An interview a long time in the making, I finally got to talk with Paul Grieco, one of the greats in Hospitality of our time. We talked about his introduction in to the restaurant business, his philosophy about hospitality, and how he is reacting to the Covid-19 crisis. I really believe this, along with the chat with MS Bobby Stuckey, to be one of the best discussions around Hospitality I've ever heard. Please let me know what you think via Instagram DM! @hospitaliTV
Mar 31, 2020•35 min•Ep. 25
Sat down with Maurice DiMarino, beverage director of the Cohn Restaurant Group, which has about 27 restaurants and some 1700 employees, most of them in San Diego.
Mar 29, 2020•17 min•Ep. 24
Free meals for anyone who is unemployed! Please share! (March 27th, 2020) . Johan Engman (@johansadventures), of @breakfastrepublic and @figtreecafesd, has his crew preparing dinner meals for you to pick up. Donations are awesome and encouraged by NOT NECESSARY. . Pick up is DAILY at Breakfast Republic in Mission Valley between 8am-2pm. The last thing we want are for meals to go to waste; they have now extended this past just those in the hospitality industry to anyone affected by this crisis. ....
Mar 27, 2020•11 min•Ep. 23
THIS IS IT. In nearly 15 years of working in the Hospitality industry this is probably the most insightful presentation regarding Hospitality I’ve ever heard. Something everyone needs to hear. Chefs. Bartenders. Restaurant managers. Sommeliers. Hostesses. Food Runners. Bussers. Bar Backs. Back waiters. Owners. Operators. This is coming at a great time too during the holidays where I know I for one have experienced higher levels of anxiety working in this industry. It’s not easy. Bobby talks abou...
Dec 17, 2019•50 min•Ep. 22
Hi guys check out this episode with Ana Rato, the marketing director for Ramos Pinto wines from Portugal whose focus is Port wines. We talked about the process behind making Port and most importantly the blending for Port's with an indication of age. The wines are absolutely beautiful and the people who run it excel in hospitality, it was truly an honor to go there. Let me know what you think!
Dec 13, 2019•37 min•Ep. 21
Hey guys check out this latest interview with Chef Jason McLeod of Consortium Holdings (Born and Raised, Raised by Wolves, Ironside, Craft and Commerce, Morning Glory, Noble Experiment, etc..) in San Diego.
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 20
Introduction to wine tasting.. as I listened to the audio of this late night last night after a long day I was stoked to hear how many gems Josh Orr dropped during this session!! Invaluable for anyone serving wine in ANY CAPACITY. We hosted a tasting on Thursday for a group of local industry peeps including Herb and Wood, Juniper and Ivy, Del Frisco’s, Cucina Urbana, Hilton, and Born and Raised. The premise was let’s approach wine tasting with as much practicality as possible and build our vocab...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 19
In this episode I interview Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey, one of the top professionals and practitioners of it in our industry. We talk about how he got started, what it was like working for the Thomas Keller group, who has influenced him, mental health issues in our industry, and being in inspiration to others in our industry. Bobby has given TedX talks on Hospitality, and leads the Hospitality seminars in the Advanced Course for the Court of Master Sommeliers. He is cofounder of Frasca, Pizz...
Oct 09, 2019•29 min•Ep. 18
Hi guys check out this interview I did with Amanda McCrossin, the current wine director at Press in Napa Valley. Amanda is an incredibly active wine personality who in my opinion is delivering some of the best content online for people to follow. She goes by @sommvivant on IG and YouTube. You can follow along as she visits top wineries in Napa with her team, and there is a ton of amazing wine content on her YouTube channel as well. In this episode we talked about running service at her restauran...
Aug 19, 2019•42 min•Ep. 17
In this episode we talk about the way her approach to wine education has changed over the years, failing at something literally hundreds of times to succeed, and creating a unique writing style.
Jul 24, 2019•32 min•Ep. 16
We talked about wine critics and scores, the original wine influencer Robert Parker, Gambero Rosso, best practices for wine influencers and living a gratitude mind set! Let me know what you think in the comments and please like and share the content if you liked it!
Jun 10, 2019•29 min•Ep. 15
In this interview we talk about Cristie's inspiration behind the creation of her first online wine course, longevity as a sommelier and keeping a positive mindset in this ever changing crazy industry!
Mar 19, 2019•30 min•Ep. 14
Check out my latest HospitaliTV interview with Erick Castro, the creator of the Bartender at Large documentary and owner of Polite Provisions and Raised by Wolves (which received cocktail bar of the year by Imbibe Magazine.) We talk about approaching new bar concepts, advice for new bar managers, and the creation of the documentary.
Mar 06, 2019•18 min•Ep. 13
In this interview we go in to what it takes to open a restaurant, when to get financing, managing employees, and staying humble.
Jan 28, 2019•33 min•Ep. 12
Check it out guys here's our very first HospitaliTV Round Table Discussion with an all female panel! Join us as San Diegans Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins, Frances Teraoka, Laura Kay J and Tami Wong shed some of their insights on their own experiences in the industry! * Huge shoutout to Herb & Wood Eatery for letting us shoot on location, and to Y-Knot Collective for filming the whole damn thing... Please share!
Jan 02, 2019•47 min•Ep. 11
Sat down with Augusto Ferrarese of the Urban Kitchen Group (Cucina Urbana, Cucina Enoteca) and we talked about running multiple locations as a beverage director, staff education, and hiring talent that is better than you...
Dec 08, 2018•28 min•Ep. 10
In this episode I sat down with Master Sommelier Peter Neptune, of Neptune School of Wine, and we talked about study habits, educating wine enthusiasts versus a team of sales professionals, and how he started his school of wine.
Nov 21, 2018•32 min•Ep. 9
This interview with Anthony Schmidt, bar director for Consortium Holdings in San Diego (Polite Provisions, Craft and Commerce, Neighborhood, Noble Experiment, Ironside, Born and Raised) was straight fire!! Anthony has so much to share and give to the bar community, there are so many aspects of hospitality that he touches on. I really hope you guys enjoy this one!
Oct 03, 2018•47 min•Ep. 8
I am really excited for this one, particularly since it's my first interview ever in Spanish! Claudia Sandoval is the only Latina Master Chef, winner of season 6, and an unbelievable human being. We talked about her experience on the show, managing her personal brand, raising a child amongst all this, and most importantly, there were a lot of laughs. I really hope you like it ... and for the non spanish speakers, please check the HospitaliTV video on Facebook with English subtitles.
Aug 21, 2018•29 min•Ep. 7
Sat down to talk hospitality with the beverage director for the Cohen Restaurant Group, Maurice DiMarino. He's got so much practical advice in this episode for thinking outside of the box in your career, motivating and incentivizing staff members in all positions, creating experience based dining memories, and so much more... let us know what you think!! And don't forget to follow hospitaliTV on facebook and Instagram!
Aug 11, 2018•29 min•Ep. 6
I had a blast sitting down with one of the pioneers in the San Diego dining scene, Mister Bertrand Hug. He started his restaurant career in 1973 as managing partner of Le Cote d'Azur, and later went on to own Mister A's in Bankers Hill and Mille Fleur in Ranch Santa Fe.
Aug 01, 2018•31 min•Ep. 5
Master Sommelier Chris Blanchard talks about creating a world class wine list, opening a fried chicken restaurant and creating relationships between buyers and vendors.
Jul 22, 2018•24 min•Ep. 4
In this episode I sat down with MS Will Costello to talk about managing venues with multiple outlets, study habits for higher level examinations, and life! Original interview date March 2018.
Jul 14, 2018•11 min•Ep. 3
Sat down with Andre Hueston Mack to talk about his experience as sommelier at The French Laundry, opening Per Se, using social media as a tool for customer engagement in the hospitality business, an and other things! What an absolutely amazing individual!
Jun 10, 2018•24 min•Ep. 2
