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Best Served

Best Served

By Jensen Cummings

Acknowledging and celebrating our Unsung Hospitality Heroes. We value WHY and WHO before what and how in the industry. It's too easy to get caught up in the minutia of what we do and how we do it.

Join Chef Jensen Cummings as he talks to industry leaders about the people that have been there through the trials and triumphs of their lives and careers. From childhood guides to ass kicking mentors to the team members in the trenches making it all happen. Help us celebrate these rockstars!
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Best ServedNov 12, 2021

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BSP399: 3 Year Anniversary of Best Served Podcast with Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Company

BSP399: 3 Year Anniversary of Best Served Podcast with Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Company

3 year anniversary of Best Served Podcast, which launched on November 18, 2019 with Chef Jensen Cummings and special guest Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Company.

Nearly 500 guests have graced us with their stories, wisdom, struggles, and hope for a better future for the restaurant industry, fueling our mission to amplify the worth and work of those who feed their community!!

Nov 21, 202221:21
BSP398: Comida Saludable con Barbie y Jose de Sacred Society - Best Served en Español
Nov 16, 202220:35
BSP397: Edwin Sandoval of Xatrucho on Bringing Honduran Cuisine To Grange Food Hall
Oct 04, 202218:14
BSP396: Melissa Yanc of Quail & Condor on Women in Restaurant Leadership
Sep 27, 202219:17
BSP395: Levi Noe of Fuel & Iron Realty on Restaurant Buildout Costs
Sep 13, 202215:49
BSP394: Kyle Inserra of Zelnik National on 3 Keys to Negotiating Your Restaurant Lease
Sep 06, 202216:06
BSP393: Aida and Fernando of Ferdi on Running A Family Restaurant in NYC
Aug 30, 202215:01
BSP392: Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty on Restaurant Employee Retention with Labor Management
Aug 23, 202216:56
BSP391: Restaurant Family Legacy, Brazilian Food, Portuguese Cuisine with Carlos and Victor of Ipanema
Aug 16, 202217:30
Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week Wrap-Up Show with Corey Nelson
Aug 09, 202218:51
BSP390: Customer Generated Restaurant Reviews with Jillian of @Pao_Denver - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 07, 202214:08
BSP389: Finding Hidden Gems with Jes of @Jes_Foodie - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 06, 202213:59
BSP388: Eating In Your Car with Nick of @MileHighFoodDude - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 05, 202213:56
BSP387: Social Media Management with Alana of @5280Foodiez - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 04, 202213:22
BSP386: Clarity Between Restaurants and Influencers with Haley of @Mile.High.and.Hungry - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 03, 202212:04
BSP385: Connecting Culinary & Cannabis with Kip & Chris of @StonedAppetit - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 02, 202213:48
BSP384: Do Restaurants or Influencers Pay with Daniela of @ColoradoFoodie - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 02, 202211:31
BSP383: Perspective Of A Restaurateur with Larry of @Ocn_Eats - Denver Restaurant Tik Tok Week
Aug 01, 202213:34
BSP382: Reem Assil of Reem's California on Food Incubators, Representing Arab Food Culture, Systemic Change In Restaurant Industry
Jul 26, 202217:58
BSP381: What Is Mexican Food, Licensing & Permitting, Masked Wrestlers with Zuri Resendiz of Luchador Food Truck
Jul 19, 202216:32
BSP380: Restaurant Opening Order Of Operations - RO4
Jul 12, 202214:28
BSP379: Simon Tran of Botellón Spanish Tapas on Reopening A Restaurant, Restaurant Real Estate Lessons, Challenges Of Being Chef-Owner
Jul 05, 202215:04
BSP378: KC Gonzalez of Tenmomi on Opening A Noodle Shop, 1000 Bowls Of Ramen, Chef Life Tik Tok
Jun 28, 202216:24
BSP377: Ji Hye Kim of Miss Kim on Korean Ancestors, Restaurant Pop-Ups, James Beard Nomination
Jun 21, 202217:33
BSP376: Paul Arihara of DaaFamBam on Restaurant Tik Tok
Jun 15, 202216:21
BSP375: Chef David Witt on Sobriety In The Kitchen, Restaurant - Life Balance, Motivational Content
Jun 07, 202216:39
BSP374: Kelly Fischer on How We Reckon With Our Past and Leave Restaurants Better Than We Found Them
May 31, 202215:42
BSP373: Bobby Little and Chad Urban of Chez Nick on Opening Multiple Restaurants Through A Pandemic
May 24, 202215:46
 BSP372: Barbie Beltran and Jose Guerrero of Sacred Society, the Whole Health Bodega
May 17, 202217:12
BSP371: Scott Schaden of Terra Restaurant on Opening Delays, Menu Stories, Workplace Culture
May 10, 202218:22
BSP370 : 18 Things You Better Consider When Opening A Restaurant
May 04, 202215:22
BSP369: Paolo Neville on Going Viral on Restaurant TikTok to Gain Audience and Investors
Apr 26, 202215:35
BSP368: 3 Reasons Restaurants Hate Social Media, and How To Overcome Them While Still Running Your Business

BSP368: 3 Reasons Restaurants Hate Social Media, and How To Overcome Them While Still Running Your Business

On this episode, Jensen speaks about his personal journey starting to use social media and the most common excuses restaurants make for why they don't use social media.


Apr 19, 202216:13
BSP367: Finding Your Food Culture, My Personal Journey

BSP367: Finding Your Food Culture, My Personal Journey

Jensen speaks about how his Japanese heritage impacted his culinary career and created his food culture.


Apr 06, 202218:20
BSP366: How Much Does Time Matter To A Chef

BSP366: How Much Does Time Matter To A Chef

In this episode, Jensen talks about how the movie Yellow Submarine changed Jensen's perspective of time.

Mar 29, 202213:39
BSP365: Chef Mimi Lan of The Taste Curator on Clubhouse for Food Creators
Mar 28, 202218:00
BSP364: Poder de la Familia con Ruben Rodriguez de Nai Restaurant Group - Best Served en Español #9

BSP364: Poder de la Familia con Ruben Rodriguez de Nai Restaurant Group - Best Served en Español #9

En este episodio de Best Served en Español, Alejandra habla con Rubén Rodríguez de Nai Restaurant Group sobre su familia en Galicia, por qué Nai es tan importante y cómo comenzó su grupo de restaurantes.

Mar 15, 202225:56
BSP363: Every Restaurant Only Offers These 2 Things

BSP363: Every Restaurant Only Offers These 2 Things

In this episode, Jensen talks about his family legacy, the day he decided to stop overworking in the industry, and the two things that restaurants offer.

Once you understand the two things any restaurant actual offers, you can start to develop a new type of business model that plays to the true strengths of what a restaurant really is.

Mar 15, 202214:56
BSP362: Nixtamalization y tortillas con Zack and Diana Wangeman de Sobre Masa - Best Served en Español #8

BSP362: Nixtamalization y tortillas con Zack and Diana Wangeman de Sobre Masa - Best Served en Español #8

En este episodio de Best Served en Español, Alejandra habla con Diana y Zack Wangeman de Sobre Masa acerca de sus comienzos en “pop-ups” antes de emprender su negocio y de la preservación de recetas y la nixtamalizacion entre comunidades.

Mar 15, 202224:43
Bonus: Voices4Chefs Part II Best Served with Rebel Chef Jensen
Feb 10, 202227:17
Bonus: Voices4Chefs Part I Best Served with Rebel Chef Jensen
Feb 08, 202240:18
BSP361: To Hell With Haters And Self Doubt. Start Telling Your Story Today. You Are One Piece Of Content Away
Jan 14, 202223:44
BSP360: Best Served 2-Year Anniversary w/ Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Co

BSP360: Best Served 2-Year Anniversary w/ Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Co

As we reach a historic milestone of two years from the very first Best Served Podcast on November 18, 2019, we want to bring back our very first guest, Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Company at Stanley Marketplace in Denver, CO.

Nov 30, 202126:38
Clubhouse #29: First Time Writers Clubhouse - 86 86 86 Challenge
Nov 18, 202101:14:53
BSP359: Meet The Team w/ Katie O'Hara - Tell Your Best Story Ep#18

BSP359: Meet The Team w/ Katie O'Hara - Tell Your Best Story Ep#18

In this episode of Tell Your Best Story, Jensen speaks to Katie O'Hara, an 86 86 86 Challenge Editor, about battling with her self confidence as a freelancer, how food is so important in our lives, and how she likes volatile situations: kids, restaurants, and writing.

Nov 15, 202123:57
BSP358: Meet The Team w/ Zoe Schacht - Tell Your Best Story Ep#17

BSP358: Meet The Team w/ Zoe Schacht - Tell Your Best Story Ep#17

In this episode of Tell Your Best Story, Jensen speaks to Zoe Schacht, an 86 86 86 Challenge Editor, about helping people through journalism, the relaxed editing of the 86 86 86 Challenge, and multimedia in telling stories.

Nov 12, 202121:21
BSP357: Meet The Team w/ Sarah Carpenter - Tell Your Best Story Ep#16

BSP357: Meet The Team w/ Sarah Carpenter - Tell Your Best Story Ep#16

In this episode of Tell Your Best Story, Jensen speaks to Sarah Carpenter, an 86 86 86 Challenge editor, about Sarah's first industry job, the history of Denver's food scene, and how the hospitality industry has always been there for her.

Nov 11, 202126:10
Clubhouse #28 w/ James Beard Foundation: Indigenous Foodways & American Food Culture

Clubhouse #28 w/ James Beard Foundation: Indigenous Foodways & American Food Culture

To Celebrate Native American Heritage Month join JBF & Best Served to discuss what “American food” is, how its impacted our foodways and how indigenous agrifood systems can solve many global issues. Moderators Chef Jensen Cummings Chef Mimi Lan Christine Chung Heather Jane Andrea Murdoch Nephi Craig Bleu Adams Hillel Echo Hawk Resources James Beard Legacy Network James Beard Open For Good James Beard Investment Fund Protect Native Elders 9 Ways to Learn About Indigenous Food Systems Indigenous Food Systems Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers
Nov 11, 202101:27:12
BSP356: Meet The Team w/ Camille Shoemaker - Tell Your Best Story Ep#15

BSP356: Meet The Team w/ Camille Shoemaker - Tell Your Best Story Ep#15

In this episode of Tell Your Best Story, Jensen speaks to Camille Shoemaker, a 86 86 86 Challenge Editor, about seeing all sides of the industry, getting her Masters in Food Studies at NYU, and how you don't need to be an amazing writers to tell your story.


Nov 10, 202120:05
BSP355: Writers of The 86 86 86 Challenge - Tell Your Best Story Ep#14

BSP355: Writers of The 86 86 86 Challenge - Tell Your Best Story Ep#14

In this episode of Tell Your Best Story, Jensen speaks to Sicily Sierra, Zuri Resendiz, and Joshua Walbolt, all writers from the 86 86 86 Challenge, about the inspirations behind their articles and how they found the self-worth to tell their story.

Nov 10, 202136:07