Behind The Pine Podcast

Max and Meg join BTPP to discuss bartending, catering, events and whiskey martinis.

Kara and Chelsea join us as long-standing veterans of the service industry. Kara now works for a food distributer, and Chelsea owns her own restaurant. We filmed this episode to highlight the NYSRA Rochester Chapter Golf Tournament to assist those who want to enter the service industry.

Morgan and Morgan join BTPP to discuss life and accidentally getting into the service industry while also pursuing other aspirations in life and how bartending sometimes helps balance it out.

Our first ever barback episode! Preston & Wild Bill join BTPP to discuss what a night behind the pine looks like through the eyes of the barbacks. Dealing with more people out on the floor and also dealing with the bartenders, a night for a barback can be wildly different than for anyone else.

Kenzie and Patty P make their much-anticipated return to BTPP to recap St. Patrick's Day 2026 and trade some war stories from this year and years past.

Kira & Sam join BTPP to discuss the differences from Buffalo to Rochester, nightclubs to pizza pubs & the importance of having a strong regular base to visit you.,

Sue & Ileana from Flight Wine Bar in Rochester, NY to discuss the world of wine bars and liquor retail bringing in a great perspective from a niche bar experience.

BTPP's first virtual episode with David Gunning (actor, author and bartender) to discuss his bartending story in Philly, NYC & LA and how it played into other aspects of his career as an actor and writer.

Colby and Brinn joins BTPP to discuss the longevity in the bar business, what makes a bar great and the differences between Utah and New York.

Mike & Jen join BTPP to discuss the difference between the chaos of a three deep bar and the suburban nightlife as well as working concert venues,