On today's episode we discuss cheese buses, subway speakeasies and read top notch Server Submitted Stories before we dig in with Copper & Heat host and chef, Katy Osuna!

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We discuss the rarest breed of servers: the 24-hour staff. It's a world filled with 3rd shift employees, long haul truckers, insomniacs, and wasted college kids. Bright lights, weak coffee and the destruction of circadian rhythm was the name of the game for our guest Lindsay Verstegen!

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Today we discuss food critics with cook, food writer, comedian and host of The Macaroni Zone, Danny Palumbo! It's hard to imagine a world before Yelp and Trip Advisor but it was no less dramatic and involved a lot of wigs.

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Taxes are a topic that make regular folks run for the hills but service industry folks are a special breed that really really REALLY gets freaky when this topic pops up. Is it because the entire industry operates on crime? Is it because we live on tips and most times have NO idea what our actual income is? Is it because this country wants to disenfranchise citizens to be afraid of money management? IS IT A BIT OF ALL THREE??

Joining us today to help untangle this web of confusion is dear friend and host of the Brass Taxes Podcast, Caroline Creaghead!!

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We've been talking about it and now it's time to enjoy our first edition of Front of House vs. Back of House where servers and cooks hash it out over the most triggering scenarios that come up in every restaurant world wide. Today's flash point: STEAK TEMPERATURES. Defending the kitchen is Hanalei Souza and Zach Meloy!

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Copper & Heat, the James Beard Media Award winning podcast hosted by Chef Katy Osuna joins One Star Network. In the latest season, "Pre-shift", the podcast highlights tips, tools, and resources to help you navigate the challenges of working in hospitality. Subscribe, rate and review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play.

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Today's topic: Career Waiting. Joining us to discuss the subtle art of not giving a f*&k in order to succeed is Marlon Joseph and Danny Devila, hosts of The Modern Waiter podcast which is also a part of the One Star Podcast Network family. Follow them! Subscribe to, rate, and review all of our shows.

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This week we address all the ways in which restaurants are behind the curve when it comes to providing accessibility and hospitality to customers with disabilities and here to drop knowledge and humor is our pal Danielle Perez!

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Today we bring you some wet and wild Server Submitted Stories and then get down to the business of unionizing. Joining us to talk about the sweet and not so savory parts of demanding safe and equitable working conditions is Cass Vogel, a baker at Donut Friend.

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In today's episode we explore the origins of buffets and how that led to AYCE as a very American pastime. Joining us to shine some light on this highly secretive business model is podcast favorite, Ken Reid!

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