Brew's Cafe

Add to the list of things I learn in podcasting: ROLLER DERBY! I honestly thought this was a fictitious thing... you know, the scantily clad women clawing, elbowing, hair pulling and all as they circle a track on roller skates. Turns out, it's a real sport. Played by real athletes on real teams in real arenas, with real live audiences. And instead of fishnets and hot pants they wear double bu...

If you want to know what's going on in the restaurant world on Long Island, you go to one guy: Steve Haweeli. Founder of WordHampton, the go to PR and Media Relations firm for South Fork businesses and organizations, including most restaurants, Steve pretty much invented the restaurant PR game in the Hamptons. Thirty years ago, when phones were still attached to the rest of the world by cable...

As the UNC Tar Heels prepare to play in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game tonight, Tar Heel for life, Matt Doherty, joins me in the cafe and opens up about success-- winning the NCAA Championship with Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Coach Dean Smith and others; failure-- losing his job as UNC Head Coach after only two seasons; and rebounding-- learning from both success and failure to...

East Hampton seems like such a small town sometimes, but make no mistake: our police department is no small-time operation. Sixty-five full time offices serve the town and keep us safe, and that doesn't include Traffic Control Officers, administrative and backup staff. Behind it all, Police Chief Mike Sarlo works tirelessly to make sure it all runs smoothly. Mike joins us in the cafe and we d...

If you're looking for an opinion, Laura Euler's got one. In fact she has many. And she's not afraid to share them. Fortunately for us, they tend to be rather entertaining and are usually well-informed (that's my reluctant, backhanded way of saying "yeah, sometimes she's right). Currently the real estate blog writer for "Dirt", she's previously written &...

Would you rather? Be riding down the straightaway at 100mph on a vintage British racing motorcycle and lose your brakes.... or wake up from 5 surgeries unable to move anything but one finger? Randy Hoffman, my guest this week, has done both. After speaking to him, he'd much rather lose the brakes on the straightaway. But he wasn't given a choice, and when he woke up from surgery over two...

Somewhere between Mexico and Cuba, sat down with the world's longest living country punk rocker, Jon Langford of The Mekons, Waco Brothers and Skull Orchard,  and our dear friend, Dave Herndon, communications director for the City of Santa Fe, NM and did a little reminiscing. We were aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise 6, an amazing 6 day adventure featuring, not only Jon's bands, but Steve...

Many ideas have been hatched at the Stephen Talkhouse bar at two in the morning. Not many of these have turned out to be good. Only one, however, transformed an organization with a $10,000 annual budget into $400 million operation benefitting tens of thousands of wounded American service veterans. Chris Carney joins me in the Cafe to tell the story of how the Soldier Ride, became part of The Wound...

Justin Finney is the last man standing of the "Ohio Invasion" that hit Amagansett in the early 00's. Beckoned east from Cleveland by Chef Tim Bando, Justin started at the now legendary Meeting House in its first year, spent a couple of years at Nick and Toni's and has been partner and chef de cuisine at Highway Restaurant for the past seven years. Justin brings his natural easy...

For the many, many people who miss seeing Alison Burke at the super popular, suddenly closed, Simply Sublime in East Hampton, this episode will go down like one of their famous "mangolicious" smoothies. Alison stops by the Cafe this week and shares her stories: the development of her unique "Alison Burke Yoga" practice, her philosophy toward meditation techniques (relax, you&ap...

How does an accounting major from Queens become chef of the most glamorous, most iconic restaurant in the Hamptons? And not just one iconic restaurant, but five? And just how (un)glamorous is that job on  daily basis? Do you have any idea what 500 turkeys looks like? And why anyone would find them in possession of them? As the corporate chef of Honest Man Restaurant Group, Joe Realmuto has quite a...

Wow. In this episode Walt Lindveld, Creative Director and face of the public of the super successful Montauk Beach House, opens up about his experience as the parent of a child with Down Syndrome. Most of us parents might think of the burden such a responsibility might add, but Walt assures us that the rewards far outweigh the demands. Walt also tells the story of how shared positivity and commitm...

Hemp. Cannabis. Marijuana. CBD. THC. Cannabinoids. Medical use. Recreational use. Legal. Illegal. The world of cannabis is an extremely complex place, but there's no one better to break it all down than our own local grower, producer, seller and advocate, David Falkowski. In this episode we cover all of the above, and David breaks down what each term means, how it applies to our lives. With l...

Judith Jordan is a licensed social worker specializing in the treatment of addiction and recovery for individuals and families. Judith speaks candidly about the role of therapy, 12 step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and other treatments to help people overcome addictions and find better mental health. 

Ok, so this one is a real estate podcast. Ed Bruehl is one of the smart ones-- the kind of real estate broker who quietly does a ton of business. Ed has a slightly different take on most aspects of the Hamptons Real Estate game. That's why he's been so successful. And it's also why he makes such a great guest for the podcast. Join us as we look at the market from what Ed refers to &...

Who's played Stephen Talkhouse more than Bosco? And who plays in more bands on the East End than Bosco?  And what makes Nancy Atlas such a great bandleader? Join Bosco and me as he riffs on these topics and lots of others relating to the music scene on the East End, today, and in the good old days. Toss in a little surf reminiscence, some Costa Rican pura vida and we've got Episode 13 in...

Well, I wasn't quite expecting this. Erik Schwab, aka @saltyvisionz, teaches surfing at Ditch and Earth Science at Springs School. So I figured we'd talk about the science of waves and beaches and other fluffy subjects. Well, we did. A little. But we spent a lot more time on the social sciences, mainly current events and how we digest our information, how we form our opinions and how we...

What was the first movie that made you cry? Do you remember? This is a great podcast question to ask Anne Chaisson, Executive Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival. Too bad she asked me first! But that's just how it goes when an amateur podcaster sits down with a long time dear friend and just starts talking about movies (it's ok to call them movies, or films, or even what...

It's not every day I get a mythological being on the podcast, but in this episode, I get to sit down with a real live Selkie (part seal, part human, all treasure) and I can assure you that they do exist. Evelyn O'Doherty is widely known as the kid you just can't get out of the water: whether she's surfing, paddle surfing, or just paddling around, very few days go by where she d...

I have no idea how to describe this episode. I started this podcast to have fun, and every one of my guests has been great fun to be with and terrifically entertaining to talk to. So, no disrespect to my past of future guests, but I believe we entered a different dimension of fun with this episode. Caveman news? Check. Russian Shamanism? Did it. New York City restaurant life as a child? Covered. C...

First of all, donuts. Because donuts, that's why. Here's the story about the donuts: how they started, how they're made, where you can get them now and why they go with everything. But don't think Christina DeSanti stops there. In this episode we go full bore into everything worth discussing in East Hampton: housing, mental health, education, transportation, politics (yes, poli...

You probably know Colin Ambrose as the owner, chef, gardener and wearer of many other hats at Estia's Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor. But did you know he's also a seriously devoted fly fisherman? Ok, you knew that. But did you know he produces short films about his escapades in fly fishing? And that his YouTube channel has over 50,000 views? Check out this week's Brew's Cafe and...

Would you buy a used car from this man? How about a $10 million summer home? Adam may be new to the real estate game, but he's certainly found his niche by both mastering the art of Instagram and practicing old fashioned tried and true sales skills. Learn how to buy a car, how not to buy a house, whether the Catskills have finally made it as a real estate option and whether we all really do p...

Grain Surfboards is not your typical surf shop, and Brian Schopfer is not your typical surf shop owner. To begin with, his boards are made of wood. And you have to build them yourself. Using only hand tools. And they're expensive. And people are lining up to do it. Join me as Brian and I chat about surf culture, surf cliques, skiing vs snowboarding, the joy of building something by hand and s...

For 30 days in September and October, Ryan completed a new adventure challenge each day. Challenges included things like running lighthouse to lighthouse, taking a jujitsu class, and participating in just about every unique type of workout available locally. But they also included things like skydiving, leaping off a tall building and firing a machine gun. Join us on the podcast to hear how he cam...