The Restaurant Guys
The Restaurant Guys is one of the original food and wine podcasts, launched in 2005 by restaurateurs Mark Pascal and Francis Schott.
With roots as a daily radio show, the podcast features in-depth conversations with chefs, bartenders, winemakers, authors, and hospitality professionals—offering the inside track on food, cocktails, wine, and restaurant culture.
New episodes and vintage conversations—because the best stories, like the best bottles, age well. Expect insightful, opinionated, and entertaining conversations about food, wine, and the finer things in life.
Contact: TheGuys@RestaurantGuysPodcast.com
Podcasting since 2024 • 186 episodes
The Restaurant Guys
Latest Episodes
Eric Scheffer: Building Restaurants and Community in Asheville
Why You Should ListenFrom television and advertising to building Asheville’s restaurant sceneHow fine dining, farm-to-table thinking, and wine culture shaped a food townThe 2008 crisis and a pivot to neighborhood I...
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Episode 172
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37:54
Neal Rosenthal on Globalization and the Future of Wine
This is a Vintage episode from 2005.Why This Episode MattersHow globalization began reshaping wine style, taste, and production in the early 2000sWhy market pressure and critical consensus can ...
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Episode 171
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38:33
Bartenders Matter: Ryan Foley on Legacy, Craft, and the Future of the Bar
Why This Episode MattersBartenders are central to hospitality cultureIndustry legacy plays a critical role in preserving bar professionalism Non-alcoholic cocktails require intention, balance, and struc...
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Episode 170
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1:04:12
Gabrielle Hamilton: Blood, Bones & Butter and a Life in Food
This is a Vintage episode from 2011.Episode DescriptionMark Pascal and Francis Schott open the show with reflections on family vacations and the waning of independent restaurants where distinctive dishes are still ma...
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Episode 169
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44:33
Noah Rothbaum: The Whiskey Bible and the Real History of Whiskey
The BanterMark Pascal and Francis Schott return to the restaurant floor with stories about hospitality as a lifelong condition—why you never stop working the room, why saying “goodnight” at lunch still feels natural, and how unusu...
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Episode 168
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1:09:08