagram @vinography https://www.pix.wine/ For more information on Steve Raye you can check out Bevology inc here www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Hi,This is the third interview I'm releasing today to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. Eliot Peper is a novelist based in Oakland, CA. You can find Eliot Peper's books at your local indie bookshop and order them through  bookshop.org or wherever books are sold. He is the author of Veil, Breach, Borderless, Bandwidth, Cumulus, Neon Fever Dream, and the Uncommon Series, and his books have earned praise from Seth Godin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Malka Older, Cory Doctorow, Tim O'Reilly, Amal El-Mohtar, and Ev Williams, as well as the New York Times Book Review, BBC, Popular Science, Businessweek, San Francisco Magazine, Newsweek, io9, Boing Boing, Publisher's Weekly, and Ars Technica.Eliot publishes a blog and sends a monthly newsletter documenting his journey as a reader and writer. Enjoy!Here are the links for this episode:Eliot PeperEliot Peper Books – Bookshop.orgAri Popper - SciFutures The Bookshop Podcast episodeLittle Brother, Cory Doctorow So You Want to Publish a Book? Anne TrubekLittle Big, John CrowleyEliot Peper - Twitter  Support the show (https://paypal.me/TheBookshopPodcast?locale.x=en_US)

Listen to chef Blair Warsham and career journalist Carolyn Warsham, the husband-and-wife creators of the plant-based, cookbook Eat Plants Every Day, chat with Heather about how the American palate is changing to be more plant based and influenced by other cultures. Blair is the creative force behind the menu at San Francisco’s critically acclaimed plant-based restaurant, Wildseed, and this is the second cookbook for Carolyn. Find out which one of them went vegan after writing this book, and get inspired to clean and brighten up your diet. In this episode, Heather, Carolyn and Blair discuss: Creating the plant-based menu at Wildseed in San Francisco Take the politics out of eating vegan, and focus on eating good food that is healthy and tastes good Better than Bouillon Umami flavor, found in tomatoes, mushrooms, cooked mushrooms, cheese  How Blair went vegan for 30 days, and discovered a lot in that time Recognizing that it’s not easy to be vegan in certain areas of the world, and even in certain areas of the United States Why this way of eating isn’t just for girls in yoga pants; the frat guys are also eating it too Blair’s dad’s blood pressure and sugar levels went down while they were visiting for one month and eating plant-based How to get protein through certain grains like quinoa Why eating plant-based makes you think more about what you are putting into your body Beyond Meat products How globalism is changing local palates Miyoko’s Cultured Vegan Butter Gochujang, the Korean spice mix Blair and Carolyn’s favorite recipes from the book  How at Wildseed, they lowered the sugar content in the desserts by 30% and then noticed that the desserts were flying off the shelf. “You taste more of whatever is in there, rather than this sugar bomb. Things taste a lot brighter. Sugar masks the other flavors.” The six tastes in Ayurveda The book Salt by Mark Kurlansky – and how the priests in ancient Egypt were not allowed to eat salt because it was through to evoke sexual desire How to get kids to eat more plants Why some vegans won’t eat figs Carolyn Warsham is an editor, writer, full-time vegetarian, and life-long obsessor over good things to eat. She co-wrote Eat Plants Every Day with her husband Blair Warsham, and previously wrote The Rich Table Cookbook with Sara and Evan Rich. The former global cities director for Eater, Carolyn's writing has also been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, Elle, Zagat, and many others. Instagram: @eatplantscookbook Blair Warsham is the executive chef of Wildseed, a critically acclaimed plant-based restaurant and bar, in San Francisco, CA. A consultant for well-known restaurant groups across the country, Blair's resume consists of Michelin-starred restaurants such as The Restaurant at Meadowood and Campton Place, but he now likes to cook the way he eats, which doesn't include white tablecloths and fine china. Instagram @eatplantscookbook Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com   Connect with Heather: Instagram.com/heathergrzych Facebook.com/grzychheather   This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

On today's podcast I speak with Photo Art Director Karen Williams. Karen earned her MFA in photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked with publications / brands such as AARP, AirBnB, San Francisco Magazine, Square, and now at Masterclass. In this interview I speak to Karen about her experience working with magazines as well as with big tech brands and what goes into producing commercial photography work. Karen also gives advice to photographers who are trying to market their work editors and producers. And lastly I also speak to Karen about some of her photographic influences as well as one of her personal photo project titled “Elegant Wasteland”. Karen is someone who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photography industry so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her about her journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.karenwilliamsphotography.com

In today’s episode, we have Billy Polson who is a nationally recognized performance coach, fitness entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and the founder/co-owner of DIAKADI. As a fitness performance coach, he was named by Men's Journal Magazine as one of the Top 100 Trainers in America, as well as one of the Top 10 Trainers in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle and Haute Magazine. Peers and other fitness professionals look to Billy as a fitness advisor and business coach for good reason - Billy devotes his own life and energy towards helping others learn how to live the strong, healthy, successful and happy life they were meant to live. How did your background inspired you to be where you are today? (05:15) - From his undergraduate and post-graduate studies, his national certifications, his 20+ years of experience working as a coach and trainer, and a lifetime spent as a competitive athlete, Billy knows body dynamics, injury prevention and how to maximize personal performance. He puts it all together and is the rare trainer who has the knowledge to give, the experience to relate, the passion to share, and the natural gift to teach.  - Since joining the fitness industry, Billy's vision was to create a cutting-edge training facility exclusively for the Bay Area's leading independent fitness trainers and coaches. DIAKADI is that vision, and has been voted the Best Place to Get Fit by San Francisco Magazine, the Best Program Design by 7x7 magazine, as well as the Top Trainers and/or Gym in San Francisco for 14+ years.  In 2015, with the intention of helping fitness entrepreneurs advance their skills as business owners, Billy co-founded DIAKADI’s Business Movement, which continues to assist hundreds of fitness professionals worldwide with building and growing their most successful fitness businesses. - I moved to California on sabbatical leave for one year and I ran into Spencer Johnson. And he wrote children's books. I don't know if you ever remember any of those now, the value tales for kids. If the value of courage, the story of Jackie Robinson, the value of believing in yourself, the story of Helen Keller, and then Margie met him first and I got to a party in hand, carried him over and said, you guys ought to get together and write a children's book for managers. What can we conclude about the ideal leadership? (09:36) - So many things cause it's taken away all our distractions and in cause look at that. And so that kind of reminds me of when you say, you know, all the things that being of service and helping others. And, and how do you find that? This is kind of a segue, but how do you find that has this moment in time that we're living right now cause you to go deeper into thinking about you and your, where you stand - Supporting each other, the brotherhood it's it's, it's so divisive right now that this, this funny, bring this up because this is completely the opposite of what's going on right now. You know, that's caused us to be in this where we are, and we really need this. To be a philosophy because we really need to come back together - Before he became a professional on your path and where you are now. And did you even know this is what you're going to do? Yeah, I probably, my, my funniest jumping point for that is, uh, in college, uh, trying to decide my major and I've always loved and enjoyed psychology and kind of what makes people tick and what brings people together. - I want to be doing something that is fulfilling and I love to do, and again, We'll make a difference in this world. And, uh, that's when my pivot came from using statistics and using the work I've been doing in technology and heading into growing my own private practice as an independent trainer. How the more you don't know, that's just how you grow? (17:23) - That psychology and that, that human interaction got balanced out with statistics and analytics and numbers and making sure that I was able to really meet both sides there. The example I give of, there are a lot of folks who, and it's not a bad thing, but there are a lot of folks who they love fitness. - They study fitness, their whole college and they get out and they're so great at training. But when they try and open their own practice, that other skillset is a challenge for them.  I was very fortunate that I got a little bit of a taste of both worlds and that yes, everything leads to who we are today. - And we have to give everything credit, the most challenging things that we face. Often being obviously the most uplifting and people hate hearing that, especially this year. Right? That's right. Yeah. That's what I wanted. That's what I want our listeners to hear is that everything you've done is setting you up for. - So maybe the lesson is that. Yeah, you simply know you're not good at it in terms of you don't enjoy doing it, or you really don't want that to be part of what you're doing. Um, even if that's the takeaway, what, Oh my gosh, what a valuable takeaway, because then. You take the pressure off yourself? Oh, I should be doing computers. Connect with Billy: Website Visit Alvin's website- Journey To Personal Greatness Check out my Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Be relentless in the pursuit of your personal greatness

Today I speak with William Winters about inclusivity and diversity in polyamorous and sex positive culture, consent as care, and the intersection of activism and erotic liberation. In 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle named William Winters the "de facto king of the East Bay polyamory scene." He's been working to earn the title ever since. An activist, educator, and intimacy coach, William is the founder and co-producer of Bonobo Network, an Oakland-based organization that brings together folks who understand that monogamy isn't right for everyone and that pleasure comes in many different packages to become more sexually informed, liberated, consensual, communicative, kind, and inclusive so that we can all get the pleasure, connection, and understanding we deserve. William has also been an advocate for polyamory in the media, appearing in San Francisco Magazine, KQED's Forum, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. He has facilitated conversations about polyamory and sex-positive culture in settings including university campuses, political conferences, living rooms, Burning Man, and beyond. A campaign strategist by profession, a culture nerd by avocation, and a philosopher by major, William lives with his wife and their stupid cat in Oakland, CA. Visit www.strippersandsages.com for show notes and transcript.

Here are the links to the free stuff we discussed on the show: Free Offers: Free quiz and Hidden Forces email training: https://glowliving.com/hidden-forces-quiz/ Free access to Chandra's online course Root-to-Rise’s Part 1: Roots which has a value of $897 to help you through the pandemic. To enroll, you need this link: https://glowliving.teachable.com/p/root-to-rise-part1/?product_id=1037944&coupon_code=ROOTSFREE100. Chandra Lynn mission is to inspire people to love life. Through Glow Marketing LLC and its Glow Living division, she and her team coach and consult with people to help them achieve their life and career goals. Core services include coaching, strategy, branding, creative development, and customer engagement through promotions and events. As the host of Glow Living (GlowLiving.com), she provides free resources and paid coaching services for personal development, including her signature training system, Root-to-Rise. Prior to being her own boss, Chandra held management positions at legendary entertainment producers and media. Most notably, Avid Inc., Tickets.com, Bill Graham Presents/Live Nation, New Bay Media, San Francisco Magazine, and KFOG Radio/Cumulus Media, Inc. She currently balances business consulting, life coaching, creating educational and entertainment programs, public speaking, and being the best mother she can be. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is into yoga, fitness, and vegetarianism for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. NEED HELP STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST? www.BusinessBros.biz/setup or text PODCAST to 31996 Business Bros Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/businessbros Contact James for all your Insurance needs 619-884-0045 or James@SiasFirst.com OR CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!!! GET A HOME OWNERS POLICY FAST!! www.businessbros.biz/homeowner JOIN THE BUSINESS BROS NETWORK www.businessbros.biz Want to be on an episode of Business Bros the #1 Podcast in San Diego? Call 619-884-4915 or Send us an email BusinessBros@SiasFirst.com so we can get in touch with you ASAP. Join the conversation or catch the podcast live on our social media feeds @BusinessBrosPod Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can listen to past episodes on our website www.SiasFirst.com. www.bensound.com

Ayden LeRoux is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, critic, and educator whose work explores embodiment, eroticism, and illness, in order to complicate narratives about gender, sexuality, and family structures. Her essays, fiction, and translation have been published in Guernica, Catapult, Electric Lit, Los Angeles Review of Books, Cosmonauts Avenue, Palimpsest, edibleManhattan, and Alchemy, among others. She is the Assistant Director of Odyssey Works, a collaborative performance group, and the author of Odyssey Works: Transformative Experiences for an Audience of One (co-written with Abraham Burickson, Princeton Architectural Press, 2016) and Isolation and Amazement (Samsara Press, 2013). Their work has been features in The New York Times, ArtInfo, Newsweek, BOMB, Hyperallergic, the Marina Abramovic Institute, Vulture, NPR's Studio 360, Fast Company, and San Francisco Magazine. She teaches Disability and Popular Culture at UCSD.

“My main passion in life is destroying patriarchy and raising my kids who are going to change the world.” – Sarah Lacy In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Sarah Lacy. Sarah Lacy is the founder and CEO of Chairman Mom. She also founded Pando.com on maternity leave in 2011 and built it to a profitable investigative journalism company. She’s been a journalist for nearly 20 years, known for her fearless, outspoken reporting. She’s been profiled in publications as varied as the New York Times and San Francisco Magazine. In this episode, Sarah and Allison discuss the power of being a working mother and the lies they are told before they step into motherhood, and then the bias they face in the workplace. Women are told motherhood will make them less productive. Workplaces still discourage motherhood and many working mothers feel isolated. Sarah shares her passion for founding Chairman Mom to develop a community of badass working women. Connect with Sarah Lacy: www.chairmanmom.com Buy her new book, “My Uterus is Not a Bug: The Working Women’s Guide to Overthrowing the Patriarchy”

Hosts Sandy & Michelle are joined by Three Sticks Winemaker, Ryan Prichard, recently awarded by LuxeSF and San Francisco Magazine as Rising Star, Winemaker of the Year. Ryan, an Ivy League educated engineer pivoted from his path to follow his wine hobbyist's passion to become a winemaker. With the attention to detail only an engineer can bring, Ryan has quickly and consistently received high ratings to earn the designation of Rising Star, Winemaker of the Year. Ryan shares three of his wines with Sandy & Michelle and talks of his journey from engineer by day/hobbyist by night to full time, winemaking success story & much more! For any wine enthusiast that has dreamed of making a career out of wine, Ryan's story is an inspiration - LISTEN TODAY!****************************************We have been listed in the Top 30 wine podcasts! https://blog.feedspot.com/wine_podcasts/********************************************https://pickagreatwine.com/?page_id=284Use this link to get $10 off your first purchase at Wine Spies. www.winespies.com/invites/JoSCw95j******************************************************Music from https://filmmusic.io "Night In Venice" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/winestofind)

Sara Harrison - 'Telehealth at the End of Life' (Ep. 238) Sara Harrison, a New York City-based freelance journalist, joined Joe Miller to talk about telehealth and palliative care. Bio Sara Harrison (@SaraHarrison) is a freelance writer and journalist based in New York. Previously she was a reporting fellow at WIRED where she covering vaping, content moderation, sleep science, and much more. She is a former assistant editor for the politics section of the Los Angeles Review of Books and her work has been featured in outlets including WIRED, Protocol, San Francisco Magazine, and on NPR-affiliate KALW's Crosscurrents. Sara holds a B.A. in English from Carleton College and a masters degree from the UC Berkeley School of Journalism where she was a Dean's Merit Fellow. Her thesis, “The Quest to Make a Bot that Can Smell as Well as a Dog,” won the Clay Felker Award for Excellence in Narrative Writing. Email: sara[dot]harrison[at]berkeley[dot]edu Resources Sara Harrison, When Doctors and Patients Talk About Death Over Zoom Wired (2020), https://www.wired.com/story/when-doctors-and-patients-talk-about-death-over-zoom/ (last visited Jul 20, 2020).

Welcome. We are reporters and editors with decades of journalism experience between us. Levi Sumagaysay spent most of her career at the San Jose Mercury News and has specialized in technology news. Pati Navalta is editor in chief at San Francisco Magazine and has been a demographics editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, among other places. As longtime storytellers, we know we are in the middle of one of the biggest stories of our lives. Race and Coronavirus is a newsletter and podcast that will address something close to our hearts: tracking the effects of this pandemic on minorities and immigrants. Because even though we keep hearing that COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, we also know that in the United States, black and brown people are being disproportionately affected on many different levels.So we’ll tell that story -- and more. We’ll explore how minorities are on the front lines because so many of them are service workers. We’ll discuss the effects on immigrants. We will talk about the inherent biases in this nation’s economic, educational and cultural systems and how they play into why many minorities were already worse off, and why this crisis exacerbates those disadvantages. We will talk to real people who are feeling these effects, plus academics, economists, advocates, policy-makers and celebrities who can lend their expertise and use their voices to call attention to these issues. We will report and curate news, and share our own thoughts and experiences. We will tackle the cold, hard truths about this crisis but also point to ways people are helping one another. We will provide context and cite history in hopes that we can foster a valuable conversation. We hope you’ll join us. Please subscribe, and recommend our weekly newsletter and podcast to others. Thank you!Let us know what you think: editors@raceandcoronavirus.com. Business inquiries: info@raceandcoronavirus.com.Partner of Bay City News Foundation, which publishes free local news at LocalNewsMatters.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raceandcoronavirus.substack.com

My guest is a futurist, philosopher, and a leading expert in futurism and emerging technologies. He is a populariser, commentator, and influencer of all things futuristic. He is the host of the techno-philosophy YouTube series FUTURISTIC NOW and is listed in the top twenty must-watch futurism shows on YouTube. He has spoken at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre, Boston University, The London Business School, and 2016 International Judicial Symposium in Korea held by the Supreme Court of Korea.  He has appeared on CBS This Morning, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Yahoo news, and many other TV shows and news outlets around the world in his quest to popularise futurism.  My guest is Gray Scott. Bio Gray Scott is a futurist, techno-philosopher and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of emerging technology. Gray has appeared on Discovery Channel Canada, History Channel, CBS This Morning, FOX News, Cheddar News, Yahoo News, as well as in several documentaries including The Future of Work and Death. Gray’s future insights have been frequently quoted in Forbes, Vanity Fair, Yahoo News, VICE MOTHERBOARD, Fast Company, The Washington Post, Psychology Today, Business News Daily, Verizon News, New York Post, The Star, San Francisco Magazine and SingularityHub. Gray has advised advertising agencies, think tanks and corporations in the area of foresight, including AT&T’s recent 25th anniversary YOU WIL campaign. He has spoken at conferences around the world, including NASA Johnson Space Center, Boston University, London Business School and the International Judicial Symposium of the Supreme Court of Korea. Recorded on: 24th January 2020 Links: More about Gray Scott More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook   More about Sir Chris Hoy -  https://mfl.global/speaker/gray-scott/ More about Maria Franzoni Ltd - https://mfl.global Connect with Maria on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni/ Connect with Maria on FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/speakingbusiness.co To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Soundcloud Stitcher Spotify    

David is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA whose life experiences include European Content Manager for The Industry Standard, NYC Event Producer, Event Director, Co-founder of the 20+ year old Adirondack Theater Festival in Glens Falls, NY, and Director and Lecturer at San Francisco State University. In his youth, David appeared in leading roles on Broadway, national tours and in dozens of theatrical productions at many of the nation’s preeminent regional theaters.For the third year in a row, Andrew and David’s individual sales volume in 2018 was over $100M, the highest ever achieved in the Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, and Piedmont markets by any agent(sThe Gunderman Group is the most successful East Bay real estate team with over $190M sold, ranked #92 in the nation for team sales volume in The Wall Street Journal for 2018, ranked by Real Trends, San Francisco Magazine, and The Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco as #8 of the Top 100 Real Estate Teams in the Bay AreaOn this episode:Learn the importance of really knowing yourself and shouting it loud.Discover the "lean in/lean out" strategyKey Takeaways:"Telling somebody you believe in them right before they're about to embark on something is really powerful." – David Gunderman"If everyone's telling me not to do something, I should probably do it. Then everyone will notice." – David Gunderman"I don't want to do to anyone else what I don't want done to me." – David Gunderman"Be brutally authentic." – David GundermanDavid Gundermanhttp://gundermangroup.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gunderman-a9a8534Schedule a free 15 minute call with Hans here:https://calendly.com/h-struzyna/15minFor more information about Hans Struzyna and Another Way to Play, visit:anotherwaytoplaypodcast.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Editor, writer, and business development strategist with over 25 years experience on the beat and in the C-Suite. Expertise includes legal industry trends, public relations and marketing, and pithy commentary on the state of affairs in law and tech. Based in San Francisco, with work published in San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco Attorney, The ABA Journal, Forbes ASAP, California Lawyer, and the Daily Journal. My monthly column on Attorney at Work is Content Under Pressure; with additional content on JD Supra. Private clients range from individual professionals to domestic and international law firms with 2 - 1,000+ employees. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

Award-winning pastry chef Robert Hac joins us to taste some of the best chocolate croissants in San Francisco. Robert is the pastry chef at Sons & Daughters, where he builds seasonal desserts inspired by memories of the foods he ate as a kid. He traces his love of cooking to his grandma, and the dumplings and mochi they made together. We talk about the start of his decade-plus career before Robert shares the essential trait needed to enter the culinary world, creeps himself out from his open kitchen, and defends the artisan creator. And what in the world does Jackson Pollock have to do with dessert? Tune in to find out! Links and Show Notes The ten croissants we tasted for episode 14, Two Whole Croissants https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/f/ff67b32d-68dc-4ffa-8e3e-157bcf552e52/1NJKUkFD.jpg Sons & Daughters (https://www.sonsanddaughterssf.com) 2017 Pastry Chef of the Year, San Francisco Magazine (https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/best-chef-awards-2017) Second Act Marketplace (http://secondactsf.com) California Culinary Academy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Culinary_Academy) San Francisco Cooking School (https://www.sfcooking.com) City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies program (https://www.ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs/school-and-departments/school-of-business/CulinaryArtsAndHospitalityStudies.html) Stage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_%28cooking%29)—“An unpaid internship when a cook or chef works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen to learn and be exposed to new techniques and cuisines.” The French Laundry (https://www.thomaskeller.com/tfl) Dandelion Camino Verde chocolate (https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/our-beans/camino-verde/) Cruffin (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruffin) Chocolate Croissant map (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1hs9DyCkVRfP28NV5ZtLb2nj07yswDgvm&ll=37.769986599968426%2C-122.43076464211424&z=14) Lettuce Wrap Chocolate Croissant map https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/f/ff67b32d-68dc-4ffa-8e3e-157bcf552e52/eVY8xH7H.jpg Our thanks to Robert for joining us. You can find him on Instagram (@mrroberthac) (https://www.instagram.com/mrroberthac/) and at Sons & Daughters (https://www.sonsanddaughterssf.com). Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod): (https://twitter.com/lettucewrappod) / (https://instagram.com/lettucewrappod) Christine Doerr: @christinedoerr (https://twitter.com/christinedoerr) / @neococoaconfections (https://www.instagram.com/neococoaconfections/) Tammy Tan (@spicehound): (http://twitter.com/spicehound)) / (https://www.instagram.com/spicehound/) or email us at lettucerwrappod@gmail.com (mailto:lettucerwrappod@gmail.com). That’s a wrap! Amazon (https://amzn.to/2DBzg5j) and other links may be affiliates. Purchases help support the show. Special Guest: Robert Hac, Sons & Daughters.

Famous chefs don’t become known because of their humility. But as it turns out, their restaurants might. In this episode of the podcast, I spoke with renowned chef Peter Merriman about his unique approach to hospitality in his restaurants. Why is it that a person always feels welcome when they check-in with his hosts? How does Peter motivate his entire staff to entertain like they are “throwing a party every night,” prepare each and every dish like they are “cooking for their mom,” and consistently go above and beyond to “do the right thing” for every customer they meet? In this episode, we discuss: Why service matters as much (if not more) than the food What are his “vital few” that he focuses on with staff? The key importance of establishing and maintaining relationships How Peter hires right, then gives his people a chance to shine What it means to focus on the “internal customers” How those who are served can get the most out of our experience as customers The importance of sustainability, and connecting with the source of our food How customer demand impacts quality The importance of humility to the success of any restaurant Thanks for listening! As always, I appreciate your feedback, and please consider supporting this ad-free podcast by becoming a supporter on Patreon Links and More Info: https://www.merrimanshawaii.com/ https://www.monkeypodkitchen.com/ PETER’S STORY: Peter Merriman has been as a culinary pioneer in Hawaii for 30 years. Known as the original “locavore”, Peter is a vocal champion of Hawaii’s farmers, ranchers and fishermen. His restaurants showcase island grown and harvested foods through simple preparations that reflect the myriad flavors of Hawaii’s multiculturalism. Dubbed the “Pied Piper of Hawaii Regional Cuisine” by The Los Angeles Times, he is a continuing inspiration to Hawaii’s thriving culinary scene.  Early Years  Peter was raised in Pittsburgh, where a passion for food was instilled in him from a young age. His mother, Woodene, was a noted Pittsburgh Post Gazette food writer, and by the time he was 16, he was doing “grunt work” for Master Chef Ferdinand Metz at the H. J. Heinz Co. (Chef Metz later headed the renowned Culinary Institute of America.)  Pursuing the opportunity to play football, Peter attended The University of Pennsylvania and studied Political Science. After graduation, Merriman enrolled in a three-year Chef's Apprentice Program with RockResorts under the auspices of the American Culinary Federation. The apprenticeship program took Peter to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and to Woodstock, Vermont, where he studied at the Woodstock Inn, under the supervision of Chef Hans Schadler. He then went on to various stints in resort areas across the United States and Europe, including a summer working among the vineyards of France’s Champagne region.  In early 1983, Peter was hired as a cook for the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. He arrived in Hawaii with one suitcase and $75 in his pocket thinking he would stay a few months at the most. But he fell in love with the natural beauty of the islands and the rich culture of the people who live there. In 1985, only two years after his arrival, he was appointed Executive Chef of the Mauna Lani Resort’s new Gallery Restaurant.  Chef & Pioneer of Hawaii Regional Cuisine  At his interview for the chef position at The Gallery Restaurant, Peter was asked what type of food he wanted to feature. Without thinking, he said “regional cuisine” and went on to explain how no other restaurants were serving the local fish and produce. Peter believed that to be able to offer fish that was caught the same morning and to use vegetables harvested the day that they were served was essential to providing the best gourmet Hawaii cuisine.  When Peter got the job, he had to deliver on the concept, but quickly discovered there were almost no local products available.  Peter advertised in the newspapers and went out to the farms, ranches and docks to let local producers know he wanted whatever they had.  “We’re in this together,” he told them, “If you grow it or catch it, I’ll buy it, and we all succeed.” Pretty soon he had built solid partnerships  and local producers would try to get or grow whatever he needed.  As he began recruiting other chefs to focus on local foods, “Hawaii Regional Cuisine” was born with Peter as founding president. Peter says it was just the right thing to do. “We were able to serve the freshest, most flavorful food at the restaurant. The bonus is that it benefits the local economy while helping to preserve the land and the agrarian way of life.  Merriman’s Restaurants  In 1988, Peter opened his signature upcountry restaurant, Merriman’s, in Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was proclaimed, "A gourmet in cowboy country" by Hana Hou!, the Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. The New York Times raved “Everything at Merriman’s…features the freshest local ingredients paired in exciting ways,” and San Francisco Magazine exclaimed “His Wok-charred Ahi is to die for!”  It was at Merriman’s Waimea that Peter garnered the attention of the James Beard Foundation and as a result, he was a Finalist in the “Best Chef Northwest & Hawaii” category three distinct times.  In 1994, Peter partnered with TS Restaurants to open Hula Grill on Maui’s famed Ka`anapali Beach. Hula Grill, touted “the best fish house in the islands” by Honolulu Magazine, brought the concepts of Hawaii Regional Cuisine to a beachside setting.  Two more fine dining restaurants were added to the Merriman’s Hawaii group in 2008 and 2009 - Merriman’s Kapalua, on the grounds of the scenic resort on Maui’s West Side, and Merriman’s Fish House in Poipu, Kauai. Downstairs from the fish house, Peter offers casual dining at Merriman’s Gourmet Pizza & Burgers.  In June 2018, Merriman’s Hawaii Group opened for the first time on Oahu, bringing Merriman’s Kaka’ako to Ward Village by Howard Hughes.  In 2011, Peter launched a new venture in casual dining, Handcrafted Restaurants, with restaurateur Bill Terry. Handcrafted Restaurants is a multi-concept restaurant company operating four restaurants across the Hawaiian Islands: Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman in Wailea and Ka’anapali, Maui and Ko Olina Oahu, Moku Kitchen in Kaka’ako, Oahu, and the Beach House in Poipu, Kauai. 

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Christy Natsumi. We discuss how she got started in jewelry design, our work together over 13ish years ago, and her cross country move to create in San Francisco. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Join our bi-weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures. Upcoming Events Yoga + the Animals: June 8 at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary TDJ Soirée: June 9 in DC [2 tickets left] TDJ Live: June 23 at 8pm [Free, online] Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20 in Italy [4 spots left] Luna Yoga Advanced Teacher Training: September 21 and 22 in Montreal, Canada Guest:  Christy Natsumi is an independent fine jewelry designer in San Francisco, CA.  She specializes in wedding rings, engagement rings, and modern jewelry essentials so you can wear meaningful reminders of all of your special celebrations and milestones.  Christy Natsumi is proud to be a certified San Francisco Green Business and has been featured in The Knot, Design Sponge, Brides,and San Francisco Magazine. Connect with her over at christynatsumi.com Savvy Sources Find Christy Website Pinterest Instagram Facebook Mentioned in the podcast Tranquility du Jour Daybookis NOW available on Amazon Use code TRANQUILITY to save 20% through June 15 at christynatsumi.com Tea with Kimberly video Tranquility du Jour Online NEW Book: Year of Tranquility(comes with FIVE bonuses) Eye candy on Instagram Follow along on Facebook Watch YouTube More Tranquility Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT Browsemy 6 Books Tranquility-filled E-courses Download theTranquility du JourPodcast App: iPhoneand Android Read about my passion for animals Favor Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media. Pen a review of my books on Amazonor Goodreads. Techy To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click hereto listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android

Amber Field is a queer, non-binary Korean American adoptee singer, musician, performer and teacher featured in San Francisco Magazine's Best of the Bay for yoga music. They have performed and taught at SF Jazz, the Queer and Asian Conference, UC Santa Cruz, and more. Amber specializes in world fusion music and plays didgeridoo, djembe, esraj, Native flute, and piano, and sings like an angel. They love to free people's voices so they can sing, sound and speak their truths. Amber facilitates somatic and expressive arts workshops for adopted people. They also conduct trainings and workshops on diversity and solidarity. Amber is available for private and group sessions. Their latest CD Serendip is available on AmberFieldMusic.com.   Episode Highlights Amber discusses how they became an “artivist” - combining art and social activism on their healing journey. Amber offers transformational workshops to support others to free their voice to speak their truth, using sound healing, improv, expressive arts and more. They work with queer people who are shifting their identities, to get more comfortable with their body and voices. Using sound healing and meditation as energy medicine, and transmitting a frequency of love through song. Falling in love with ourselves is a path of self acceptance. Amber's gift of creating rites of passage with sound and song for all life occasions.    Web links AmberFieldMusic.com Facebook Twitter Instagram

Leo Sens is an outgoing 12-year-old boy with lots of interests. He's a musician and photographer. He likes automobiles, and he's comfortable giving his opinion as a car reviewer. When his parents were shopping for a new car, Sens was in the back seat. Visiting car dealerships to purchase a vehicle isn't often anyone's favorite thing to do. But the younger Sens, who lives with an older sister and his parents in Oakland, California, was into it. A 2017 Audi A3 e-tron similar to the car reviewed by 12-year-old Leo Sens of Oakland, California. While his parents were in the front seat, he thought they needed the perspective of someone sitting in the back seat, a 12-year-old car reviewer. Thus, Backseat Driver, comprised of two YouTube videos, was born. Backseat Driver isn't a novel name, but it likely is unique as the name of the auto reviews created by a grade school boy. Leo Sens is our guest on Episode 49 of The Weekly Driver Podcast. Co-host Bruce Aldrich was on assignment, so I interviewed Leo while he was with his family in a rental car and driving near Washington, D.C. We discussed his favorite cars, the pros and cons of the car his parents purchased and the making of his YouTube videos. Josh Sens, Leo's father, is a restaurant critic for San Francisco Magazine and a writer for Golf Magazine. I met Josh for the first time last month during a media day in advance of the U.S. Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course on the Monterey Peninsula. Says the elder Sens about his son, the car reviewer: “The idea came about when my wife and I were looking for a new car. We test drove a bunch with him in the back seat and he was very opinionated about them all. He kept saying that parents don't think about how cars drive for their kids. “He's only done a couple of episodes but has written directed and edited them himself. He wants to do more but is also busy with guitar and a million things that kids waste time on.” Leo reiterated his father's thoughts. He said he plans to do additional car reviews when he has more time. Here's his review of his parents' car, a 2017 Audi A3 e-Tron. We welcome your comments and episode suggestions. Please also consider forwarding episode links to family, friends and colleagues. In addition to its availability on this website, the Weekly Driver Podcast is also available on iTunes, Stitcher and Podtail All episodes of our podcasts are also archived on this website, TheWeeklyDriver.com. The Weekly Driver Podcast gets support from www.americanmuscle.com.

"They always leave when it gets hot in the cafe." —Man counter-protesting protestors   About: Since the turn of the millennium, the percentage of U.S.-based specialty coffee drinking folk, like those who have a cup everyday, has quadrupled. Travel to any major or minor city in the country, and you’ll see an offering of coffees that transcends the uniform Starbucks experience that’s on every block. But the image that reflects after you place a mirror in front of any craft coffee company or cafe is a bit more clear, albeit unsettling. Stare at it long enough and you’ll come across matters like gentrification, the rise of the millennial-inspired yuppie wave and the old act of global economics, power dynamics and capitalism all at play. This podcast episode explores the intricacies of coffee and attempts to answer two simple questions about one very complex drink. What makes specialty coffee special and who is it really for? Show Notes: [00:35] More on Tonya Kuhl [00:45] “Castor Wheel Pivot” by Blue Dot Sessions [01:35] “One Little Triumph” by Blue Dot Sessions [02:15] Light reading on other unconventional courses: The Politics of Beyonce The Physics of Star Trek The Art of Walking [02:45] ECM 01 Syllabus Additional reading here (San Francisco Chronicle) [03:20] “Pain” by HileMele [04:00] Light reading on percentage of global coffee that is considered specialty (The Coffee Guide) [04:10] Light reading on the growth of specialty coffee over the past several years (SCA) [05:15] Shout out to the original Cosmic Calendar [05:25] “Drum Solo” by Turku Nomads of the Silk Road [05:30] The first reference of the term coffee can be found here in the Canon of Medicine (The World of Caffeine) [05:40] More on the tale of coffee being passed down to the Prophet Muhammad (The Literary Digest) [05:45] More on Kaldi and his dancing goats [06:00] On the history of coffee: Light reading on coffee and Islam Light reading on coffee and trade On the mixing of cultures and coffee after the Crusades On coffee and the Enlightenment era On coffee and the American Revolution On coffee and the Great War [06:25] Recommended reading on coffee history: Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast [06:30] Light reading on coffee’s etymology [06:45] “Perky” by Al Hirt That tune was used in Maxwell’s advertising campaign back in the day [07:00] Light reading on the concept of coffee waves Listen to a lecture that breaks down each wave More light reading on the concept of coffee waves [07:30] A short snippet from Mississippi John Hurt’s “Coffee Blues” [07:45] A montage of sexist coffee commercials from the ‘60s [07:55] “Pxl Eventaut” by Blue Dot Sessions [09:50] More on William Ristenpart [11:20] “Pxl Cray” by Blue Dot Sessions [11:25] The new coffee flavor wheel (SCA) [12:00] More on Molly Spencer [13:40] More on Hanna Neuschwander (@hneuschwander) Her book, Left Coast Roast [14:30] An overview of coffee prices over the last 45 years Related reading on coffee’s volatility (Daily Coffee News) Related reading on the markets around coffee (Perfect Daily Grind) [15:40] More on the differences between Arabica and Robusta beans (Coffee Chemistry) Related reading on specialty robusta beans (Barista Magazine) [16:10] More on the different coffee processing methods (Sweet Maria’s) [16:25] “Pxl Htra” by Blue Dot Sessions [16:30] More on the coffee grading rubric (SCAA) [17:00] More on Alejandro Martinez and his farm Finca Argentina A deeper dive on Martinez’s workflow and operational costs [19:10] More on Brett Smith And on Counter Culture And its 2017 transparency report [21:30] “Platax” by Blue Dot Sessions [21:40] A graphic overview of the coffee supply chain [21:55] Related: Light reading on how to purchase coffee (Sweet Maria’s) [22:45] Related: Light reading on starting a roastery (Daily Coffee News) [23:00] Related: Light reading on what goes into roasting (Cafe Culture) [23:25] Related: Light reading on roast profiles [23:50] More on Kyle Glanville (@glanvillain) [24:20] Light reading on Espresso Vivace (Sprudge) [24:45] “Clay Pawn Shop” by Blue Dot Sessions [25:00] Light reading on the economics of running a coffee shop (Investopedia) Related: Deeper dive on coffee shop economics [25:40] SNL’s Michael Che on $18 coffee (NY Post) [25:50] Light reading on Gesha coffees (Daily Coffee News) [26:15] Related reading on the rise of the minimum wage (NPR) [26:20] More on Ritual’s $12 cup of coffee (Barista Magazine) [27:30] “Time Up” by Blue Dot Sessions [27:45] The story behind those blue and white greek coffee cups (Narratively) [28:20] More on Anand Sheth [28:50] “Vulcan Street” by Blue Dot Sessions [29:00] Detailed photos of the Sightglass on 20th Street (Knstrct) [30:00] “Vulcan Street-Dew Morning” by Blue Dot Sessions [32:00] More on Brian Jones (@brianwjones) of DCILY [34:40] “Pushback” by Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping [35:15] Light reading on Frank Braconi   [36:30] “Warm Fingers” by Blue Dot Sessions [36:35] Light reading on what is the middle class (CNN) [36:50] More on Braconi’s 2004 study A deeper read on the study (The New Yorker) [37:20] "Burrow Burrow" by Blue Dot Sessions [37:50] Light reading on a follow-up study by both Braconi and Columbia University Prof. Lance Freeman (City Lab) [39:30] Bay Area salaries for computer engineers [40:20] Light reading on economic state of New York City in the 70s [41:30] Related: Light reading on Rev. Billy and his protest against Starbucks [41:50] More on the rate of gentrification (Governing Magazine) [43:20] Related: A Film About Coffee [45:00] More on Charles Babinski Related: He was also in the documentary Barista [47:30] Light reading on the Hasta Muerte Coffee (East Bay Express) Related: Protest at the coffee shop (KTVU) [48:05] “Noe Noe” by Blue Dot Sessions [48:30] Light reading on the coffee industry’s #MeToo movement (San Francisco Chronicle) [48:50] Light reading on SCA’s decision to host its World Coffee Championships in Dubai (Sprudge) [49:30] More on the impact of climate change and coffee (Barista Magazine) Related: Science with a solution to coffee’s climate change problem (The Chicago Tribune) [49:35] More on the percentage of coffee lands that will become unusable (NPR) A specific case study on Ethiopia’s coffee (Science Friday) Related: the increased spread of rust on coffee plants (The Guardian) Related: A visual overview of coffee’s environmental dilemma (BBC) [49:40] More on deforestation, climate change and coffee (Conservation International) [50:00] More on the sale of Stumptown (The New York Times) The sale of Peets (Los Angeles Times) The sale of Intelligentsia (Eater) The sale of Blue Bottle (San Francisco Chronicle) And the portfolio of the JAB Holding Company [50:50] More on Nick Cho (@nickcho) (San Francisco Magazine) [57:20] “Fake Empire” cover by Lotte Kestner [59:30] @thisissomenoise | @thisissomenoise [59:40] Recommended Podcasts To Listen to: Scene on Radio’s Seeing White Series KPCC’S Repeat Podcast Alexis Madrigal’s Container Series 79. More at thisissomenoise.com

Sarah Lacy, founder of Pando.com and author of 'A Uterus is a Feature, Not a Bug', talks with Laura Zarrow about looking squarely at institutionalized sexism and the lies and myths about working mothers that hold us all back. Sarah Lacy is the founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of the investigative tech news site Pando.com. She has been covering technology news and entrepreneurship for over 15 years, with stints at BusinessWeek and TechCrunch before founding her own company on maternity leave in 2011. Known for her fearless, outspoken reporting, Lacy has been profiled in publications as varied as the New York Times and San Francisco Magazine. She was called one of Marie Claire’s “Three Women Changing Everything” in 2014, lauded for her unapologetic voice summed up by her widely-followed Twitter handle “Sarahcuda.” She lives in San Francisco. Most importantly of all, she is a mother of two young children. She is the author of three books, including 'A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug' (Harper Business, 2017) about the power of motherhood. Twitter - @sarahcudaAired on January 3, 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carla Javits is President and CEO of REDF (The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund), a pioneering venture philanthropy galvanizing a national movement of social enterprises—purpose-driven, revenue-generating businesses that help people striving to overcome employment barriers get good jobs, keep those jobs, and build better lives. Through her stewardship, REDF has invested in more than 100 social enterprises in 21 states. These businesses have generated $327 million in revenue and employed 21,000 people—and counting. REDF’s goal is to see 50,000 people employed by 2020, contributing their skills and talents to our communities and helping to build a stronger, more inclusive society. Inspired by the leadership of REDF’s founder, George R. Roberts, Carla focuses on achieving measurable results by leveraging the business community’s knowledge, networks, and resources, and the mission of the nonprofit sector to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges. In fighting to create a more inclusive society, Carla is carrying on the legacy of her father, New York Senator Jacob Javits. In overseeing strategy, relationship building, and fundraising, Carla Javits works directly with the leadership team as well as the Board of Directors and Advisory Council which are instrumental to REDF’s success. In leading REDF’s national expansion, Carla has laid the foundation for REDF to dramatically increase the number of people whose lives are transformed by social enterprise. Under Carla’s leadership, REDF was awarded two federal Social Innovation Fund grants by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Additionally the Los Angeles Business Times awarded REDF the Nonprofit Social Enterprise of the Year award in 2013. San Francisco Magazine recognized Carla in their list of innovative Bay Area Philanthropists. Carla is called on frequently to share her expertise at a variety of domestic and international conferences and speaking engagements, including the Social Enterprise World Forum in Milan, Italy, the Social Traders Master Conference in Melbourne, Australia, and most recently, as part of the American Enterprise Institute “Disruptor” Series in Washington, DC. Before joining REDF, Carla was the national President and CEO of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, where she was responsible for providing grants, loans, and technical assistance to service-enriched housing initiatives that ended homelessness for tens of thousands. She was Program Analyst with the California Office of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Policy and Planning for the San Francisco Department of Social Services. Carla holds a BA and Master’s in Public Policy from UC Berkeley. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Melville Charitable Trust and as an Advisor to the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University. Carla is President of the Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation; and a member of the Advisory Committee of The Philanthropic Initiative as well as the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s National Advisory Board. Away from work, Carla likes spending time with her partner, her grown children, and her dog. She enjoys music, movies, theater, cooking, and being outdoors. Learn more about REDF here: http://redf.org/

This week on All in the Industry, Shari Bayer chats with Maile Carpenter, the founding editor-in-chief of Food Network Magazine, a joint venture between Hearst Magazines and Food Network. The magazine launched in 2008 and quickly became the best-selling food title on newsstands. Prior to joining Hearst, Maile was the executive editor of Every Day with Rachael Ray. She started her career in newspapers, at the Wilmington Morning Star and Raleigh News & Observer in North Carolina, followed by Time Inc’s FYI magazine, San Francisco Magazine & Time Out New York. Maile has a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a culinary degree from the French Culinary Institute in New York. She is a two-time James Beard Award nominee and won a Beard Award for magazine feature writing in 2002. She lives in Manhattan with her chef-husband, Wylie Dufresne, and their two daughters. On this episode, Shari also shares her solo dining experience at BYGGYZ, a hearty sandwich shop on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from Wylie Dufresne's dad, Dewey Dufresne. All in the Industry is powered by Simplecast

For our second interview in a series of four episodes in which we'll be interviewing the interviewers, and looking at the unique role that the media plays in covering the criminal justice system, we interviewed Jessica Pishko of the Fair Punishment Project. Jessica graduated from Harvard Law School and writes frequently about criminal justice issues, especially prosecutors and their influential role in the system. Her award-winning writing has appeared in The Nation, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Pacific Standard, and San Francisco Magazine.We talked to Jessica about her recent article in The Nation about state district attorney associations and their resistance to almost all reform efforts and about the realities facing writers in this new era of journalism.Make sure you listen to our third episode in the series; it's coming soon. In it, Kerry Hayes talks to Eric Barnes, editor of the Memphis Daily News about issues facing journalists in Memphis.

The Yimby Crew discusses all the recent press and how to deal with the haters. Laura, Sonja and Brian debate what is worth responding to and what is just straight up nonsense. Articles we touch on: San Francisco Magazine "The Yimbys Next Door" David Talbot's Utter Garbage Joe Fitz on the Sierra Club Yimby Volunteer Vincent Woo's Op Ed

The relationship between chefs and critics has been a hot topic this year and this week, San Francisco Magazine's Rebecca Flint Marx took an unsparing look at Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle and whether or not his boyfriend Michael Murphy's business interests represent a conflict of interest. We talk with Rebecca about the piece and its fallout, or curious lack thereof. Then, on an otherwise quiet summer news week, we kick back and talk chefs and fishing with Harold Dieterle, and catch up with Harold on his current business endeavors.

Steven M Minkoff CFP® Private Wealth Advisor steven.m.minkoff@ampf.com 415.391.7700 Interests My family is the driving force behind my success. My wife (Carla) and our son (Bryce) recently moved to Mill Valley, California. Outside of work I live an active lifestyle, skiing, wake surfing and biking. I also enjoy traveling, cooking and checking out new restaurants in San Francisco. Community Participation Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter, San Francisco, California Project Open Hand, San Francisco, California The Children's Council, San Francisco Marin Charitable Cancer in the Family Relief Fund San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco, California Ameriprise proudly supports Wounded Warrior Project and Warr Areas of Focus Investments Retirement Planning Strategies Estate Planning Strategies Awards & Recognition Financial Times Top 400 Advisers, 2016 Ameriprise Hall of Fame, 2013 Ameriprise Chairman's Advisory Council, 1996-2014 Ameriprise Circle of Success, 2013 Five Star Wealth Manager, Diablo Magazine , 2014 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager1, 2014-2015 Five Star Wealth Manager, San Francisco Magazine , 2014-2015 Women's Choice Award, 2015-2016 Qualifications CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner View Definitions Education Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics, California State University at Chico Seth Greene is a 6 Time Best Selling Author, Nationally Recognized Direct Response Marketing Expert, and the only back to back to back GKIC Dan Kennedy Marketer of the Year Nominee. To Get a FREE Copy of Seth’s new book Podcast Marketing Magic, and access to a Live Podcast Marketing Training Conference Call go to http://www.UltimateMarketingMagician.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stanley is a real estate and mortgage broker with 20 years of experience, as well as a lawyer. As a real estate broker, he was selected as the ‘America’s Best Real Estate Agent’ in 2013 & 2014 by Real Trends/Wall Street Journal, became one of the Nation’s Top .1% Realtor for 2013 & 2014, and just this year the American Institute nominated him as one of the 10 Best Real Estate Professionals in California.As a lawyer, he was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Northern California 2012 & 2013), and was featured as a top Attorney of Northern California in San Francisco Magazine. Furthermore, he is among the five authors of “Inside the Minds: Best Practices for Filing Chapter 13, 2014 Edition”, published by Thompson Reuters.To learn more about Stanley visit: http://www.ihome-iloan.comYou may also contact him at:Stanley PhaniHome-iLoan, inc.Phone: 408-232-4900Email: Stanley@ihome-iloan.com

Leah Rose talks to Chris Colin about his story “The Eden of Weed” from San Francisco Magazine's April 2016 issue. In his story Chris gets high and takes a trip to the Solar Living Center in Mendocino county, California. The Solar Living Center is an ecological-Epcot Center that was created by an enterprising environmentalist named John Schaeffer whose been at the forefront of the back-to-the-land movement since the 1970s. Last year Schaeffer updated the Solar Living Center by building a marijuana dispensary on the grounds. The dispensary is an added attraction to the Center whose renewable energy and permaculture exhibits attract 150,000 people per year. But with the pending legalization of recreational pot in California, the Solar Living Center could soon welcome busloads of weed-happy tourists. It's a new era for Mendocino County which, as Chris writes, may soon become the Nappy Valley for weed.

Eric Corey Freed is no stranger to being interviewed. As author of 11 books, an architect, keynote speaker, consultant and sustainability thought leader, he's appeared on numerous stages, screens and in written columns.   In 2005 he was named "Best Green Architect" by San Francisco Magazine and in 2012 was named as one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Green Architects". I hope you too are inspired and find some useful tips from this conversation about organic architecture with Eric Corey Freed. http://HomeStyleGreen.com/123 http://www.organicarchitect.com/

Show #86 Hour 1 | Guest: Diana Kapp, journalist | Show Summary: The city of Palo Alto and the Gunn High School administration are slowly opening up about teen suicides. Questions about the first cluster, in 2009-10, met a wall of silence. But as the school saw more suicides, families and authorities began to open up. In her new article for San Francisco Magazine, Diane Kapp interviews students, adolescent depression experts, and bereaved families to piece together why the phenomenon continues.

Diana Kapp's story from the June issue of San Francisco Magazine focuses on two recent clusters of suicides among high school kids in Palo Alto, a largely affluent city that many believe encourages a culture of fierce competition and stifling academic pressure. Diana investigates why eight teenagers over the past 5 years have killed themselves and tries to pin down the various theories as to why. Some people believe suicide can become a trend, and a way to gain distinction in a cut throat environment, while others believe widespread depression and the drive for personal excellence over self care and awareness may be the cause.

Andrew Leonard talks about his new article for San Francisco Magazine, "Long Live The Empress"; keeping memories of Chinatown alive and kicking; Local author Peter Orner's Book Report, and local band Corner Laughers.

Host Leah Rose sits with Andrew Leonard to discuss his piece "Long Live the Empress" from the April 2015 issue of San Francisco Magazine. Andrew's story takes a look at how the closure of an iconic Chinese restaurant and banquet hall called the Empress of China may be a sign that San Francisco's Chinatown is on the brink of serious social and cultural change.

Host Leah Rose sits with writer Robin Rinaldi to discuss her personal essay, "Love in the Time of Plethora" from the February 2015 issue of San Francisco Magazine. Robin's essay explores her time spent living in San Francisco where she ended her marriage, lived in an orgasmic commune, and eventually found the passion she longed for.

San Francisco Magazine's executive editor Gary Kamiya sits with host Leah Rose to discuss his new piece "The Outsiders" from the March issue of San Francisco Magazine. Gary's story looks at homelessness in San Francisco, a 30 year-old problem that he says has been both chronic and humiliating. Homeless people have become signifiers of the city by the bay along with the Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars. “The Outsiders” examines how we often treat homeless people and what the city of San Francisco is doing to find innovative ways to provide resources to those who need it most.

Host Leah Rose talks with Julia Scott to talk about her article "Poly Love" from the February 2015 issue of San Francisco Magazine. Julia's article looks at the group dynamics of polyamorous relationships and profiles married couples who manage to openly maintain relationships with outside partners, as well as people who are committed to multiple people at the same time. As if keeping up with one partner wasn't hard enough, you can imagine, polyamorous relationships can get a little messy. Their three biggest pitfalls, Julia points out, are jealousy, time management, and lack of clarity. And while it may seem like poly people are just swingers in disguise, Julia found that many of the relationships are often more cerebral than sexy.

Bobby began his distinguished career working in restaurants in Arizona until he moved to Colorado in 1995 to join the staff of The Little Nell restaurant in Aspen as a sommelier. During his five-year tenure, the restaurant received numerous awards for wine and service, including the Gourmet’s “Best Wine Service” Award, Mobile Travel Guide’s Five Star Hotel and Restaurant Rating, Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, and a nomination from The James Beard Foundation for “Best Wine Service”. In 2000, Bobby joined world-renowned chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry in Yountville, California. Within his first year, Bobby received The James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Wine Service” Award and San Francisco Magazine recognized him as “Wine Director of the Year”. He also met his future business partner, chef de partie Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson. Before leaving The French Laundry in May 2003, the restaurant received The James Beard Foundation’s award for “Outstanding Restaurant Service”. In their pursuit and vision of opening a neighborhood restaurant reminiscent of the Frascas they had visited in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Lachlan and Bobby opened their restaurant, Frasca Food and Wine, in August of 2004 in Boulder, CO. Having researched and traveled throughout Italy many times, both were deeply inspired by this region in particular — the international influences of its cuisine, the profusion of local ingredients in its rustic yet elegant dishes, its passionate relationship between food and wine, and the gracious hospitality of the locals. Bobby earned the Master Sommelier Diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2004. This diploma is considered by many the ultimate professional credential in the wine and spirits services industry. In 2008, Bobby was nominated by the James Beard Foundation for the “Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional” Award and in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 was nominated again for “Outstanding Wine Service in America”. In May of 2013, was given the award. These prestigious distinctions notwithstanding, Bobby walks the dining room nightly, enthusiastically dispensing advice, recommendations, and sharing his passion for wine with Frasca guests. Tune-in to this week’s program to learn more about how Bobby excels in customer service within his restaurants, and is able to bring the amazing flavors of wines from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region to life. This program has been sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today’s music. “Anybody that works at The French Laundry – you take a lot from that experience.” [8:30] “There is no other place for a wine person that is so special, than Friuli-Venezia Giulia.” [28:10] — Bobby Stuckey on In the Drink

Our Guest:Oakland-based Joel Drucker is one of the world's leading tennis writers.  Over the last 30 years, his work has appeared in dozens of print and broadcast outlets, including Tennis Magazine, Tennis Week, ESPN, CBS, HBO and Tennis Channel.  His tennis pieces have also been published in many general interest magazines, including Men's Journal, People, Los Angeles Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, the San Diego Reader and Cigar Aficionado.  Drucker's book, Jimmy Connors Saved My Life, is considered one of five "must-read" tennis books by Sports Illustrated.  One of the sport's preeminent historians, Drucker is one of three American writers on the International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee nominating committee. Infinite Tennis is hosted by Bill Patton, a 25 year career Tennis Professional certified by both USPTA and PTR.  He has been honored to learn from some of the greatest coaches in the world and is reaching out, so that you can get to know them, and learn from them.  Infinite Tennis also looks out for the little guy, and gives voice to topics in Tennis that affect many of us Tennis Players.   Bill's lifetime study is in The Brain / Body connection, Psychology, Education, and self discovery. Much of the wisdom from these great coaches has guided that discovery.

Simona Farrise  founder of the Farrise Law Firm, has established herself as among the top lawyers in the country. Ms. Farrise is a sought after national public speaker on a variety of legal topics concerning trials, jury work, and other matters. For each year from 2004 through 2013, San Francisco Magazine named her one of Northern California's SuperLawyers™.  She has also been recognized as one of the top 50 female lawyers in California  Daniel Burrus World Renowned Futurist, Technology Expert and Author of Flash Foresight  Andrea Lovell is a Shareholder at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite and is the head of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group.  Andrea's practice is devoted to counseling and defending employers faced with claims of discrimination and harassment or other employment issues.  Andrea regularly represents employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies such as the EEOC and Department of Labor.