The Restaurant Guys
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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.
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The Restaurant Guys
Latest Episodes
The Cost of Three Michelin Stars | Rudolph Chelminski
This is a Vintage episode from 2005.Why This Episode MattersEarning three Michelin stars is a triumph. Keeping them brings financial commitments, public scrutiny, and relentless pressure.Rudolph Chelminski knew Berna...
A Fire, a Do-Over & The Bear | Brian Lockwood
Why This Episode MattersWhat it takes to reopen a restaurant after a fire shuts it down just three days into business.How a shared-space kitchen becomes a lesson in building one restaurant team.What went into train...
Southern Smoke Festival 2026 | Vol. 2: French Brasseries, Caviar Camp & Great Brisket
Why This Episode MattersKyle Knall explains why Milwaukee offers the community support to build ambitious restaurants—and a life outside them.Jason Ryczek takes us inside Caviar Camp, from getting into tanks with sturgeon t...
Southern Smoke Festival 2026 | Vol. 1: Building Better Restaurants
Why This Episode MattersCan restaurants offer exceptional food and hospitality while giving their employees a better life? These owners explain how they’re doing it.Birdie’s challenges the traditional fine dining model with...
