Put It In My Mouth

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S5 Ep 43:Solid Wiggles; when bartender & pastry chef skills collide, their new book & trashy nostalgia Jun 16, 2026

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If Crazy Town or Zima is nostalgic for you, you just might love this episode! Jena Derman and Jack Schramm are the artist/science duo behind the "couture" of jello shots, Solid Wiggles. When 2 friends with bartending and pastry chef backgrounds collide, you just might decide to put booze in your desserts and form a business (Go check them out, they are stunning) . We also get an impassioned speech about Midori and discuss their new book, out June 23rd!

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Welcome to the irreverent & unfiltered world of PUT IT IN MY MOUTH, a podcast that fearlessly explores the underbelly of the hospitality industry. This female led podcast, by two lifelong bffs Lala & Judith, celebrates the journeys of industry insiders, details the all to typical setbacks and gets the listener insider access on what goes on behind closed kitchen doors. Join us for candid conversations about our biggest obsession, FOOD and the personalities behind it. We know every episode will leave you hungry for more.

S5 Ep 42: Eric Sze: Michelin/Sysco, profit margin stupidity & running 2 restaurants (886 & WenWen) Jun 09, 2026

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We're back with Season 5, Taste Buds! Chef & restaurateur Eric Sze (886, WenWen) joins us for a brutally honest look at why owning a restaurant is an emotional nightmare. We discuss the industry's obsession with "authenticity" and his start operating an illegal food delivery service to make booze money. Eric also breaks down the corporate contradictions and downright icky feelings behind the massive new Michelin and Sysco partnership.

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S4 Ep 41:Chap Gage: Leadership, NOMA & running a 25 mil plus catering giant Mar 24, 2026

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It's the last episode of Season 4 and we bring you Chappall Gage, a man who knows hospitality. We talk how the military shaped his leadership style, his high level catering company that does over 25 mil in sales each year started in a garage by his mom, and of course we discuss NOMA. Thank you for subscribing, reviewing and sharing us with a friend!

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S4 Ep 40: Natalie Johnson & Nick Anderer; Opening/running restaurants as a couple (Leon's & Anton's NYC) Mar 10, 2026

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Nick and Nat, married couple owners of Anton's and Leon's in NYC are in the studio! We get deep into who wins when FOH and BOH have disagreements, the double edged sword of current social media in the food space, being in business together as a married couple AND we play a very marital bliss filled game of RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES. Who brings the restaurant home? Who really wears the pants? This and so much more, taste buds.

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S4 Ep 39:Max Tucci; The first fine dining restaurant in the US (Delmonico's) Mar 03, 2026

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We've got hospitality ROYALTY on the pod today. Max Tucci belongs to the family lineage behind the first fine dining restaurant in the United States, Delmonico's. The restaurant that also happens to be older than the first flushable toilet in the White House! We yap with Max about his ancestors, belonging to a historic restaurant family, his "Ozempic menu" and how he banned a real housewife from coming to his restaurants. All this and a ridiculous game we made up called "Tacky or Tucci".

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S4 Ep 38:Brandon Hoy; Building the Roberta's Pizza Empire Feb 23, 2026

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Brandon Hoy started Roberta's out of a ramshackle, cinder block warehouse and has created an empire. How did one idea become international locations, frozen pizza in grocery stores, slice shops and still his og location in Brooklyn thrives. We may or may not get bars from Brandon's alter ego, MC TODD during a game of "Six Pack or Diss Track". There's also the time Jay Z brought his own pepperoni to Roberta's. Also....how to scale a brand without dilution. Let's goooooooo!

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S4 Ep 37: Ben Hopkins; Bar/cocktail trends & IDFWT Feb 17, 2026

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Ben Hokins-Prager is one of the most important industry folk behind the bar in NYC and they join us in the sass seat for a very bitchy episode. We run through our Season 2 "I DON'T F%CK WITH THAT" answers from ourselves and our guests. We also pick Ben's "neuro spicy brain" on cocktail trends they want to die, how a cocktail should be a self containing universe and their hatred of off season decor. Grab the milk, Taste Buds, we got a buncha spicy takes.

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S4 Ep 36:Greg Benson; Host of The Speakeasy Podcast Feb 10, 2026

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Did you know the margarita cocktail was invented in Omaha?! Today we have a fun little crossover episode with one of the hosts of The Speakeasy Podcast, the longest running cocktail podcast in the world. Greg Benson is in the hot seat dishing with the gals on some fun cocktail history, a game of "The Greg Benson Bullshit Challenge", how soical media is messing with the industry and a cocktail order that makes one UNDATEABLE. Thanks for tuning in, Taste Buds. Drink it all in!

@grogbenson @thespeakeasypodcast

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S4 Ep 35:Why this restaurant owner doesn't want hype w/ Restaurateur Alexandra Shapiro Jan 27, 2026

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Today, we get to hang with passionate NYC restaurateur Alexandra Shapiro who grew up in a family steeped in the restaurant industry & childhood, food driven roadtrips were the norm. We discuss how the fates aligned for her to revive her family's restaurant from the 70s, dive into her thoughts on the current landscape of dining and why 'hype"often overshadows approachability. She gets real on the vulnerability of having to close a restaurant, why "nostalgia menus" can feel hokey and how chasing trends doesn't lead to longevity. Hang out with us for an hour to hear all of this wisdom, a few hot takes and why sometimes a teeny tini is the perfect drink.

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S4 Ep 34: Restaurant red flags with Author Mandy Naglich Jan 20, 2026

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Author Mandy Naglich joins us again (check out her episode in Season 1, she's so damn cool). But this time, it's an all out bitch fest; an entire episode of our favorite segment "I DON'T F*CK WITH THAT". We recap all the answers of Season 1 guests and gleefully disect them. PLUS, restaurant red flags, the food traps that catch us, why drinking should be hot and Mandy tells us all about her new book project! Come along for the fest, Taste Buds.

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@drinkswithmandy

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