FOH with Kelly Sullivan and Lillian DeVane

What was the first Thanksgiving about, really? Kelly and Lillian barely try to answer this question but do talk a lot about one of their favorite holidays and do some catching up!

You love getting delivery, you love how fast and delicious it is but are you also calling the COPS on the guys who get it to you? Well stop! Kelly and Lillian discuss the economic and social repercussions of ebike legislature! It's HILARIOUS and INTERESTING!

Kelly and Lillian watched the 2012 documentary "Somm" so you don't have to! They discuss the Master Sommelier test and all the prep work that rich white guys in San Francisco have to do to get ready for it!

In this lighthearted bonus episode, Lillian and Kelly discuss ghosts in restaurants and the paranormal in general! Scary!

It's more spooky content! Lillian explores the case of Anjette Lyles, murderer, waitress, and restaurant owner!

Get ready for another *spooky* episode because what's scarier than...hippies...and health food??? Kelly and Lillian discuss cult controlled restaurants like The Yellow Deli, and how restaurants are also cults!

Kelly and Lillian kick off October and tell some of their own horror stories from spooky, nightmare guests! They even read a couple of listener tales of terror!

It's been a long week, and Kelly and Lillian roughly lay out some reasons why Australians are becoming more prevalent in NYC's coffee scene. But they mostly yell.

Restaurant unions, fast food worker strikes, and hot anarchists are this week's topics and Kelly and Lillian deliver the cold, hard, historical facts! But it's fun!

Happy birthday to Kelly and happy 20th episode to all of us! Lillian and Kelly tackle the topic of cashless businesses, automation in the restaurant industry, and robots as a threat to our way of life!

In 2013 journalist and government surveillance critic Michael Hastings was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, under what some believe to be suspicious circumstances. Also, Kelly and Lillian give you tips on how to host a party in your home!

Kelly and Lillian discuss the growing wildfire problem in California and how climate change is changing the lives of farmworkers, restaurants, and life as we know it. Lillian discusses bad Colorado wine.

Kelly and Lillian discuss the ancient habit of gendering guests in fine dining and how some restaurants are working toward gender blind service. Come for that, stay for Lillian's hatred of the west coast and Kelly's hatred of Frank Bruni!

What really cures a hangover? Thankfully Lillian and Kelly have tested the limits of every home remedy and share them with you!

Kelly and Lillian rip into an opinion piece in the New York Times that asks this very question, and the answer is obviously fucking yes! Watch out Britney Bronson, we're coming for both your jobs!

Moonshiners! Speakeasies! Illegal Abortions! The 1920s were a real mixed bag, including the infamous laws that gave us the Prohibition. Find out how an everyday server became a millionaire peddling bogus hooch! Discover why everything was super racist! It's the 1920s!

Kelly and Lillian get a little intimate and contemplate the best ways to pick up people both behind and in front of the bar! Kelly learns what pearl jam means! Not family friendly!

You (sort of) asked for it! This week Kelly and Lillian tackle plastic straws, the ever popular straw ban, and what that means in terms of hospitality and accessibility.

This week Kelly and Lillian discuss why they work in restaurants, and the importance of the "third space" in our society. Plus, babyccinos are discussed and properly ridiculed.

For their tenth episode, Kelly and Lillian switch it up a little, and reveal the nefarious organizations behind the food we eat! From pizza to olive oil to sushi...we've all got blood in our mouths!

What do you order at a bar, and why? Kelly and Lillian think they have the answers, as well a offer some advice on how to arrive at your own signature drink!

This week Kelly and Lillian discuss the misuse of service dogs in restaurants by rich people, Ken Friedman and Gabrielle Hamilton, and round it out with a couple tales of their own worst service mistakes. Truly a wild ride!

Kelly and Lillian pay tribute to Anthony Bourdain, discuss mental health in the service industry, and question if doctors are actually doing work!

Kelly and Lillian discuss the cocktail boom and subsequent bust, maybe apologize for saying plastic straws are okay, and accidentally think about kicking dogs.

In this special bonus episode Kelly and Lillian discuss what really makes them tick when serving you. Also, they love plastic straws and you will pry them from their cold dead hands!