Side Work Podcast

The team done got Covid. So we want to share one of our favorite episodes of Add-Ons that is short and sweet. We will be back with new shows next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Let's just say, the name "Big Friday" didn't stick. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Something about November that makes us go back to talking about our sister industry: retail! We take it back to the nineties with Brooke's former coworker MJ joining to talk about running a record store at the tender age of twenty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today we discuss the obvious benefits of going viral as well as the ugly downside of Tik Tok-ers descending upon your restaurant. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How ya like them apples? To celebrate 200, we called in Food & Wine writer, pub owner, & cider maker Mike Pomranz to whisper tales of fermentation into Andrea's ear. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today's episode kicks off with a creepy AF ghost story, table side flambee terror and the twisted history of America's most dangerous bars and patrons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's time for our annual celebration of all things spooky in the service industry world. Grumpy ghost patrons, vengeful vixens and our own home state haunts! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

To kick off spooky season, we talk about a restaurant's most feared boogeyman : The Health Inspector! This clinical and important job keeps the public safe while striking fear in the hearts of murky buckets of water everywhere. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We discuss the movement toward raising the tipped minimum wage for servers being raised to the standard minimum wage with Eater Chicago writer Renee Hickman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today we discuss the contentious and criminalized world of street vendors who only want to make an honest living while enriching the culinary landscape with bomb ass food. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author, comedian, actor, podcaster, and Food Network host Dan Ahdoot joins us today to discuss all things service related! Pet peeves were aired! Problems were solved! We learn Farsi! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

While society hurtles toward a cashless swiveling iPad future, we explore the importance and equity of accepting cash and the benefits of putting it front and center in the restaurant industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Whether it's a simple request or a customer who tries to create their own dish, substitutions can throw the whole restaurant into chaos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Remember when you could order a slice of pie and blow cigarette smoke into a baby's face? Those were the glory days of smoking in restaurants and today we dive into the once en vogue fad of ordering a steak and cigar to the full on ban of cancer sticks in and around dining and drinking establishments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

In this week's episode, we went there. "There" being Andrea's eternal flame and former red sauce chain restaurant employer: Buca di Beppo. We discuss the history and culture of this tacky and tasty family style restaurant after dining in at the Pasadena, CA franchise. Feelings were felt! Opinions were formed. Spumante was spilled. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Today we discuss how to fundraise for Maui, bread conspiracy theorists, Dunkin Donuts entering the hard seltzer chat, and our topic of the day: Server Burnout. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today we discuss more headlines involving fast food workers fighting for their rights, child bartenders, and how as a server you might want to know a tiny bit of ASL. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We're back and still battling heartburn from the biggest pitcher of margarita known to man, discuss the hot-strike summer, and thanks to your Server Submitted Stories, get to shame a parmesan thief and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We go way back to our first collab with Last Podcast on the Left host Henry Zebrowski! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The month of October is now as commercialized and busy as December, creating a slew of seasonal jobs and ways to make extra bling while you get your spooky on! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today, we really get into what getting hooked up at a bar or restaurant consists of. We discuss how one might achieve freebies or buy backs by being a good customer, and when and what we do in the service industry when we like you, or need to right a wrong with a free dessert or app. Oops! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

After a much needed break, Brooke and Andrea have clocked back in! Today we read your stories and discuss some headlines that happened while we were napping in the coat room. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Splash! We wanted to send you into the summer with wet and wild vibes until we return. Stay sweet and have the BEST SUMMER EVER. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brandie Posey, Host of Lady to Lady on Exactly Right Network joins us to discuss crab pretzels, Chili's Rita Robot, and getting sat with a 91-top in today's latest episode of Side Work Podcast! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

California has to cram for an exam, Hilton is training servers to be professional portrait takers for customers, maternity leave is a mess for service workers and then we speak with "The Gooch" aka, Chef Ty Hess based out of Salt Lake City, Utah! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .