Join us as we chat with Ahmed Suliman (nicknamed Suli), the owner of Cafe Suliman in the Melrose Market in Capitol Hill, Seattle. This episode we covered a lot of ground, between bar ownership, sustainability, hospitality, and of course, the most important thing -- our responsibility as good citizens of the world to use our voices to advocate for those on the margins.

You know us, we love to laugh and be crazy on the pod, but while there's plenty of that in this episode, we’ve got more of a serious one this week. We have a responsibility to make our stance very very clear if we haven’t done so enough already: we stand with ALL oppressed nations and peoples, and we will use our voices, privileges, and resources to bring attention to where it is needed as much as we can.

Fuck this colonialist capitalistic hellscape — hug your friends, invest in your community, care for your neighbors, lend a hand, donate; do something, do anything.

WE ARE NOT FREE UNTIL ALL ARE FREE.

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://silvermansound.com

Bar decor, music, hobbies, the importance of regulars and home town bars… this episode has a little of everything! In this episode Sam chats with Erik Flatten, one of the owners of Black Cat, our favorite neighborhood bar! This one’s a good one if you’re feeling like a good chat with a friend, or if you just finished our Mind Eraser episode and need something a little less… insane? 😅

Thank you Erik for coming on the pod!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers — http://silvermansound.com

This one is just unhinged chaos that defies explanation. @isten to Sam and Ky chug mind erasers at random intervals with Naz and Brady, the boys behind the bar at Vindicktive Wings for the best day of the week, mind eraser monday! Stay tuned as we slowly lose our minds, the plot, and probably also our dignity.

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers — http://silvermansound.com

Hi friends! Enjoy this episode with our friend Milton Toledo! We're posting this ahead of the pop up this Monday 9/1 at Bad Bishop -- Fuck ICE, a Collaboration of Bartenders Against ICE. Both Milton and our very own Sam Fisher will be bartending, along with many other industry friends we know and love! Check out Instagram for more details (Sam's instagram @fish_sammy_99).

Donations will be going to NWIRP and La Resistencia. Hope to see you there!

FUCK ICE

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://silvermansound.com

Hey friends! We’re back! Join us this week as we chat with our most beloved and wonderful Alexis about her experience building a bar menu sober, her deep love for music, and her rotating catalog of special interests! Thank you Alexis for chatting with us, we love you!!!

Wanna be featured in an episode? Send us your stories via DM (@cryinginthewalkin_pod), email ([email protected]), or on our website (cryinginthewalkinpod.com)!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://www.silvermansound.com

What bar behaviors give you the ick? This week our episode focuses on the things that give us the all-too-familiar, skin-crawling ick - not necessarily things that are gross, but the small and trivial things that are absolutely unfounded and unexplainably horrifying to witness!

Plus, Sam and Ky get drunk and (predictably) go on a bunch of tangents. Special shout out to Sam's cat Hendrix for a surprise guest appearance! Cheers yall! Thanks for listening!

Wanna be featured in an episode? Send us your stories via DM (@cryinginthewalkin_pod), email ([email protected]), or on our website (cryinginthewalkinpod.com)!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://www.silvermansound.com

Howdy friends and welcome to season 2's first education episode! Join Sam as they chat with Kyton Blair, bar manager at Roquette and enthusiastic agave aficionado! This episode we dive into all things agave; traditional drinking methods, ~terroir~, some of Kyton's mezcal-fueled drinking stories, and quite possibly the top contender for the best walk-in story we've ever heard! Buckle up y'all, because tequila's more than shots with salt and lime and mezcal is more than smoky flavors and the worm in the bottom of the bottle...

Thanks for listening y'all and special thanks to Kyton for being on this episode! Drop any questions, comments, or stories of your own in the comments!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://www.silvermansound.com

Join us for episode 2 of this season, featuring our esteemed guest Matt Pachmayr. You likely know him from the GLORIOUS chartreuse program at Le Coin here in Seattle, bartending up a storm at the Streamline Tavern, and creating the beloved industry night pop-up series No Call No Show! We're chatting all things pop-ups, gossip, and of course, chartreuse - don't miss it!

We love our listeners here at Crying in the Walk-in and thank you all for your endless love and support! Keep on sending us your stories, your gossip, and your ideas, we love to hear them all! Follow us on IG at @cryinginthewalkin_pod or visit our website, cryinginthewalkinpod.com!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- http://www.silvermansound.com

Hello friends and welcome back to the pod! Come along for the ride as we kick off season 2 of Crying in the Walk-in with an absolutely GLOWING (🥴) review of the at-home bartending machine extraordinaire, the Bartesian. 

Don’t know what a Bartesian is? It’s okay, we didn’t either because it’s crazy talk. Think Keurig but for booze. Sounds like a good time, right? Well, we’re not so sure!!!

Listen to Sam and Ky crash out for 45 minutes about bartenders being replaced by machines; the specific brand of an at-home bartending dude that we all know; and of course, tangents galore!!

Thanks for being here, we missed you all dearly! Shoot us a message and let us know what you’re wanting to hear about this season! Send us the stories we KNOW have been accumulating these last few months we’ve been apart!! DM us on insta @cryinginthewalkin_pod or visit our website cryinginthewalkinpod.com!!!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers — http://www.silvermansound.com

Hello sweet Crybabies! Welcome to this week's episode of CITW, featuring the one and only Erik Hakkinen!

Erik has been a mainstay in the Seattle bar industry and a prominent name in the bar and hospitality industry as a whole for many years - from Zig Zag to Back Bar Project to Roquette and a whole lot of things before, after, and in between! Join us as we chat with Erik about bar ownership, good ice, awkward guests... and in true CITW fashion, plenty of tangents upon tangents!

Thanks Erik for taking the time to join us for this episode!

Have a story you want featured? Got a merch idea for us? Want to tell us some drama in the format of a limerick? Visit our website, cryinginthewalkinpod.com or our instagram @cryinginthewalkin_pod!

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Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers -- https://www.silvermansound.com