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Today we had special guest and old friend Scott McDowell on the podcast. Scott is running the ship at Jak's Grill in West Seattle. We got deep in the woods on great restaurant stuff here! We talked about restaurant closures, Irish pizza, chowder pizza, annoying QR code menus, work dreams and the how getting slammed is like going to war sometimes! ENJOY!!!

Chef took an adventurous journey to Europe! Today chef and Hammer discuss the differences of Euro dining and culture. This is a great guide to plan your next trip! ENJOY!!!

Hammer and Chef sit down and discuss the minimum wage hike hitting many cities across the country. What is a fare wage in the restaurant business? Enjoy!

Hammer and I have decided to give our livers a break for a while. In this podcast we try a ton of non-alcoholic beers, we prefer the dark ones. We also discuss QR menu ordering at restaurants, self ordering, self checkout at stores and the hopes of us getting back to being social in restaurants again. We also asked the age old question...Can I get a paper menu? Enjoy

A wild first ride with special event coordinator and Christmas enthusiast Stephanie Housden! We dive into Christmas movies, gift giving, the gift of travel, Hammer's crazy trip he has planned, love language and the difference between men and women. A great food centric podcast! Hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording! Cheers! Chef86'd

Like Pumpkin beer? On todays show we taste through pumpkin beers (listed below). We also chat a ton about halloween, the restaurant biz and if it is ok for men to share a blanket. Beers Tasted Lunar Harvest by Ghostfish Brewing Pumpkin Ale by San Juan Island Brewing Night Owl by Elysian Brewing Atomic Pumpkin by New Belgium Brewing Punkin Ale by Dogfish Brewing ENJOY!!!

After thousands of requests Hammer and Chef finally did a hot sauce tasting! This one was brutal and fun all wrapped into one episode. We also talk about the West seattle bridge opening and the shenanigans.  Hot Sauce Tasted (We purchased all these at Cost Plus World Market) Truff Hot Sauce Slap Your Mama Hot Sauce The Reaper Hot Sauce Da Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce ENJOY!!

Why not try energy drinks for a 10:30 recording, what could go wrong? Hammer and Chef Jeremy bust through the newest energy drinks on the market using brewed tea concentrate and green coffee extract. Energy drinks are a huge part of the restaurant business. We also went on tangents like we usually do but still staying to the script and having tons of laughs.  Energy Drinks Riot Energy Drink – Cherry Watermelon Starbucks Baya Energy Drink – Mango Guava Alani Nu – Cosmic Stardust Ghost Energy Drink – Sour Patch Blue Raspberry Pure North Energy Seltzer – Grapefruit Lemonade ENJOY!!!

Jeremy and Hammer sit down with old friend Carsten Rode to discuss Front of House matters. Carsten is one of the many that has left the business to pursue a different career. Carsten is now a well respected acupuncturist. We also taste some asian food delicacies: fried sardines in black bean, durian, black jelly and lychee. ENJOY!

Time to slug down some whiskey and why not taste different ones! Chef Jeremy got inspired by seeing the famous whistle pig bourbon in single airline style. We also chat about getting older, the state of the restaurant world and why hammer is so angry! Tasting list is: Bushmills Crown Royal Pendleton Buffalo Trace Whistlepig Enjoy!!

Chef Jeremy brings in some delectable spring vegetables in a feeble attempt to get Hammer to care about food. We taste through fiddlehead ferns, sea beans and morel mushrooms.  We also discuss the pains of delivery platforms in your restaurant. ENJOY!!!

WARNING: UNEDITED EDITION Tequila flowing like water, NW Mexican style beer, and laughs galore fill this podcast with Hammer and Chef. Discussions arise about Starbucks, the boom of breweries, celebrity owned restaurants and... Hammer poses the question. What if your dog could laugh at your jokes? Heres some linkage to the articles we discussed. Starbucks Schultz Takeover Celebrities ruining restaurants ENJOY!