The Centre Cut

Today it’s all about the sheer power of ‘picky bits,’ plus some thoughts on how to effectively become ‘East London’ in a single day, all while taking in a few top-class cocktail bars.

Today we’re chatting about the perfect breakfast, solo travel, Mama Juana, the seaside, and the oddities of food & drink labelling. We also get into how we’re feeling coming into the new year, which, if we had to guess, is probably close to how you’re feeling too.

Matt disappears off to Spain and the UK for an event packed adventure, Mike picks up a case of man-flu, and we kick off the new year with freshly squeezed juice and questionable decisions.

For episode 200, we’re chatting about upcoming trips to Dingle and the continent, how the year’s wrapping up, and, as tradition dictates, a bit of drinks-related food for thought.

Welcome to our annual 2025 Christmas Day check in x

Hey there, are you feeling merry and festive, have you watched the newest season of Fallout yet, are all the presents wrapped?

Today = Kneecap Poitín, Spanish Santa and the the feeling of coming home.

Recently, we visited our friends Anne, David and Sally at 51 Cornmarket for food and drinks that made us want to stand up and spin in circles. That was followed by wine across the road at Plugd Records with our other beautiful friend Brian O’Connor of Brian’s Wines—this time the kind of wine that makes you sit back down and spin your chair instead.

Here, we recount that experience, followed by a recap of our most recent Christmas Party. Tune in and stay sound x

Today, we’re joined by Rémy Savage: philosopher, man of drinks, appreciator of French-style sandwiches, and most importantly a sincerely genuine human who’s relentlessly invested in the pursuit of perfection—whether that’s drink development or simply how a bar feels.

We’ve recently realised that most of our friends and listeners are genuinely happening, attractive people.

Today, we’re having what we feel is a forward-moving, positive critique of how modern large drinks brands approach “care” in their physical workplaces and venues.

Today, Mike is in the Canaries turning 34, and Matthew is thinking about getting a haircut after a recent trip to Mo Chara in Dundalk. Sometimes life really is that simple.