Snap into your Slimjim's and chug those Tecate's everyone it's the Dive Bar episode!  This week we're joined by one of New York City's finest dive bartenders.  We're taking the guess work out of proper bar etiquette for you guys, giving you some pointers on how to score buybacks, and explaining why you might have received an unsolicited Midori Sour at some point in your life.

Please submit war stories to [email protected]

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This week we're joined by the amazing, gorgeous, and hilarious host of True Crime Obsessed, Patrick Hinds!  We're breaking down that fork in the road that all restaurant industry employees inevitably have at some point in their tenure... the lean in, or get out moment.

Buckle. Up. Because this is a HIGH ENERGY episode.  We have a JRR Tolkeinesque journey through Patrick's exit from the restaurant industry, we have stories from CORPORATE STEAKHOUSE, and of course we have a super fun game time.

This week on Beyond The Weeds we're talking about using the restaurant industry as a financial stepping stone while pursuing another career.  Why is restaurant work so conducive to these situations?  How a person's job performance different when they know it isn't their actual career?

We're joined by the lovely and hilarious Melissa Stokoski to reflect on her time in the industry and what it was like pursuing a career in comedy while also gracing CORPORATE STEAKHOUSE with her presence.

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This week we're joined by actor/comedian/restaurant black widow Devin Ritchie.  He has been on the closing team of several restaurants and he's here to shed some light on why these closures take place.  What's the magic that keeps a restaurant thriving and gives it longevity?  (Not hiring Devin is probably a good start)

We have a celebrity war story, and our first ever positive story!  And of course we have a super fun game time for ya.

Bone Apple Tea!

This week we're joined by a restaurant industry outsider!  We're examining all facets of high end dining from a consumer perspective. 

Why do we justify spending hundreds of dollars on a single meal?  Why is sharing a meal with someone so often used as a tool to form a bond?  Which Gin is best served hot and why?

We have a double header game time which might just be our best one yet.  

Please send in your personal restaurant war stories to [email protected]

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This week we're discussing the ever evolving trends in the mixology world.   Why is there bacon in everything?  Is putting activated charcoal in a margarita taking things too far?  Is Instagram ruining the way we promote a bar program?

We also discuss the abomination that is the push button Keurig cocktail machine, get a war story with several trigger warnings, and of course, play a super fun guessing game.

Send us your War Stories to [email protected]

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This week we're talking about how we deal with dissatisfied guests.  How do we recover a bad experience and convince them to come back again?  At what point do we not even want them to come back again?

We're also touching on our mutual PTSD stemming from all of us having worked at the same CORPORATE STEAKHOUSE.  

Don't forget to submit your own War Story to [email protected]

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This week we're talking tipping.  Why we do it, where it all began, and what it means from a management perspective vs. for tipped workers.

We also dive deep into one of the greatest tipping stories of all time that inspired a cinematic masterpiece starring Nicolas Cage.

Later on our guest Jay Bois will walk us through a war story involving a celebrity encounter.

And of course, we'll play a few fun guessing games.

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This week Brittni and Tommy are joined by Chef Roxanne Spruance, she's a Chopped champion, she was chef/owner of critically acclaimed NYC restaurant Kingsley, she's cooked at the James Beard House several times, and most recently she was a judge on The History Channel's 'The Butcher.'

We'll discuss why real chef's love to wash dishes, why you should always say no to pocket chocolate, and we'll wrap things up with a fun guessing game about America's newest and most annoying food fad.

Bone Apple Tea!