Happy Pride and Happy Juneteenth.

And yes, we're still in a pandemic, and on June 2nd of 2022, Alameda county has issued a mask mandate, so please wear masks; I mean, it's the least you can do. Thank you!

My next guest is bar owner Lauren Jamieson owner of Lofi Laboratories, from my old neck of the woods, where I grew up - Modesto. Yes, Lauren is my first guest with an operating business in the Central Valley. And since I started this podcast, I've wondered about the restaurant/bar industry in other parts of California, the States, and the world. And now, after a year of podcasting, I finally get to talk to an owner outside of the city. I want to read a quote from Lauren when we were first talking about the Industry and the podcast.