Shift Drink: Meet the “Mad Hatter”

Shift drink: Hydro distillery? Libation Library? Yup

We shoot the stuff with the guys from  Moxi On The Rocks.  On its way to be  Connecticut's first all-inclusive Libation Library featuring locally-made Liquors, Wines, Beers, Meads, Ciders & Soda Pop. The on-site Rookery Spirit Works will provide direct-to-consumer bottle sales.

A zeros Journey EP:32 COVID, Cancer and Pregnancy...oh my!

Ok, can it get any harder? Yes it can and it definitely has. Sam and Meg share some very personal stories while we explore what has happened, what is happening and what can happen when it comes to health in our industry.

A zeros Journey EP:31 HELP WANTED!

We talk the new pandemic...⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭.⁣ ⁣ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘆 joins us as we get fired up about the lack of staff and lack of supplies! ⁣ ⁣ How do we get the guests to understand? How do we find adequate staffing? How do we keep our current, overworked staff from self-imploding as restrictions ease? 86 chicken wings, they’re too f$cking expensive!⁣ ⁣ Looks like COVID-19 has more in store for the hospitality industry...

A zeros Journey EP:30 The Birthday Episode

We're celebrating AZP's AND Tio's birthdays! Rewind to beginning of quarantine 2020, we decided to give this whole podcast thing a go on Tio's birthday. Fast forward to 2021 and we're still here spewing out nonsense and drinking good booze. Join us once more as we surprise Tio with a birthday podcast, as well as special (returning) guests and very good friends, Jeff Nelson and Ruvin Bogati! CHEERS!

Shift Drink: Meet the “Mad Hatter”

They say being in hospitality is like putting on a show...you’re always on “stage”. Always “performing” and entertaining your guests so they have the most memorable experience. Wearing wigs and wild antics, you haven’t had a true memorable experience until you’re been served by Damian McLaughlin (yes, ‘laugh’ is part of his last name - irony at its finest). An old, childhood friend of Tio’s and a former server, Damian drops by the studio to talk about his unorthodox table-side routines, the link to his mental illness and the road to recovery from a near fatal drinking and driving accident. The ultimate human version of a cartoon character.