Wicked Tasty Podcast

Sam Ullrich Marketing Director of Emmy Squared, Pizza Loves Emily and Red Pebbles Management (404 Kitchen, Gertie's Bar, Shepp's Deli and Blue Stripes) joins the show to discuss how to find growth in your existing restaurants' brand and operations.

Emmy Squared found creative ways to pivot during the COVID-19 crisis and is planning to open new locations during a pandemic. Red Pebbles Management also recently opened Shepp's Deli and Blue Stripes in Nashville in early 2021. Sam shares the secrets behind their brand's success.

Michelin rated restaurateur, Josh Kopel of Preux & Proper in Los Angeles and host of the FULL COMP podcast, recently joined the Wicked Tasty Podcast for a wide-ranging interview centered around lessons he has learned from the industries brightest minds like Jon Taffer, Andrew Zimmern & Jet Tila, pandemic pivots that have worked, and the importance of running a culture first, data driven restaurant. 

Co-owers of The Mockingbird and life partners, Brian Riggenbach and Mikey Corona join the Wicked Tasty Podcast to share the story behind how the Chicago couple ended up in Nashville, what it has been like to build a restaurant in Music City share their fun perspectives on life!

Tony and Caroline, owners of Nicky's Coal Fired in Nashville join the podcast to share the story behind how they took their love for Tony's Italian cooking heritage and turned it into one of Nashville's most popular Italian restaurants and pizzerias.

Food & beverage photographer Nick Bumgardner joins the show to share what life is like as a professional photographer and shares his best tips for amateur food photographers & Instagramers! 

The Grilled Cheeserie owners Joseph and Crystal join the show to share how they turned their grilled cheese food truck into multiple trucks and stores around Nashville.

They share what it has been like to run their business while starting a family, why it is important to have a business with wholesome values and will make you hungry discussing National Grilled Cheese Month (April).

Craig and Jami Joe of TN Cobbler Co food truck in Nashville join the show to share their story of building their dessert food truck company and brand in Music City.

They share behind the scenes insight into how to start a food truck, share stories from their journey and tell the lessons they learned along the way.

In this episode, Christy Hunter of Photowalk The Gulch and Debbie Warden of Local Tastes of Nashville join the show to discuss the booming tourism industry in Nashville.

Note: This podcast was recorded prior to the March 2020 Nashville Tornado and Global Coronavirus Outbreak. Both Christy's and Debbie's businesses have been severely affected by these events but being #NashvilleStrong, they will bounce back.

If you or anyone you know plans to travel to Nashville in 2020, please share this episode with them so they can learn about our great city and book a tour with Christy & Debbie!

In this episode, Shane Nasty of HoneyFire BBQ joins the show to share about how he got into BBQ, what its like to compete on the Kansas City BBQ Society circuit and lessons he has learned from opening his own BBQ restaurant in Nashville.

In the wake of the devestating tornados in Middle Tennessee, there will not be a new episode this week. Instead, I share my brief thoughts on the tragedy, how you can get involved to restore the city and what makes Nashville so special.

To Volunteer: www.hon.org

To Donate: www.cfmt.org 

I love you Nashville, we are #NashvilleStrong.