Waiting On Fries: Inside Bars and Restaurants Podcast
1) S2 Ep1: Augustine's Mark Taxiera - Fresh Ingredients & Partners who are Partners
It wasn't always that Mark Taxiera was focused on opening a space outside of the city. As a guy who grew up in Ossining (a town north of New York City along the Hudson River) Mark had sights on workin...Show More
S2 Ep1: Augustine's Mark Taxiera - Fresh Ingredients & Partners who are Partners
54:00 | Oct 7th, 2024
2) S2: OWNERING IT: AI advancements & Restaurant Gems Return
What do we care about? Providing gems and conversations for hospitality professionals everywhere to add to your bottom line. Running a business is hard, running a restaurant is worse. We talk to resta...Show More
3) 78: Lauren "LP" Paylor O'Brien - The Drink Master
Have you seen Drink Masters yet? The show where bartenders from around the nation get to compete for the title of Ultimate Drink Master? Judged by Julie Reiner, Frankie Solarik, Tone Bell - over the c...Show More
4) 77: How to capitalize on renovating your bar, booking events, and being hands on with VIG Bar's Brenton Land
Brenton Land is an owner/operator that doesn't believe in Defeat. His little bar, The VIG Bar is located in the neighborhood of Nolita in NYC... and although it's not packed with square footage - it's...Show More
5) 76: on the record: Kris Baljak, Beverage Director of Oscar Wilde, Lillie’s & Papillon
Kris Baljak is the Beverage Director for a decently large restaurant group. We get to speak about hardships of managing such a large scale operation and finding key players in the space to help make h...Show More
76: on the record: Kris Baljak, Beverage Director of Oscar Wilde, Lillie’s & Papillon
1:03:29 | May 26th, 2022
6) 75: BATHROOMS - The most under-looked build in restaurant.
There's always someone in your family that returns from the restroom just to comment on the sinks and the tiles. You can't escape the fact that they are often times one of the most under-looked compon...Show More
7) 74: JUST THE TIP - How do the dollars get distributed?
Salt Bae dodges a lawsuit from Nusr-Et staff unhappy with how tips are distributed, but that leads us to talk a little bit more about the ways tip share gets distributed. There's a few different busin...Show More
8) 73: TRAINING FOH & BOH - Process of a 5 day training period
Modeled after how Justin carries out his training process at Smokehouse, let's take a look at some of the major functions of trainings and how some of these streamlined processes may aid in consistenc...Show More
9) 72: RESTAURANT & BAR INTERVIEWS - Interview questions, best times to apply, where to find workers
Bars and Restaurants are having trouble getting staff, here's where we find people!
10) 71: OUTDOOR DINING VESTIBULES - What we've learned & how to fill your chairs
Outdoor dining tips & tricks to build your brand and increase sales.
71: OUTDOOR DINING VESTIBULES - What we've learned & how to fill your chairs
42:49 | Feb 28th, 2022