Pulling Corks and Forks

On this episode I speak with the co-owner of Hush Public House about the success of Hush, his soon-to-open new restaurant Aftermath, being a 5th generation Arizonan, his career and mentors in the Phoenix restaurant industry, and more!

On this episode I speak with the partner of Picazzo's Healthy Italian Kitchen about working his way up through the company, opening its newest location, helping to raise 4 kids and more.

On today's episode we talk about her weekly pop-up in Ahwatukee, Salvadorian food, how she got her start, what she wants to do, what she doesn't want to do...and more!

On today's episode we speak about achieving success at a young age, what to expect when Reserve re-opens, the difference between the Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chef, his mentors and more.

On today's episode Chef Russell LaCasce talks about growing up in Chicago, Charleston & Park City, bringing a wide variety of cultural and historical influence to his cooking style, changing up the comfort food menu at Zuzu, his mentors, his culinary team and more.

On today's episode we chat with Chef Lee Hillson about his exciting international culinary journey, growing up in England and Australia, hotel & resort restaurants, what it was really like having Gordon Ramsay as a roommate, traveling through England and more.

On today's episode the Boston native talks about going from owning a sandwich shop to a 5-star restaurant, traveling the globe and how Atlas was the perfect name for his authentic brand, his journey at Tempe/ASU in the 1990's, getting into the wine business and more.

On today's episode, St. Louis native Steven Zimmerman talks about going from the rigors of corporate hotel life to creatively heading his locally owned Scottsdale restaurant, what home grown really means to him, interesting facts about goat meat, what he likes to do in his time off, the 3 P's and more.

On today's episode I am joined at the table by the owner of the Wandering Donkey Taqueria & Tequila Bar about going from corporate America to food trucks to a brick & mortar restaurant, his new Scottsdale location, getting his wife on The Maury Povich Show and more.

On today's episode, I chat with the owner of Il Bosco Pizza about his new downtown location & future expansion plans, the Phoenix influencer community, what it's like going from global manufacturing to owning a couple of pizza joints and more.