EP 59 - Caviar Dreams

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07/15/22 • 68 min

It's all about the fish eggs, as Al and co-host Rick Moonen sit down with Nina Manchev, owner of Forte Tapas and The Caviar Collective. And all three have plenty of conversation pieces, as they enjoyed the new Sunday brunch at Caviar Bar at Resorts World. Also: lots of talk about Valencian Gold, as everyone went there last week (at different times). Half Bird is closer to opening, Brezza celebrates one year in business, and Al takes a deep dive into a new kind of bottle service: water bottle service.

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EP 58 - "Research" in France

Rick Moonen is back in the co-host chair, telling tales of his trip to Croatia. Al shares his first full dinner at Wakuda, and Rich is back from Portland and an excellent dinner with friends at the Rose City institution The Ringside. But the centerpiece is longtime friend of the podcast James Trees. He's back from France, where he relaxed, ate great food and came back with ideas for his new French place that will move into the Ada's Kitchen space when it moves half a block west to a bigger space.

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EP 60 - Closing Time Conflict

The sign says the place closes at 10pm. But what does that really mean? Can you sit down at 9:59 and get a full meal? What happens when you show up at 9:30 and the door is locked? There are both sides to this story, and we give them a thorough examination. Al and Rich are joined by co-host Samantha Gemini Stevens, who writes for the websites On The Strip and Off the Strip. Also diving in: two chefs who have to deal with those conflicts: Gio Mauro, chef/owner of Monzu Italian Oven and bar, and chef Abby Byrd of Graze Kitchen.

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