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
58: 315 RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR, SANTA FE
Louis Moskow is chef/owner of 315 Restaurant & Bar. He's been in Santa Fe, New Mexico creating a french focused menu for 27 years. This episode shows us how a fantastic wines list with a carefully curated menu can build a clientele that will keep coming back.
315's menu has never stopped serving locally sourced ingredients, and he shares how the relationships with the farms and farmers is not an option--it's the only way to serve a great meal. Chef Moskow is resolute in drawing attention to the good, seasonal ingredients he chooses for his menu.
The wines compliment the items on the menu. He is the chef in the kitchen, and he does not shy away from coming to guest tables and helping them choose the wine that best compliments the menu.
His team and staff are strong and consistent. Lately, in Sept/October several staff have left and Louis Moskow shared his struggles with us on the show
315 Restaurant and Bar website
57: IRENA STEIN ON ART AND BEAUTY
Irena Stein is a Baltimore restauranteur for the last 20 years. That would be impressive on it's own. There is far more to Irena Stein, and it's a joy to share what many people do not know. She is a creative, and artistic human! She has allowed that artistic self to find a home in Alma Cocina Latina, with a variety of plants in the restaurant. Many plants. Inside the restaurant you'll see more than plants. Black and white photos on some walls, a stunning mural to accentuate her love of nature. Her love of nature does not stop in her ability to create an appealing space. She respect nature which the menu reflects by using local produce, minimizing waste, recycling and consistently building her business with sustainability in mind.
This episode is a conversation on beauty and art, and how releasing those aspects into your restaurant can create solace--for the managers, the bartenders, the chef, the servers, Irena (the owner), Mark (her partner)as well as every single guest. You feel nature surrounding you in this lovely restaurant. Today we invite you to listen, and then to look up the website and their IG.