Holy Guacamole
This podcast released an episode every week between 2020 and 2023. The idea was to share first-hand stories from restaurant owners, cafe owner, travel businesses and more.
PODCAST
22: WINE COLLECTIVE WITH ENRIQUE PALLARES
At the top of the show we have a quick how-to on handling COVID testing among your staff. But the bulk of our show is always highlighting courageous, bold teams and owners, doing their level best in the pandemic...so here we go...
Our guest, Enrique, co-owner of The Wine Collective, with his brother Phillipe, and John Levenberg, their talented wine maker. They enter Baltimore city in spite for the pandemic! Creating a classy, tasteful wine haven looks effortless to us. Yes, they actually make wine in the space. Dave digs in, asking detailed questions about their quality standards. Martha drills down on their simple but clever menu. Who would think that a Union Collective, a former Sears Warehouse would gain a new life quite as vibrant as this!
They'll sell you a bottle of wine in their Swing Top Club--a creative solution? Easily transferable? You decide). They added a collaborative option: the Vermouth Swing Top Club. Their vision evolved into a spacious, copper top bar with gorgeous tile work encircled by wine casks and impressive industrial tanks. Want to hear his story in his own words? Here's a great video.
Guest feel the warmth and hospitality from the moment they enter-- in person, on the web and on the Gram! They are an inspiration!
21: SHAWN WALCHEF TALKS DIGITAL HOSPITALITY
Shawn Walchef, founder of Cali BBQ Media and Digital Hospitality, learned years ago what so many are facing right now—your restaurant cannot survive or sustain without fully embracing digital platforms that expanding your reach. His journey started when he opened his BBQ business in a poor location, in an era when BBQ was an unknown in California. Using the internet and evolving technology of an iphone, he could reach people who would never have know his place. Now he can looks back and sees that his strategy is paying off. He shares his message for the good of our independent restaurant industry. There is a lot to learn in this episode.
Chances are you will feel the impact of Shawn’s words. Rethinking the future of your independent restaurant is a job for each and every one of us right now. Keep up to date with Shawn's thinking in his podcast, called Digital Hospitality. Need to look into Cali BBQ? Here you go!