Rookie Restaurateur

Mama Jean's Barbecue has been one of Rookie Restaurateur's most requested businesses to interview. Well, we were finally fortunate enough tog et some time to sit down with Madison Ruckel the restaurateur behind Mama Jean's Barbecue!

Prompted by Lisa and Quincy's questions, Madison dives  into what it takes to make good barbecue, the pros and cons of a mobile unit versus a brick and mortar, and he ranks the best side dishes for barbecue.

Learn More about Mama Jean's here: https://www.instagram.com/mamajeansbbq/

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Quincy and Lisa dive right into tipping culture, and all the complexities that come with it. Followed up by a light hearted blind Mayo tasting. With the episode being rounded out with Quincy absolutely nailing another tier list segment.

Drop a comment and/or send us a DM with a "Rookie Q" (a question you can ask Lisa or Quincy) for a chance to be spotlighted on a future episode!
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Lisa and Quincy roll right into some new more polished podcast segments. What are "Rookie Q's"? What Makes a good Wine List? How do you pronounce "berbere"?  And why aren't more people eating Cauliflower?!?!?

Lisa and Quincy  tackle the above questions and more on a brand new episode of 'Rookie Restaurateur'

Drop a comment and/or send us a DM with a "Rookie Q" (a question you can ask Lisa or Quincy) for a chance to be spotlighted on a future episode!
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Follow Quincy on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/chef_qr/

Follow Lisa Archer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohgoodgolly_/

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

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Lisa and Quincy kick off their official co-hosting debut by launching right into untested podcast segments. We'll see what sticks, and it'll be a fun ride to figure out which segments YOU the listener relate to. Drop a comment and/or send us a DM with either a "Rookie Q" (a question you can ask Lisa or Quincy) or some type of segment idea you'd like to hear.
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This episode is sponsored by RND Coffee. Specialty coffee beans roasted in Roanoke, VA by Quincy and his team. Use code "ROOKIE" to get 10% off your next order: www.roanokecoffee.com

Watch Quincy make interesting (and ridiculous) coffee content on his YouTube Channel: "Cafe With Q"

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

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Big things are in the works for the "Rookie Restaurateur' podcast. We have so many exciting things planned for 2024, but I'm not sure anything is more exciting than introducing the shows new official co-host Lisa Archer.

You already know Lisa as an incredibly talented hospitality professional who is also the owner of Edible Blue Ridge Magazine. Well now you can add podcast co-host to her resume. And for her debut  as a co-host, she gets to interview none other than Quincy Randolph.
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Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

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With the alligator heart out of the bag, and the episode having aired, we can finally talk 'Chopped'. Chef Noam Bilitzer joins us once more on the podcast to talk all things 'Chopped'. Noam is a 3x 'Chopped' competitor, and happened to be talented and skillful enough to win

In this episode, we go as behind the scenes as we can, and really dive deep into what it means to compete on some of these storied Food Network programs. Noam also does a tier list on "Culinary Movies" and his rankings might shock you.

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Check out Noam & MeeshMeesh  on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/noam_bilitzer/
https://www.instagram.com/meeshmeesh_med_lou/

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

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Part 2 of the conversation with JP Powell & Hunter Johnson

JP Powell and Hunter Johnson join Quincy on the Rookie Restaurateur Podcast! JP and Hunter are restaurateur rockstars (figuratively and literally). They were both prominent musicians in a band before getting into the restaurant business themselves, before having to face some tough crossroads when deciding where they wanted their careers to head.

Listen in as JP and Hunter dive deep into what it was like trying to make it as a touring musician and run a restaurant in its first year, as well as how the restaurant landscape has changed since they opened Lucky 13 years ago.

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Check out Lucky, Fortunato, and Stellina on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/luckyroanoke/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/fortunatorestaurant/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/stellinaroanoke/?hl=en

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

Follow us on Patreon for clips and segments that you can't find anywhere else: Patreon.com/RookieRestaurateur

JP Powell and Hunter Johnson join Quincy on the Rookie Restaurateur Podcast! JP and Hunter are restaurateur rockstars (figuratively and literally). They were both prominent musicians in a band before getting into the restaurant business themselves, before having to face some tough crossroads when deciding where they wanted their careers to head.

Listen in as JP and Hunter dive deep into what it was like trying to make it as a touring musician and run a restaurant in its first year, as well as how the restaurant landscape has changed since they opened Lucky 13 years ago.

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Check out Lucky, Fortunato, and Stellina on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/luckyroanoke/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/fortunatorestaurant/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/stellinaroanoke/?hl=en

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

Follow us on Patreon for clips and segments that you can't find anywhere else: Patreon.com/RookieRestaurateur

Chef Noam Bilitzer joins us on the podcast for Rookie Restaurateurs' first remote podcast episode! Noam is a long time friend, and an extremely talented chef who just opened his first restaurant named MeeshMeesh Mediterranean, in Louisville, KY.

Tune in, as this episode is choc full of knowledge nuggets for opening a new restaurant, some insight into the path Noam took to restaurant ownership, and some sandwich filled tomfoolery.

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Check out Noam & MeeshMeesh  on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/noam_bilitzer/
https://www.instagram.com/meeshmeesh_med_lou/

This episode is sponsored by RND Coffee. Specialty coffee beans roasted in Roanoke, VA by Quincy and his team. Use code "ROOKIE" to get 10% off your next order: www.roanokecoffee.com

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

Follow us on Patreon for clips and segments that you can't find anywhere else: Patreon.com/RookieRestaurateur

Tyler and Nicole join us on "Rookie Restaurateur" as brand new brewery owners! Blindhouse specializes in farmhouse inspired beers, mixed culture fermentation, and old world techniques.

Tyer & Nicole are juggling entrepreneurship and family life on top of slowly turning Blindhouse into the exact brewery they want it to be. Because no small business survives without adaptation after opening day.

Join us as Tyler & Nicole share knowledge about how they launched their brewery, the lengths they're going through to be unique, and find out the the S-tier brewery pastime is.
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Check out Blindhouse Beer Co on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/blindhousebeer/

Watch highlight clips of the podcast on the "Rookie Restaurateur" YouTube Channel: "Rookie Restaurateur"

Follow us on Patreon for clips and segments that you can't find anywhere else: Patreon.com/RookieRestaurateur