This episode features a conversation with Chantal Tseng, Washington D.C.-based bartender and sommelier and owner of Cocktails for End Times. During our interview we talk about her love of sherry, how the D.C. bar scene has evolved in the last decade, and the unique way her regulars supported her during the Covid shutdowns of 2020 and 2021.

Cocktailsforendtimes.com

Chantal's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Tawny Lara and Nick Mechak, co-founders of the non-alcoholic drink company (parentheses). During our interview we talk about both of their backgrounds in the hospitality industry, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and what it’s like running a small business as a married couple.

(parentheses) Website

Tawny's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Kevin Beary, beverage director for Three Dots and a Dash, The Bamboo Room, and Sushi-san in Chicago. During our interview we talk about cutting your teeth as a bartender on a dinner cruise boat, how he manages a rum list of over 300 bottles and then we also fall into a very specific conversation about foam.

Kevin's Instagram

Three Dots and a Dash

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Shannon Mustipher, consultant, spirits educator, and author of the excellent cocktail book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. During our interview we talk about how her first job at a coffee shop prepared her for a life behind the bar, her experience developing rum brands, and the unique way her book came together.

Shannon's Website

Shannon's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Jim Meehan, author of three cocktail books including most recently, The Bartender's Pantry. During our interview we talk about his latest book, the bartender’s pantry, rethinking quality versus quantity, and why everyone should aspire to act a little bit more like bartenders.

Jim's Website

Jim's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Joel Blum and Nicolette Teo, founders of the LA Spirits Awards. During our interview we talk about how they found their home in the spirits, industry, the challenges of launching a spirits competition mere months before the start of covid, and why LA is a great but often overlooked culinary city.

LA Spirits Awards Website

LA Spirits Awards on Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Erick Castro, Proprietor of Raised by Wolves and Gilly’s House of Cocktails, Partner at Superbueno and Host of the Bartender at Large podcast. During our interview we talk about his journey in the industry, opening bars in San Diego and the importance of third spaces as a remedy to the loneliness epidemic.

Erick's Instagram: @hungrybartender

Bartender at Large Podcast

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Episode Copyright Hypernoticer Media, 2024

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