HospitaliTV Podcast

MAURICE DIMARINO - State of the Beverage Industry

Very grateful to have had MAURICE DIMARINO, beverage director of the Cohn Restaurant Group, donate his time to do a seminar on: State of the Union in our Industry – how to be viable in an ever changing business through guest & staff engagement while managing a positive P&L. This is the 3rd installment of educational seminars around hospitality followed by networking sessions here in San Diego, with more on the way! If you're interested in attending, please reach out. Don't forget to SUSCRIBE to this channel for more update!

MS Will Costello - Sommeliers in the marketplace; seminar and San Diego networking session

Today’s episode was a recording of a recent seminar delivered by Master Sommelier Will Costello for the Somm community in San Diego.  The subject of the seminar was navigating the current marketplace, negotiating salaries, contract work, and proving your value as a somm from a dollars and cents perspective.   This is by far, in my opinion, one of the most important skills to have in order to create more job opportunities and growth for the industry.  

Time stamps: 

2:20 wills background 

27:40 so easy to complain 

34 restaurant stages

37:30 salary negotiation 

38:40 incentives 

41:30 knowing your value in the market

46:30 payment structures 

50 proving your worth 

59:35 creative programming 

1:04:15 certifications 

1:06:10 contracts + consulting

I recently started hosting these educational seminars followed by a networking session for the local community, if you are interested in participating in these please DM me and I can add you to the list.  We are hosting about every other month.  

As a friendly reminder you can get these full podcasts on spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the full video version on YOUTUBE. Thanks for listening!!

JACOB MENTEL of WORMWOOD; mental health and bar life

In the episode I sat down with Jacob Mentel, aka The Cocktail Retriever, and chatted about his intro into his craft as a bartender, his mental health journey and some practices that we have both used to get out of a rut.  We did this to focus on mental health awareness month, and it's the first time I've really opened up about my own journey as well.  I really hope it's useful to others who are currently going through anything, and know that you can always reach out to Jacob or myself to chat!!  Would love to hear any feedback you have about your own journey, feel free to DM at @hospitalitv.  Thanks for listening! 

SILVIA PHILION of MEZCALOSFERA - MEZCALOTECA

SILVIA PHILION OF MEZCALOSFERA by way of MEZCALOTECA

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Such an incredible experience to work with someone as passionate and knowledgeable as Silvia!  The Mezcaloteca project is based upon supporting the local growers and facilitating their productions to market, while also serving as a biblioteca / educational front for the consumer.  A true passion project where grower and consumer both win!

This episode is a recording of a presentation she did at The Lion Share in San Diego, where she talks about the creation of Mezcaloteca, the proper way to taste Mezcal, and tasting through the 3 most current curations of Mezcalosfera (Tobaxiche, Ensamble, and Papalote).  

Chef Phillip Esteban

Full interview with good friend and Chef Phillip Esteban.  Former projects include R+D chef for Consortium Holdings in SD, currently White Rice Bodega, Open Gym, Future is Color, Weapon Ramen, Wordsmith Bookstore and soon to open Wild Flower. 

Winning at Beverage Programs - Part 2, Revenue with Erik Segelbaum of SOMLYAY

This is the second part of a series of Winning at Beverage Programs recorded during SommCon 2019.  In this edition, I got to sit down with Erik Segelbaum of SOMLYAY as he drops some incredible knowledge surrounding real life tactics that can be applied in daily operations.  We talk about the true job of the sommelier, what most people get wrong in wine training, how to organize a list, how to look at a p-mix, and most importantly how to increase revenue! 

Debunking Myths in Winemaking with Jessica Leitch of League of Rogues

In this episode we look at a few of the myths in winemaking such as: do sulfites give you headaches? Does organic mean no sulfites at all? Are expensive wines always better than inexpensive wines? Are smaller estates always better than larger estates? 

Feb. Wine Club Happy Hour - Pinot Noir; Burgundy vs Anderson Valley

Anthony Filiberti, winemaker at Anthill Farms, and Laurent Michit, co-founder of H. Mercer Imports and representing Domaine Rene Leclerc, talk all things Pinot Noir, winemaking, wine imports, wine marketing, wine critics, and. some essential info on Anderson Valley and on Burgundy.

INTRO TO WINE - IN SPANISH. Vino 101 - EN ESPAÑOL!

Welcome back guys!  Here's a throwback to early 2020, when I did an educational introduction to wine for a small boutique hotel group in Baja California.  Please let me know if you like!

 

Bienvenidos!  Aqui les dejo una introducción de vino que hice para un grupo hotelero boutique en Baja California.  Porfavor díganme se les gusta! 

Grape Choice Wine Reviews Ep. 3 - How to taste red wine, no more wine critics, and a killer Monastrell

Guys in this episode I drop a quick few minutes on how to taste red wines.  Everybody should have this basic understanding of wine.  Check it out!

 

I taste through Merlot driven Bordeaux, Rabble Red Wine Paso Robles Red Blend, Monastrell from Jumilla by Juan Gil, and Gran Passione Veneto Rosso.  

 

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