Best Philip Duff Podcasts (2025)

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#110, Ektoras Binikos, founder, Sugar Monk, Bitter Monk and Atheras Spirits 1:51:50

4d ago1:51:50

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Ektoras Binikos opened Sugar Monk cocktail bar in Harlem just 9 months before the COVID lockdowns kicked off, after a career in both art and mixology, having emigrated to Manhattan from his native Greece. While weathering the storm of the lockdown, he and his team started making and selling amaros and liqueurs, and this venture has blossomed into a…

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Adam Duritz-Counting Crows-Gavin Wood Highlights 18:01

22h ago18:01

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Counting Crows is an American rock band from San Francisco,California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of guitarist David Bryson,drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham,multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück, bass guitarist Millard Powers, andguitarist Dan Vickrey.Counting Crows gained popularity following the rel…

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#109, Tony Sachs, Philip Duff Show regular, drinks writer, bon vivant 2:45:39

11d ago2:45:39

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Regular listeners will know New York drinks writer Tony Sachs, who occupies a place in The Philip Duff Show universe somewhere between "henchman" and "drinking buddy". It's been a while since we convened to drink our way through the literal lakes of booze Tony is sent on a daily basis, and because he was off to drink Direct Martinis from the hand o…

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#108, Warren Bobrow, creator KLAUS THC beverages, cocktail book author, cannabis advocate 1:35:15

15d ago1:35:15

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Warren has written six cocktail books - including on cannabis cocktails, as well as more conventional cocktail tomes - and he was way ahead of what is now a trend of quitting alcohol, back in 2018, during Tales of the Cocktail, which is like quitting skydiving mid-jump. He's recently created a range of delicious cocktail-inspired THC beverages name…

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Darren Hayes Savage Garden- Gavin Wood Highlights 43:28

22d ago43:28

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Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is anAustralian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was thefrontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until theirdisbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 inAustralia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. Itspawned the singles "I Want You"…

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Episode 296 - The Mind of a Blender with Nancy Fraley 1:21:03

22d ago1:21:03

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In this cask-strength conversation with spirits judge, educator, and master blender Nancy Fraley, some of the topics we discuss include: Nancy’s journey to spirits blending, from Harvard Divinity School, to maritime law, to her apprenticeship under the legendary brandy maker Germain Robin. The story of the first Cigar Blend Bourbon (developed, of c…

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#107, Rob Husted, flair bartender, competitor & judge, co-creator “Shaken & Stirred” flair documentary 2:16:16

23d ago2:16:16

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Me and Rob have known each other since the early early days, back when I was still a competitive flair bartender in the 1990s, and together with fellow OGs Dean Serneels and Deborah Richards, he's just created and premiered the world's first documentary about flair, "Shaken & Stirred", so it was high time we had a chat. We talked about the wild net…

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BONUS: Ginspiration 56:56

1M ago56:56

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Eric presents selected recordings from the 2024 ADI Gin Summit to provide a few extra perspectives on botanical spirits from some of the world's best category experts, including: David T. Smith - a prolific gin judge and author of The Gin Dictionary and many other excellent cocktail books, Natasha Bahrami - creator of The Gin Room in St. Louis and …

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How to Drink Buck & Birch with Tom Chisholm, Co-Founder 51:33

1M ago51:33

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Sometimes, you don't realize that all paths have led you to where you end up. Think about it - it could be true for you. It is for our guest - he’s right where he was meant to be all along. For Tom Chisholm, all those dead ends and missed starts made sense when Buck & Birch was born. Founded in 2016 by Tom and his partner Rupert Waites when they j…

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GRAHAM NASH-GAVIN WOODS HIGHLIGHTS 13:26

1M ago13:26

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Graham William Nash OBE (born 2 February 1942) is an English-American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of …

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#106, Hayden Lambert, owner, Above Board (Melbourne), jet-set bartender 2:40:11

2M ago2:40:11

2:40:11

Hayden's been a mate for ages, and his bar, a gorgeous, tiny, stripped-back speakeasy-type Mecca in Melbourne, is almost ten years old and has been winning awards and getting on lists quite a lot, so it was time we got together and shot the shit. This tiny little bar in Australia's second city got #100 on the overall World's 50 Best Bars list - not…

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How to Drink At Archive & Myth with Laurie Howells, Head Bartender 39:19

2M ago39:19

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How many cocktail competitions are you doing this year? Our guest has challenged herself to do a number you won’t believe! It’s not as if she has nothing else to do, she is busy at one of the most exciting places in London. Laurie Howells might sound like a Brit, but she don’t let her fool you. She was born and lived in the USA until she was whiske…

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#105, Jonathan Downey, cocktail bar empire builder and hospitality entrepreneur 1:12:10

2M ago1:12:10

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Without Jonathan and the London-based international Match Bar Group he built, spanning 40+ venues at one time or another, cocktails in the UK would look very different today. Jonathan, a cheerful Mancunian former lawyer, invested heavily in bartending expertise when building his group: his first head bartender for Match bar was the legendary, late …

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Episosde 295 - State of Gin, 2025 with Bobby Freeman 1:17:14

2M ago1:17:14

1:17:14

In this Navy Strength conversation with Bobby Freeman (@nononsensegin), creator of the hit YouTube Channel, No Nonsense Gin Drinking, some of the topics we discuss include: Bobby’s journey through gin, beginning with the gin & tonic that launched his obsession and all of the stylistic preferences and affinities he’s developed along the way A discus…

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#104, Nico de Soto, co-owner Mace (NY), Danico (Paris) Kota Pandan Liqueur, globetrotting bartender & consultant 1:57:14

2M ago1:57:14

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I've known Nico since his time at Experimental Cocktail Club Paris around 2008, and he's very much the mixologist's mixologist; most people would say - I agree - that he's one of the two or three best mixologists working today. He just launched Kota Pandan liqueur with a banging party in Mace NY, so the next day we sat down to talk bars, pandan, aw…

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Philip Brady - Tribute-Series 10 Episode 1 34:20

2M ago34:20

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Gavin Wood’s Podcast returns this year with a slew of stars as we listen back to some of the best episodes of the show to date. In the first episode of 2025, we celebrate the life of Australian media and radio broadcast personality Philip Brady OAM, revisiting Gavin’s chat the late radio legend. Philip Brady OAM was one of the country’s most experi…

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How to Woodford Reserve with Elizabeth McCall, Master Distiller 45:06

2M ago45:06

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For someone who is passionate about horses and bourbon there is one position that would be a dream to have and our guest has got it! When you think of horse races, there is only one: the Kentucky Derby. When you think of cocktails at horse races, there is only one - the Mint Julep. And what bourbon do you find in that Kentucky Derby Mint Julep? Woo…

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#103, Salvatore Calabrese, bar maestro, The Donovan Bar, Velvet by Salvatore (London), Igiea Terrazza (Palermo), Stravinsky (Rome), author, public speaker 1:28:03

2M ago1:28:03

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Few people in the cocktail world are as well known as Salvatore; you don't even have to say his surname before people begin talking about his many achievements in bartending, dating back forty years to his youth on the sun-kissed shores of the Amalfi Coast. He really is the Maestro, and it's been a privilege to call him a friend for several decades…

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#102, Maxwell Britten, award-winning NY beverage director, cocktail book author & documentary producer 1:28:15

2M ago1:28:15

1:28:15

Maxwell is an old friend who came to prominence with the drinks program he curated at Brooklyn's amazing Maison Premiere, winning James Beard awards, World's 50 Best Bars listing, and Tales of the Cocktail awards, to name but a few. (It is also, and to this day, a magnificent place for dinner or a cocktail). He's also co-authored a cocktail book an…

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#101, Dolph Lundgren, MA (Chem. Eng.), karate champion, vodka entrepreneur, Hollywood movie star 1:08:28

3M ago1:08:28

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It's nomination season! If you enjoy The Philip Duff Show, take a minute to throw our hat in the ring for an award that is guaranteed to annoy everyone - link to nominate us for "Best Broadcast, Podcast Or Online Video" here: https://spiritedawards.secure-platform.com/a (Nominations deadline is February 13th, at 1159pm New Orleans time!) Dolph's be…

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How to Drink at the Stockton Inn with Brian Miller 56:55

3M ago56:55

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Have you been to the small hotel with a wishing well and now a fabulous new bar helmed by today’s guest? I’m pretty certain that if Rogers and Hart had taken even one sip of any of the new cocktails, their famous song may have turned out very differently. If you are a Sinatra fan, you might be aware of his rendition of the song There’s a Small Hote…

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#100 David Gluckman, creator of Baileys, Tanqueray TEN, The Singleton, etc., author of “That Shit Will Never Sell” (2nd edition) 1:35:06

3M ago1:35:06

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Nominate The Philip Duff Show for the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards - “Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series” category: https://spiritedawards.secure-platform.com/a David’s a legend in the liquor business, ever since he and his business partner came up with the idea for Baileys Irish Cream, easily the most succesful liquor brand c…

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How to Drink Mount Gay Rum with Trudiann Branker 42:21

3M ago42:21

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Can you feel the heat on your face? This episode we want to transport you right to the sunny island of Barbados. Anyone’s guess which rum we’ll be exploring?? If you haven’t guessed already, it’s Mount Gay, not only the oldest rum in Barbados, but the oldest rum in the world!! I’m thrilled that Trudiann Branker, the trailblazing Master Blender, is …

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Episode 294 - AI Cocktails (Part 2) 46:10

3M ago46:10

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Eric continues his two part investigation of the rise of Artificial Intelligence in the cocktail and bar world with special guest Rob Nester, creator of the hit podcast, Drinking with Robots. Some of the topics covered include: Why AI and human bartenders have some of the same tendencies, especially when it comes to picking base spirits for cocktai…

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#99, Adam Montgomerie, former bar manager, Hawksmoor New York 1:46:44

4M ago1:46:44

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Adam, a native Scot, spent a decade working for the Hawksmoor group, including a five-year stint opening and running the bar at their first-ever US branch here in New York, and he's just moved back to London, so I thought we'd have a chat. It was a lot of fun and we got into a ton of different stuff, including US tipping culture, the "Sopranos"-esq…

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#98, Caitlin Bartlemay, Master Distiller at Clear Creek Distillery and McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt 1:36:16

4M ago1:36:16

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Caitlin makes some of America’s best eaux-des-vie, as well as America’s first-ever single malt whiskey, McCarthy’s. (American Single Malt was only recognized by the US government’s TTB as a legal category about a month ago, but McCarthy’s started distilling in 1985. ) This is a nerdy one. It was a great chat, though, discussing Caitlin’s unconventi…

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#97, Oisin Davis, owner, Great Irish Beverages (Ireland), ex-bartender, drinks writer, brand consultant 2:34:54

4M ago2:34:54

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I'm not sure exactly where me and Oisin met, but we definitely had a drink to hand! Born in New Jersey, he moved to Ireland when he was just 10, so he's lived there for far longer than I have - in fact he moved there more or less precisely as I left - and has done far more cool stuff there than I ever did, from running great Dublin bars and music v…

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96, Steve Schneider, co-owner Sip & Guzzle (NY), Elysian Cafe (Hoboken), Employees Only (Singapore) & The Odd Couple (Shanghai) 3:00:48

4M ago3:00:48

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Ever wondered what'd happen if I sat down with Steve Schneider for three hours over half a bottle of whisky and numerous beers? Wonder no more! Steve's been a friend since his time bartending (and later managing) Employees Only NY, and I've had the pleasure of drinking with him in EO Singapore, which he co-founded. His newest place, Sip + Guzzle in…

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Episode 293 - AI Cocktails (Part 1) 25:23

4M ago25:23

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Eric interviews Rob Nester, creator of the hit podcast, Drinking with Robots, about the rise of artificial intelligence in the cocktail space. This is part 1 of a two-part investigation that poses the following question: in what ways might AI transform how we create, enjoy, and perhaps even think about cocktails in the future? In this installment, …

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#95, Giuseppe Gallo, ex-London bartender, founder of the Italicus rosolio and Savoia vino aperitivo brands AND Roma Bar Show 2:21:41

5M ago2:21:41

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Giuseppe's an old friend, so when I heard he'd be in NY we made time to sit down and catch up over a negroni or two. Yet another Italian bartender transplanted to London, Giuseppe worked at some of the OG cocktail bars back in the day, was the global ambassador for Martini & Rossi, founded onpremise agency Italspirits, created Italicus and Savoia a…

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#94, Alex Kammerling, London cocktail OG, author, liquor entrepreneur and training consultant 2:37:19

5M ago2:37:19

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Simon Difford once described Alex as being an even better mixologist than his mentor Dick Bradsell, and it was in the pages of Simon's print magazine CLASS than I first came across Alex, first being written about, and then as a writer for CLASS himself. After bartending at the birth of mixology's Second Golden Age in 1990s London, Alex went on to w…

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#93, Mark Reynier, talking about Waterford Whisky and Renegade Rum entering (and hopefully exiting) receivership 55:03

5M ago55:03

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Mark, founder of the ground-breaking terroir-driven Waterford Whisky in Ireland and Renegade Rum in Grenada, is going through the grinder of both being in receivership*, and made time for a chat with me. Mark is very open on the 'pod about the factors that led to the current situation, and there are some real nuggets in here, such as Waterford bein…

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#92, Rob Cullins, liquor industry titan, current CEO of Disaronno and former CEO of Stoli Group 1:07:07

5M ago1:07:07

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I've known Rob for several decades now; we met in Korea when he was MD for global liquor distributor Maxxium, and I was doing cocktail seminars there for bartenders. We've had personal and professional intersections - not to mention more than a few martinis here and there - ever since, as he racked up a truly stellar resume in the liquor biz: Diage…

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#91, Se Busca Barmaid Week (Barcelona) with organisers Bianca Grisolia, Laura Alonso and Meritxell Coll 1:43:02

5M ago1:43:02

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An unusual one! My friend, and top-rank bar PR guru Bianca Grisolia organised the first-ever Se Busca* Barmaid Week recently in Barcelona, and I thought it was a great opportunity to have a discussion about mezcal, ladies in bartending, and bar weeks in general, with Bianca (of PR firm BG Communications), Laura Alonso (Global Agave Director for SE …

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BONUS: ASMR Rare Chartreuse Tasting 1:01:02

5M ago1:01:02

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Courtesy of the illustrious David T. Smith, author of The Gin Dictionary, Disco Cocktails, and other fine bibulous publications, I and a group of friends were treated to a rare Chartreuse tasting after we had wrapped up all of our work at the American Distilling Institute’s annual conference and trade show this past August in Baltimore, MD. Our cas…

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#90, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist, entrepreneur and author of “The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought The Cocktail Home” 2:03:53

6M ago2:03:53

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I met Dr. Nicola, an English expat, just a couple of weeks ago, but I'd been hearing about her - and her groundbreaking book detailing the forgotten history of women's involvement in the cocktail's evolution, especially in the home - for quite a while, since before the book came out, in fact. We say down for a nice long chat about what it's like fo…

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#89, Ambre van de Berg, founder of Lala Tequila, wellness consultant & yoga instructor (but definitely not woo) 1:41:33

6M ago1:41:33

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I met Ambre at the infamous pre-Bar Convent Berlin networking hosted by Thorsten Husmann a couple of years ago, and learned she had just founded the first woman-owned tequila brand in the Netherlands, Lala. Ambre is fascinating: a wellness guru but not woo-woo (very likely due to her no-nonsense Dutch upbringing) who came to love great tequila afte…

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Episode 292 - Flavored Whiskey: Breaking the Taboo 50:44

6M ago50:44

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Eric leads a panel discussion about flavored whiskey at the 2024 American Distilling Institute Conference and Trade show in Baltimore, Maryland. The esteemed panel includes: Virginia Miller, The Perfect Spot, World's 50 Best Brad Nichols, Flavor Man Sara Sergent, Alpine Distilling Keven Szady, Murlarkey Distilled Spirits We cover a range of importa…

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How to Prioritise Inclusion with Equal Measures’ Vicky Ilankovan 43:44

6M ago43:44

43:44

We are exploring a very important issue and, even if you aren’t in the drinks industry, it’s something you need to address if you have a business - how are you prioritizing inclusion in your workplace? Vicky Ilankovan, the Executive Director of Equal Measures UK, is with me to help you answer that question. Equal Measures is the award-winning non-p…

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#88, Robin Robinson, author, whiskey guru & brand sherpa for craft liquor brands, NYC 2:53:02

6M ago2:53:02

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Robin's been a fixture of the spirits education world for as long as I can remember - I think we first met when he was still shepherding Compass Box Whisky for the US, at a bar show in Paris. He's a remarkable raconteur - like a lot of the ex-actors littering the spirits industry - and a true expert across the broad world of spirits, but what reall…

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#87, Emily LaRuffa, New York hospitality veteran and founder of Oracle Hospitality Consultants 2:34:50

6M ago2:34:50

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Emily LaRuffa has scaled the dizzy heights of Manhattan hospitality business, from bartending to managing and being a GM at every kind of NY joint from rock 'n' roll bars in Hell's Kitchen to the five-star luxury of Loews Hotel, The Baccarat, Major Food Group (and cheerful pirate Brian Miller)'s The Polynesian, and Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospit…

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Episode 291 - Crushing Your Next Cocktail Competition 50:20

6M ago50:20

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Eric presents a "soup-to-nuts" crash course on how to crush your next cocktail competition. If you'd like to view this seminar with slides, you can watch it on YouTube. Some of the topics covered include: How to structure your approach to cocktail competitions so that they can help to advance your career goals An overview of the three main types of…

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Jane Gazzo - Gavin Woods Podcast-Series 9 Bonus 29:04

6M ago29:04

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Jane Gazzo is an Australian radio and television presenter, performance and club DJ, television personality, voice artist, author, and music journalist. It was in her mature teenage years that she joined 3RRR Radio in Melbourne, presenting a Sunday afternoon (4pm-7pm) new music show called Calamity. She also began contributing stories to the UK's Q…

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How to Drink SoGood Sake with Meryl Kennedy & Ken LaGrande 43:03

6M ago43:03

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Most people know that sake is made with rice, but did you know that rice might be grown in California? This is the 250th episode of Lush Life Podcast, every week I have been inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the guests who have been kind enough to join me and I am sure I will continue to be inspired by those who are yet to be on the p…

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