DOTJ - Drinking On The Job

Episode 179: Amaras Co-founder–Santiago Suarez–gives us a Master Class on Mezcal and how to change the world one agave plant at a time.

Redux: Brewmaster Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery gives us a Master Class on Brewing and fermentation.

Episode 237: Director of Sales Georgy Zaydenman explains why Empirical Spirits is a Flavor Company and making some of the most creative spirits in the world!

Episode 236: Stephen Kurpinsky is the US Brand Ambassador for Mr Black Cold Brew  Coffee Liqueur.  Your search too make the best Espresso Martini is over and your Cold Brew gets taken to another level!

Episode 232: Maria Sinskey- celebrated Chef, Author and Entrepreneur spills the tea on the Sinskey’s latest Moonshot, Wilding Farm. Get ready food and wine world, here it comes.

Episode 231:What happens when you get two powerhouse women together who love beer and business? You get the only female owned and operated Brewery in New York City, Talea Beer Co. Let’s talk Beer and business with Tara Hankinson.

Episode 230: Paul McLaughlin is the Managing  Partner / Wine Director  of Oceana Restaurant, a Seafood Institution in NYC.  He’s a legend in the business and has some stories to tell.

Episode 229: Sabato Sagaria is a hospitality king. His highlights include Director of F&B at The Little Nell, Chief Restaurant Officer for USHG and current Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Apres Cru Hospitality. He’s also an MS.

Episode 228: Sam Doyle is the Global Wine Director at Cambridge Wines in NJ and the Wine Guru renowned for his IG reels on what to drink and why @cambridgewines.

Episode 226: Chinese Tuxedo is a Cantonese Style restaurant set in a former Opera House. It was once headquarters for the notorious Tong Gang Wars in the early 1900’s. Ben Gardiner, Beverage Director for Tuxedo Hospitality, joins me for the deep dive.

Episode 225: Air Force Veteran Dana Andersen did a tour in Kuwait, then moved on to the FBI. A glass of wine changed her life forever.

Episode 224: Audrey Frick has road stories that read like an epic adventure. She travels the world as Senior Editor for JebDunnuck.com writing and reviewing wines from Sonoma, Oregon, Tuscany, Piedmont and Champagne.

Episode 223: A short Christmas Message.

Episode 222: For the finest Guinness in NYC, check out Monk McGinn's and Boss Tweed's in Tribeca. McGinn's is a premier sports bar, while Boss Tweed's offers a more upscale speakeasy experience.

Episode 221:Raise a glass to the Dead Rabbit, one of the world’s most celebrated and award winning Pubs. Director of Operations Laura Torres joins me to talk about their standard of excellence and their new venture, Irish Exit.

Episode 218:The Columbia Gorge is one of the most fascinating places to make wines on the planet. Steven Thompson of Analemma captures that essence and makes wines that are a spiritual experience. You have to taste to believe.

This is the month to give thanks, so let's listen to the incredible journey of Kone Sindou, who bravely escaped the clutches of becoming a child soldier in the African civil war to building a life that defied all odds.

Episode 214: Tori Ciambriello invites us to join her adventures through Spain, her chance encounter with renowned Wine Importer Robert Chadderdon, and the historic reopening of the restaurant Gage & Tollner.

Episode 213:Michael Greenlee was a key figure among a group of “young guns” that captured the zeitgeist of sommelier culture, ushering in the "Rock Star Era” of the Somm.

Episode 212:Katharine Hooper is at the helm of one of the most dynamic wine programs in NYC. In its first year, One Fifth earned a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for its program. BONUS: Some fall wines to get you going.