Link to episode HERE. What if the best wine class you ever took wasn’t about wine at all? What if it was really about friendship, redemption, and whether you can really come back from rock bottom? This week’s guest is my old friend Brian, someone I studied wine with, worked late nights alongside, and haven’t…

Link to Episode HERE. What do pharmacy school, cookbooks, and Polynesian pop culture have in common? Today’s guest, Tiki Lindy, connects those dots and a dozen more. From her early days bartending in the South to becoming one of the leading voices in the modern Tiki scene, Lindy has carved out a space all her…

Link to Episode HERE. What if the difference between $100 in tips and $1,000 wasn’t your wine list—but your mindset? This week’s guest, Julio of ⁠Waiter, There’s More⁠, joins us from Sweden to share his mission: training the next generation of hospitality pros not just to serve, but to elevate. From starting as a coffee…

Link to Episode HERE. Picture this: thirty‑year agave plants hauled by burro through Oaxacan dust, corn fields reborn as gold in your glass, and a mango eau‑de‑vie so juicy it will drive you mad. That wild collision of flavor and story is exactly what today’s guest, Nat Harry, lives for. Nat’s a former bartender turned spirits…

Link to Episode HERE. What if everything you knew about wine and food pairing was wrong? This week’s guest, Tim Hanni, Master of Wine, drops bomb after bomb on the wine world’s biggest myths: from the nonsense of “red wine with red meat” to why sweet wine drinkers may actually have more taste buds. We…

Link to Episode HERE. 🍺 Ever heard of Lithuanian pickle beer? Join us for an epic chat with Chris Campbell, a veteran of Santa Fe’s vibrant bar scene, in this must-listen episode! 🍸 From slinging drinks at high-end restaurants to managing the bar at Susan’s, Chris spills the tea on surviving the pandemic, pivoting to…

Link to Episode HERE. What happens when a pioneer in mixology decides to walk away from booze—and starts writing about mythical cats instead? This week, I sit down with Natalie Bovis, aka The Liquid Muse, and it’s a wild, funny, deeply heartfelt ride through festival burnout, artistic rebirth, and the unexpected magic of letting go.…

What happens when a former executive chef walks away from the kitchen—and realizes she never learned how to take care of herself? When she brings up mental health the response is a best lukewarm, and at worst dismissive??? This week’s episode hit me hard. Jasmin Parks-Papadopoulos brings honesty, depth, and a kind of courage you…

What exactly happens when one jumps ship and goes from working on the floor to distribution? This week I had the pleasure to catch up with a tour de force in the Santa Fe Community, James ‘by the glass’ Selby. This episode explores what kind of life you can expect as a wine and spirits…

What happens when two bartenders reunite after a decade…and finally talk about a night when things went sideways? This episode dives deep into the highs, lows, and healing of life behind the bar This week, I was truly lucky. This is an episode near and dear to my heart. Chris Milligan is a force to…