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Matty, Patty, and Timmy are joined by Will Woodington (National Whiskey Brand Ambassador for Grain and Barrel Spirits). In part 1, he will make his way through the gauntlet (like most of our guests). After that, he gives us a verbal tour of how he became so passionate for all things whiskey and how that helps him excel as a whiskey ambassador. 

Matty, Patty, and Tim are back with Doug Upchurch to find out how he keeps his staff inspired and how we all can prevent burnout within the restaurant industry

Matty, Patty, and Timmy are joined by pizza chef extraordinaire Doug Upchurch, to have him run the gauntlet and give us a brief glimpse into his path in the restaurant industry 

Matty, Patty, and Tim return with Andrew Ullom (of Union Special Bread in Raleigh NC) to discuss how he operates his business as a living wage facility to pay his employees a living wage

Matty, Patty and Timmy are joined by guest Andrew Ullom of Raleigh NC. He is the owner of 2 Union Special Bread locations and former chef within Ashley Christensen restaurant group.  He runs the gauntlet and gives us a brief breakdown on how he has gotten to this point in his career.

Matty, Patty, and Tim are joined with Taylor Collins of Sarasota. Taylor has been in the F&B industry for over 30 years and shares stories of restaurant life, Rock & Roll, and everything else. 

Matty, Patty, and Tim discuss the amazing year that Shifty Podcast had and give some updates on a few previous guests. We also talk about some family food traditions and some of the recent trends that we think will continue (or dissolve) in the upcoming year

Join Matty Patty and Timmy as we welcome back Charles DiPietro to discuss the importance of training and development in an ever-changing industry. Stay tuned till the end as we wrap up part 2 of a tense trivia showdown.  

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on guest Charles DiPietro (Lewis BBQ and The Southern General) to run the gauntlet, answer some trivia questions, and discuss how some F&B managers are "quietly quitting"

Matty, Patty, and Tim finish out our recording on site at Bear Cat CHS with Danny Calcagni doing the gauntlet and diving into his career in the restaurant industry so far

Matty, Patty, and Tim meet up with the team at Bearcat (George Kovach, John Coleman, & Danny Calcagni). Showcasing John in part 1, we run him through the gauntlet and discuss his path in the restaurant industry

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on Chef Luke Owens to discuss his two restaurants; Julep and upcoming Native Fine Diner

Matty, Patty, and Tim have Todd and Tanya from Salthouse Catering back to discuss new catering trends and the prominence of alcoholism in the F&B industry

Matty, Patty, and Timmy have on long time industry vets Todd and Tanya of Salthouse Catering to run the gauntlet and discuss how they have created a successful catering business.  Also, a special bonus closer with Jimi Cavaleri to share a few stories from his family owned bar

Matty, Patty, and Tim are back with Karen and Trey to discuss female chefs and struggles of childcare while working in the restaurant industry 

Matty, Patty, and Tim have on Karen (Grace & Grit) and Trey Stabler (Swig & Swine). We run them through the Gauntlet and discuss the challenges of working in the restaurant industry with kids.  

Matty, Patty, and Tim have guest George Kovach try 2 distinctly different beers to decide which one will take the final spot of round 1! 

Matty, Patty and Timmy once again have George Kovach of Bearcat on the podcast to discuss what it takes to convert a turnkey restaurant and how scammers are using yelp reviews as a weapon 

Matty, Patty, and Tim welcome back returning guest George Kovach of BeatCat to talk about his new restaurant and discuss the concept of a "Group-run" kitchen

Matty, Patty and Tim discuss the rules/regulations of health inspections in kitchens around the world and the pros/cons of automated kitchen appliances (AKA Robots!)