Rags To Dishes

In the 52nd installment of The Rags To Dishes Podcast.. the crew is joined by Craig Baum for the longest episode yet.  Craig has a long storied career in the industry working at places such as Birch, New Rivers, & Gramercy Tavern... but where he connects to our timeline is at the infamous Bucktown. Another young talent scouted by Adam Mir, in this story the pure manipulation and deception of a...

In one of the realest episodes to date, R2D is joined this week by none other than Wiz Brigante. Wiz started in the industry young working at places like Wendys and Texas Roadhouse and experienced alot in a little time... Like how to crash an interview. Taught by his mother Wiz learned a sly way of landing himselfs jobs all over. A member of the Burger King crew Wiz, Dan, & Max talk about the...

R2D episode 50 has arrived!  Joined by current Sous Chef of Surf Cantina, Kenny Weinrich  The crew talks establishment as Kenny is a former establishment worker himself but in the before times of Meehan and General Dean. Max and Dan talk about their toxic pranks of the past as well as Max's vacation to Arizona.  From there they go into Kenny's work at Bushwick's famous Roberta'...

Long awaited ep 49 has arrived. The crew is joined by former Bucktown employee CJ aka B.O.M.B Chuck to talk shop. From shucking corn at a very young age to working summers on block island as a line cook CJ found his way to the infamous Bucktown around the same time as Max and has an interesting perspective on what was going on there. A wild episode to be honest as the crew gets extra rambunctious...

In this weeks edition of R2D... Almost exactly a year after the crews first interview ever, Kacey Silvia joins the pod to talk coffee with downtown providence cafe legend Krysten Ryan A.K.A. @thatblondebarista and more importantly talk shit about how terrible people can be to workers in the service industry. Krysten goes into detail about being from Seattle and working on both ends of the good and...

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes, Alexandra Walsh better known by some as "Feathers" joins the show to share some "Hot Tea" that everyone is so enthralled by. Feathers had a short run at the infamous establishment as well as some other establishments as well. Currently working for the fabulous Arcadia Pizza in West Greenwich, Feathers says life is good working at a respe...

In this weeks edition of R2D: Our hosts find themselves talking about the fried chicken joint. Bucktown run by Adam Mir is in shambles after 5 years of mismanagement and possible embezzlement? A somewhat fraudulent gofundme has been made to raise Adam $50,000 and while its already past 35K the Rags To Dishes team felt the need to speak out. Kelly Doran former GM of Bucktown joins us for the tell a...

In this weeks edition of R2D our hosts are joined by pizza guru Frankie Cecchinelli. Owner of Figidini, Rhode Islands only fully wood fire kitchen in downtown Providence, RI. A bit of a mad scientist in the field of Pizzaology, Frankie is constantly working with the chemistry of pizzamaking and in this episode he talks about the variables when cooking pizza and how through trial and error founded...

Pretty damn self explanatory with this one...  Johnny Bee former degenerate of the establishment finally dragged himself up out of the swamp and joins for a special episode of R2D. Joined as well and again by our good friend Jimmy the crew reminisces of past experiences in and out of the establishment. Stealing the Bobby G's sign, taking videos of defecation, whippets, all the good juice that...

In this wacky episode of Rags to Dishes, the hosts bring on two former guests to interact with each other. Legendary local Juggalo JR joins us after about a 6 month absence from the show, and fan favorite Jimmy joins to help us calm the chaos. This is one of our more off topic episodes but still a blast to listen too.  Dicks out for Harambe <3  Share this fucking episode please 

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes an ultimate duo joins the squad for a long ass episode of chaos. Al Mcburney & Matt Reagan team up once again to bless the mic with stories from their careers in the industry and at the establishment. Matt joins us for the second time but its been a while and catches us up with some New Wave Kitchen content. Alex, Matt and Dan reminisce to the days at th...

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes Podcast, James Mark joins the crew in an enchanting tale of the service industry that he has experienced. From arguing with servers at age 15 on a 5 man line to opening his first restaurant at age 26, James has been through what seems like it all in the industry. From McCormick & Schmick’s to experiences at David Chang's Momofuku restaurants in NYC...

For a special 40th episode the crew is joined this week by 1/2 of the tag team SHRANK. Sean Mathieu is currently the head expo of the establishment and informs the hosts of what its like at the establishment in 2021. No more rim rolls, enchiladas, and they only have Hollandaise on the weekend... Yet control over music and a small tight knit crew keeps the energy going at the current establishment....

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes, Max & Dan are joined by one of Providence's premier chefs Jason Timothy. JT is the culinary director and part owner of PVD Powerhouse restaurant  "Troop" and the crew dissects and learns the story of how JT got to where he is. From Weekapaug, to the big apple and back, JT's experience in the game is truly inspiring as he names off so...

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes Podcast the crew is joined by the legendary Joey Nugz AKA Bicep Christ for an action packed episode. from 96 hour work weeks catering to sling dough and getting caught smoking bowls at work. Joey, Dan, & Max get down to brass tax about who the coolest basketball player of all time is as well as who will get further this year the Knicks or the Celtics. Th...

In this weeks edition of the Rags To Dishes Podcast a guest from outside the realm of the establishment joins to talk of her experiences in the industry. Lizzy Weeks has slung eggs on both coasts, bar tended in THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD (NYC) served in hotels and rooftop bars as well. From a chef described "wolf pen" of workers and broken wine glasses Lizzy really hits all the notes...

Yep thats right its been a year since the first launch of the Rags To Dishes podcast and we decided to release an extra episode in celebration. Ford! joins the crew to talk about everything except the culinary industry. From the best Posse cuts in hip hop history to Tobelrones and Dcots trip to Fenway. The crew argues about the important things like Kyrie Irving, Toxic Boston sport fans, The Yanke...

In the long waited return of the R2D crew, this weeks episode features the legendary LJM Lindsay and a triumphant return of Tuba Tim Brennan. LJM speaks on her Hall Of Fame Establishment career and the woes that came with it. Lindsay's quit witted humor about popcorn poops and messing up in front of customers keeps the stories flowing and the laughs amplifying. Its what everyones been waiting...

In this weeks edition of The Rags To Dishes Podcast our hosts find themselves without a guest and have a little fantasy draft for the ultimate establishment lineup. Go to our Instagram story @ragstodishespodcast and decide who drafted the better ULTIMATE ESTABLISHMENT LINEUP. 

In this weeks episode the legendary Emily Burns joins the crew to set the record straight with what we've fucked up. The crew debates the more dominant hot sauce Tabasco Vs. Franks as well as comparing Emily to Kevin Durant. Emily talks of the Pre-Fieri era when she worked combo shifts with the Legendary combo of Jewel & Amber which could be nothing but amazing. Emily interviewed the kill...

In the Hattrick 3rd episode in a row featuring the legendary Jimmy, what is mostly talked about are bad car accidents after our hosts narrowly escaped death themselves in recent weeks. Jimmy gets right into the snake pit telling stories of his relationships with snakes and his 6 foot pet racer snaked he rescued while drunk playing disc golf. The crew discussed how to correctly romance in the servi...

In the thrilling sequel to episode 30 the crew finally gets to Jimmy working at the infamous establishment.. but not before talking about his job roofing where "they roof high" Jimmy delves deep into his origins learning how to work the line from the savage/legend Dean. Possibly the reason for the hostility between FOH and BOH wars Jimmy talks about how he was taught and how he then taug...

The long awaited and spoken of JIMMY Joins the crew for a very special episode 30 of Rags To Dishes Podcast and all the funny pipes are swung and tickled to and fro.. Jimmy has done it all... from 7/11 & Mcdonalds to Trains, Planes and Automobiles, Jimmy gets deep into his life work story and the crazy stories that were famous around the establishment back in the day. Bangin Railroad ties to B...

In this weeks edition of Rags To Dishes Podcast Sean Burnham, Burn Fish, Burn Rice, Burn Chicken  AKA BURNT RAW joins the crew to talk about how embarrassing it is to have cooked with them. With an illustrious career in the industry the crew on scratches the surface on his time if it even is real and experience. From night missions with Johnny Bee or quart container disc golf Seans been in and out...

In a landmark episode, the R2D crew brings in their first guest to have never worked at the infamous "Establishment"  Mark Hundley. former vocalist of Bury Your Dead, and one of the top coffee professionals in Providence joins the crew to talk about some of his more wacky experiences throughout his years. From the origins of Hava Java to the "Home Run Saga" as Mark calls its hi...