Peon Podcast

Eric Anderson and I talk Chicago coffee throwdowns, working at Alinea, and the life-changing effects of the covid pandemic on the service industry. MAG - STORE - SUPPORT

Chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz of nomadic restaurant Slow Burn and I talk about touring like a band, what it takes to do their DIY pop-ups and creating a restaurant focused on food waste. Follow them on Insta and on their website . MAG - STORE - SUPPORT

Michael Swing and I talk about working at Kuma's Corner, the Chicago metal scene, and leaving the service industry thanks to Guy Fieri. MAG - STORE - SUPPORT

West Virginia based chef and baker, Leah Gore and I talk about her adventures in the culinary world, her time at Noma, and running her micro bakery out of her apartment. Check her out on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nomleah/?hl=en MAG - https://peonmagazine.com/ STORE - https://peonmagazine.com/store/ SUPPORT - https://peonmagazine.com/support/

Joel Rivas of Heard , a non-profit that offers mental health and addiction resources to food service workers, sits down with me to talk about the state of non-profits, working back and front of house and the state of mental health in kitchens today. I do a little recap of 2022 and give some of my goals for 2023. Thanks for listening. @heard_org iheardyou.org MAG -  https://peonmagazine.com/ STORE...

Chef Christopher Haatuft of Bergen, Norway's Lysverket and I talk about punks in fine dining, working in Michelin restaurants and the necessity of doing difficult things. MAG - https://peonmagazine.com/ STORE - https://peonmagazine.com/store/ SUPPORT - https://peonmagazine.com/support/

My old friend, chef and owner of Tiny Diner, Domonic Candy and I talk about his insanely long resume, the old days of working in Austin food trailers and deciding on okonomiyaki to be the star of Tiny Diner . ATTENTION, THE PEON STORE IS NOW OPEN

This is not a traditional interview. This is a tribute to my friend, the late, great, legend DK Lee of DK Sushi to make sure his voice and humor stay in the world. Here are some clips of the last performances before he retired the show. Rest in Peace, DK.

Painter and performance artist, Huey Crowley and I talk about working in the service industry as an artist, all the crazy people you meet, and Jimmy Johns. Check him out on instagram @hueycrowley and TikTok @rooflegend. If you'd like the unedited podcast with video join our tier two Patreon .

Chef Ben Randall of the In The Weeds podcast and I talk about Traverse City, Michigan, a variety of Kitchens, and alcoholism in the industry.

Fermentation and cooking experimenter, Andrew Jack talk about Guy Fieri's Road Show, cooking with bugs, and catering gigs. Follow him on Instagram at ajjack_ .

My good friend Paulie and I talk about capitalism, cooking 3000 orders of ramen noodles in 24 hours, and the legendary Village Inn amongst many, many other things.

Jesse Koide and I talk about the many kitchens he's been through, the early days of Mission Chinese, and a life-changing bike accident. If you're unfamiliar with Jesse, check out his episode of Munchie's Chef's Night Out.

In this episode I talk with photographer, bartender and serial shift-coverer Kyle de Vre. I air out my complaints about The Bear while Kyle and I talk about his experiences working in New York bars, his photography series "See You Next Tuesday," why he has so many names and cap it off with some Polish jokes. Check out his book releasing in September and check out his site for more projects...

In the mammoth first episode of the Peon podcast, I talk to my best friend Keaton. You can check out his lo-fi concert videos on the Gemini Films youtube page. Season 1 of his documentary series Sixteen Rachels is on youtube as well. While you're at it watch the short film we made, Abbygail Was Here , which can be seen on NoBudge.com.

An introduction to the new PEON podcast. A podcast about the lives of food service workers.