Mike Baker began his restaurant career in the Big Apple, unnerving his New York City denizens with his sunny west coast disposition. Eventually he made it back to California to act and manage Britannia British Pub in Santa Monica, which included numerous Kiefer Sutherland sightings and a Beatles tribute band. We talk about waiting tables during the recession, British expat customers, and his thriving acting career. Enjoy!

Coworker Josie Suhs has spent most of her life in the restaurant world thanks to her chef father, who owns a restaurant in the quaint town of Cadillac, Michigan. Thanks to her lifelong experience, she declares that she will never in fact be the owner of her own restaurant. In this episode we discuss our mutual employer, Sweetsalt Foodshop in Toluca Lake, the discrepancies with barista tipping, and her improv and writing pursuits in the comedy world of LA. Enjoy! 

Wyatt Gray got his start in service in beautiful Ojai, CA, running cocktails and cleaning sunglasses to poolside guests at the Ojai Valley Inn. We talk about his brush with the 1% of the 1% and how hotels are not big on overtime. We also discuss his America's Got Talent debut, and gush over our love for Emma Stone. Enjoy!

Mav Viola got her start as a barista in Virginia Beach, VA, moving on to crouton connoisseur thanks to her time at Panera Bread Co. We talk about her celeb run-ins at the Ace Hotel, our mutual disdain for to-go orders, and her thriving stand up career. Enjoy!

Sherra Lasley got her start in the restaurant game as a blizzard master at the Dairy Queen in Bettendorf, Iowa, eventually graduating to bar manager at the famous IO theater in Chicago. We talk about the perils of Postmates, our escape route from Grand Central Market, and her extensive comedy accomplishments, including her recent pilot. Enjoy!

Friend and coworker Amanda Lehan goes over her restaurant resume starting with her humble beginnings working at a Dunkin Donuts in Massachusetts, all the way to her run ins with homeless people and Kevin from the Backstreet Boys in Los Angeles. 

This episode features a conversation with the hilarious duo behind Schmabaret, a variety comedy show here in Los Angeles. We cover their humble restaurant beginnings in the midwest all the way to their current server run-ins with the celebrity denizens of West Hollywood.