Sharlene sits down with South Beach icon Shelley Novak, Conrad Gomez and Navin Chatani of Homecookin Hospitality Group (owners of Drunken Dragon, Foxhole, and Casa Tiki) at the Drunken Dragon to discuss the legendary origins and career of Shelley Novak, meeting George Harrison, running a restaurant during covid, and karaoke etiquette.

Melody Henry from Lucky 13 sits down with Sharlene at Hinterlands to discuss coming up in nightclubs and stripclubs, opening a bar on credit, and running a metal venue during covid. Plus, go ahead and tip that stripper please.

Stuart Wellington is back on the podcast for a lively conversation at Hinterlands Bar about alternate lives and serving off-menu drinks. And there's a guy laughing really loud in the background so it's sort of like a sitcom!

Sharlene and David Moo of Quarter Bar sit down at Hinterlands and discuss lying your way into a gig, cocktail menus, and trying to make money as a business owner during covid. Plus we got a real AITA letter from a listener!

CW: Gun violence mention at the beginning. Sharlene sits down with Adrianne Wilcox at Fiona's to talk about her winding path to bar ownership, working at a Coyote Ugly-style saloon, and the best ways to throw people out of a bar. Plus the infamous story of the baby in the walk-in. The incident described at the beginning has been edited out so you will not hear it in the episode.

Heather Rush braves the long trek across Brooklyn from Bushwick to Hinterlands Bar to talk to Sharlene about growing up in Alaska, bad bosses, and New York life during Covid. Plus a great rat story!

Sharlene is joined by master beerline cleaner Carly Maughan of Beer Witch and Draft Choice at Hinterlands Bar to talk about early jobs, getting fired, being the only woman at her company, and beer culture. Plus a custom Am I The Asshole written by a listener!

Sharlene and her co-owner and husband Stuart are back at Hinterlands to discuss the ongoing struggles of running a business during Covid, getting fired, slicing bagels properly, and Sharlene's big 'Sliding Doors' moment, Also there's a Jimmy Fallon story and Stuart does something in his pants.

Sharlene sits down with Lee Greenfeld of Magnetic Field and Hank's Saloon to discuss making money during the pandemic, archiving Brooklyn's recent history, underage drinking, and barstool etiquette. Plus Sharlene takes a stand on sitting and we hear another story somebody pukes in!

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Sharlene heads to Werkstatt in Brooklyn for a conversation with owner Robin Wertheimer and Sylvie Bertrand of Le Paddock. Buckle up for a wild ride through the history of cocktail trends and tips on how to not get fired. Plus they answer a question about who's an asshole and surprise! It's somebody's boyfriend.