Serves You Right

What happens when two bartenders reunite after a decade…and finally talk about a night when things went sideways? This episode dives deep into the highs, lows, and healing of life behind the bar Link to transcript . This week, I was truly lucky. This is an episode near and dear to my heart. Chris Milligan is a force to be reckoned with. He has more depth and encyclopedic knowledge of bar lore and...

What are the long-term risks of drinking all the time? What’s the real value of family and loved ones? And how do you work 100-hour weeks without falling apart? Link to transcript . This week, I had the honor of sitting down with Shane Alexander—a monster in the kitchen and one of the most genuine people I’ve met. You’ll hear me gush about the burger he made back in the day at El Farol… and yes, I...

What you need to know about the power of viewing yourself as below average. What it means to embrace being a mortal human being, the power of simplicity and consistency in everyday life, and much more. Thanks for listening. My name’s Andrew. I record strange, fun things and try to make sense of this weird, beautiful life. You can find more of my written work at my blog . I’m just here, taking note...

Do you ever feel like life is happening around you, and you’re just drifting through it? Like you should be doing something—something more, something better—but you’re not sure what? My name is Andrew, and I’ve been there. Like so many in America, I found myself aimless, uncertain, and stuck in the cycle of service industry jobs. Until one day I found the courage to write post on simple thing onli...

Chef Franck Desplechin’s journey defies logic. From a young apprentice in France to executive pastry chef in Hawaii, from Michelin kitchens to building Incrementum, his story is a masterclass in reinvention. He talks about failing forward, learning languages under fire, and turning discomfort into the engine of growth. This episode dives deep into the psychology of leadership, burnout, and the add...

Andrew Hurley is the wine director at Guy Savoy inside Caesar’s Palace: a world famous temple of service where $800 tasting menus and $500 wine pairings are normal nights. But his story isn’t polished. It’s not stuffy, it’s something rare in the wine world: spontaneous, unpolished, and (shocking) fun! He started bussing tables just to get out of the heat. Now he runs one of the most prestigious wi...

Most people just see a cocktail. Camper English sees centuries of science, danger, and human obsession frozen in a glass. He’s the author of Doctors and Distillers and The Ice Book, two incredible works full of adventure and fun (and drinks, lots of drinks). In this conversation, we explore what happens when curiosity becomes a full-time profession: why clear ice became a cultural status symbol, h...

Most people think hospitality is about smiling and serving. Eddie Heintz says they’re wrong. He’s the Director of Hospitality at Caymus Vineyards and the author of Making Welcome, a book that blends Buddhist insight, Hawaiian spirit, and hard-earned lessons from decades in fine dining. He believes kindness is a skill, not a trait and, most importantly, that it can be trained, practiced, and measur...

What if happiness isn’t the goal at all? Dr. Scott Haas joins Serves You Right for a conversation that moves from Tokyo bathhouses to Boston kitchens to the quiet psychology of joy. We talk about what Japan gets right, what Western culture keeps missing, and why true happiness might start where comfort ends. And of course, why sometimes the reverse of all of those are true too! He reveals how his...

This episode with Riana Milne MA, CCTP, Global Life & Love Coach goes straight into the emotional architecture behind love, trauma, and patterns we swear we “grew out of.” She explains how childhood environments silently shape adult relationships and why successful, disciplined, high achieving people often crumble the moment emotional intimacy is required. Riana breaks down the ten core childh...

Heather Melville walked into engineering school to escape a toxic relationship. Instead, she found the clarity that finally saved her. Today she teaches people the truth most of us avoid. You are not stuck because you are weak. You are stuck because your brain has learned to mistake danger for connection. In this conversation, Heather explains why smart people fall into toxic relationships. And, m...

This episode explores the real emotional machinery behind restaurants and why they remain one of the last places where genuine human conversation still happens. Author and theorist Brian Duff pulls from years of restaurant work, sixteen years of criticism, and a lifetime of studying how people talk, listen, and connect. What starts as a book discussion turns into a deep dive into modern communicat...