In The Service

Eliza Kingsbury joins us and talks about entering the service industry as a coat check, transitioning to a cocktail server and eventually working as a bartender in an immersive theater experience! She's served everyone from Madonna to Bill Nye (though honestly, we are more excited by Bill Nye) and always tells the truth when she messes up an order, even if that order is for Gerard Butler! When she's not behind the bar, she's front row center bringing the sketch comedy on one of the longest running teams in NYC, Bridge and Tunnel! Find her on Instagram and Twitter @edewlittle !

Are people really as mean as we think they are before they have coffee? Is working in Times Square as brutal as we would expect? Would you ever give tours as a Pirate again? Listen as we chat with Patrick Reidy about his entrance into service via a green apron, working in a chain in Times Square and what shows you can catch him in on stages across NYC!

Mel Stachs has been in the industry longer than she hasn't. Her work ethic and no bullshit attitude helped her become a talented and lucrative asset in the sales department. Despite all her achievements, after being in the industry for 23 years, she wanted out. Mel chats about what it's like feeling the burnout, solely going through the motions and why she decided to leave service behind once and for all.

Justin McManus shares what it's like being part of the legacy of NYC's McManus, his early start and passion for the industry and the time when he toured with the New York Yankees!

Working in cabarets, clubs and coffee shops, Carly Hoogendyk has seen it all. She tells us what it was like to be part of the party as a shot girl and the other end of the spectrum - working in a coffee shop with few customers. She shares her celebrity stories and her new role working as a producer at the new comedy club, Caveat in NYC!

After having spent over a decade working in nightclubs in NYC, Sydnee Washington joins Kath & Jan to tell them how she got her start. We talk about champagne bottles that cost more than our rent and the art of the hustle. Check out Sydnee's podcast, The Unofficial Expert on iTunes too!

From social work to fine dining, AB changed gears and decided to follow her passion for pastry. She shares why she left New York City to pursue educating future pastry chefs.

Ben Randall, host of In The Weeds podcast joins Kath & Jan for their 30th episode! They chat about what happens behind the scenes in a kitchen, why you need to fake it til you make it and how Chefs are able to have lives outside the kitchen!

Alina Konon joins Kath & Jan and discusses how she got her first bartending job in NYC with no experience, why working at an after hours club is maybe not such a good idea and her creative career outside of bartending!