Champs with Mel
- Author
- Siobhan
- Published
- Tue 30 May 2023
- Episode Link
- None
This week my friend Mel and I have some champagne and talk about life growing up in a religious school, owning a restaurant and being in the booze business.
Summary/Time Stamps:
- Getting used to the self-promotion stuff. 0:11
- Getting used to self-promotion and putting yourself out there.
- Melanie's first podcast, her favorite podcast.
- My favorite podcast. 2:19
- My favorite murder podcast and trash podcast.
- Bad first dates, bad dates.
- Alameda’s unique culture and culture. 4:47
- Growing up in alameda and growing up in a christian bubble.
- Alameda pride is strong.
- Going to catholic school, no dances or formal events.
- Getting in trouble for rolling up her skirt.
- Not all public schools are created equal. 9:54
- Not all public schools are great.
- Going to alameda high and college.
- Where did you go to school in Stockton? 12:47
- Going to school in stockton, pacific pacific
- Religion and education in the state.
- The generational gap between right wing and bible thumpers.
- Religion is weird, religion is weird.
- Some of these people are just as crazy now as they were when I first met them. 17:53
- Some people are still crazy now.
- The abortion debate and birth control.
- Why did you go to college? 20:29
- Why he went to college and what he learned.
- Starting his own company.
- Bartending at zs and mcgraths.
- Moved to kelly's bar in alameda,aii.
- How American Oak got its start. 25:33
- Moving from Barcelona to american oak.
- How American oak got its first name.
- How martin got into the alcohol industry.
- The evolution of forbidden island.
- Have you ever been to Tiki Bar? 30:34
- American oak during pandemic time.
- American oak in December 2012, reopening after fire.
- Do you have suspicions on who started the fire? 33:28
- Suspicions on who started the fire.
- The worst of it was a bookcase fire.
- Trying to make molotov cocktails with restaurant linens.
- Hired a GM for a while.
- What is the shelf life of a restaurant and how long does it have? 38:43
- Restaurants shelf life is 10 years.
- Working for Young's forced deeper product knowledge.
- Favorite spirit company, spirit bomb.
- Favorite spirits company, st george.
- The tasting room at Young’s. 42:42
- Tasting room at st george distillery.
- Working for a distiller.
- The importance of having a good manager.
- Looking for a job in young's market.
