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Shifties: A Restaurant Podcast

Shifties: A Restaurant Podcast

By Shifties

A podcast for people who have been in a restaurant ever. The funny, the serious, the bizarre, the everything you ever wondered about the places we love to eat at. Featuring Andrew Davies and Joey Rebbe.
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How Isn't She Badass? ft. Jayne Hubbard at Chocolati Cafe

Shifties: A Restaurant PodcastOct 17, 2019

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Reunion

Reunion

The Shifties crew returns! Reunited in California, Joey, Wallace and Cold Cut take turns in the interview hot seat serving up slices of greasy, greasy truth and revelation.

Nov 24, 202101:56:51
Tipping in the Apocalypse

Tipping in the Apocalypse

AND WE'RE BACK!!!

With every  eatery in Seattle eager to throw wide their doors and let the masked masses dine on delicious delicacies, the Shifties crew returns to the mic to bring you Tipping in the Apocalypse.

This week on Shifties: Too many shifties, too few shifts, PPP, "actual pizza," overthinking it, the good meth, active stiffing, advanced meta concept advice, Disinfecto, and locking yourself in your room and eating canned beans

Featuring Joey Rebbe and Andrew Davies

Produced by Andrew Davies

Art by Justin Kedl

Jun 11, 202049:29
In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Instead of posting and promoting our regular episodes this week, Partyfish Media is pausing our shows and social media and standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movements and protests in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and countless others at the hands of corrupt police brutality, founded upon and perpetuated by white supremacist culture. Black Lives Matter and they are in need of support and attention, now in this moment and into the future.

Ways to help & places to donate: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#

Books you can read to educate yourself (also available as audiobooks):

  • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
  • Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
  • How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
  • White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

Follow these accounts to stay up-to-date on how you can help:

Here's a larger list of resources: https://bit.ly/2McDnqu

Jun 03, 202001:12
Madi Wolter: ER Technician "Wash your face, don't touch your hands"

Madi Wolter: ER Technician "Wash your face, don't touch your hands"

Germs have managed to shut down pretty much everything this podcast is about. So let's talk about germs!

Madi Walter is an ER technician who's faced everything from Nervous Nellies calling about questionable coughs to frightful finger fiascos worthy of the first fourth of July. We talk about the strain corona virus has put on her job and how the medical community is facing challenges like scarcity, constantly changing rules, and a limited amount of space.

This week on Shifties: Wash your face, don't touch your hands, what's cooler than being cool? ventilators, what are they? iron lungs, keeping a dark and spooky side, and exorcist auditions

Featuring Madi Walter, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Andrew Davies

Mar 27, 202057:02
Zak Melang, Owner of The Matador

Zak Melang, Owner of The Matador

Featuring Zak Melang, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Joey Rebbe

Mar 12, 202057:38
Dave Lichterman, Pizza Wizard of Windy City Pie

Dave Lichterman, Pizza Wizard of Windy City Pie

Dr. Steve Brule walks into a Halloween party..

 The balad of Windy City Pie begins like a joke and ends with the best pizza in Seattle. Dave Lichterman dishes the deep details of his ongoing quest to craft the perfect Chicago style pizza

 This week on Shifties: the Balad of Windy City Pie, local chains named after a clown, "at least I'm not making bombs," working all of the hours, pieoneers, Canadian bacon is dumb, Ghusty Village Cheese Wheel, robots doing what they do best, obscure levels of punner

 Featuring Dave Lichterman, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Joey Rebbe

Feb 13, 202001:30:27
Give Up Your New Year's Resolution, at Cold Cut's house

Give Up Your New Year's Resolution, at Cold Cut's house

Got a New Year's resolution? Well come break it with us! It's the Shifties Give Up Your New Year's Resolution party episode.

A party AND a podcast in one!? They said it couldn't be done. Find out if they were right, this week on Shifties!


Featuring Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies, and hella partiers

Music by Alex Donka

Art by Justin Kedl

Produced by Charlie Quane


Jan 31, 202021:12
Seven Iron Bells, ft. Sky Upchurch at Jonah's Restaurant

Seven Iron Bells, ft. Sky Upchurch at Jonah's Restaurant

Sky estimates he has been reincarnated somewhere between one and two hundred times. This time around he is focusing on loving the negatives and learning to be content without ice cream (even when he really wants ice cream). Sky sits down with us before his shift for a conversation about religion, perspective, happiness, politics, and yes, we talk about restaurants for a minute in there too.

This Week on Shifties: Seven Iron Bells, water alternatives, Mormon military school, loving the negatives, mythos, age before money, and current incarnations

Featuring Sky Upchurch, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Andrew Davies and Joey Rebbe

Jan 16, 202001:05:26
Midichlorians? ft. Gabriel Adams at Add-A-Ball

Midichlorians? ft. Gabriel Adams at Add-A-Ball

New year new Dunk God. We sit down with the almighty king of slamerinos himself to talk about the people we hope to become in the next twelve months. Then we head over to Add-A-Ball (the coolest place to play a video game in Seattle) for a chat with Gabriel Adams about his coolest collectibles, favorite fandoms, and most precarious performances.

This Week on Shifties: Midichlorians? things that should not be dunked on, big boy cups, the unwinnable battle against children, food boats, anniversaries, versus Pac-Man, eBay snipers, putting on your expo face, and divine knowledge of future events

Featuring Gabriel Adams, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies, and Alex Donka as Dunk God

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Andrew Davies

Jan 02, 202001:04:21
The Eight of Swords, ft. Melissa Painter at Percy's & Co.

The Eight of Swords, ft. Melissa Painter at Percy's & Co.

Melissa Painter reads tarot at Percy's and Co. every Tuesday night. This episode she joins the Shifties crew to give us some truly poignant perspective on our creative endeavors. 

Find Melissa's website here: http://www.spiritusaeterna.com/ and find Melissa at Percy's and Co. Tuesday nights from 6-9.

This week on Shifties: The Eight of Swords, porn star names, shrubbery, delectable delicatessens, walking in the door butt naked every day, the idea of impermanence, nostalgia, actual real beanies

Featuring Melissa Painter, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Music by Alex Donka

Art by Justin Kedl

Produced by Joey Rebbe

Dec 12, 201948:54
It Takes a Village, ft. Brenna Aguilar at the Cozy Nut

It Takes a Village, ft. Brenna Aguilar at the Cozy Nut

Sometimes you want the experience of eating a sloppy TV dinner while watching CSI reruns except in a fancy theater with fancy food and you have to put on pants. When you're in the mood for that very specific experience, you might make your way to the Tripple Door and meet Brenna Aguilar. Or you could listen to this episode where we talk about flipping 300 seats in half an hour, sneaking french fries to friendly folks, and even running for city council, if we ever figure out when the election is...

This week on Shifties: It Takes a Village, the Nonuple Door, silent service, the Hard Nut, Halo voices, the futuristic fashion that we all thought we'd be wearing, the Gorge at George, Excavating down to what's always been there, non-evil politicians???

Featuring Brenna Aguilar, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Music by Alex Donka

Art by Justin Kedl

Produced by Andrew Davies

Nov 30, 201945:20
The Golden Tape, ft. Ben Scott at the Westy

The Golden Tape, ft. Ben Scott at the Westy

We sit down with fellow pod-host Ben Scott to discuss why we pursue niche hobbies. Ben is a man of many such hobbies, among them hosting VHQuest: a podcast about the quest to find the best vhs. We also weigh the pros and cons of desk jobs, dodge disgruntled soup projectiles, and find our own golden tapes. Check out Ben's podcast here: https://anchor.fm/vhquestpod

This week on Shifties: The Golden Tape, watching the Office in the office, taking coffee with your sugar, needy regulars, a million cubic feet of tapes, the macheteverse, clam shell cases, annoying power rangers, and when to be a normie.

Featuring Ben Scott, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies

Music by Alex Donka

Art by Justin Kedl

Produced by Andrew Davies

Nov 22, 201901:05:22
Ghostly Ladies of the Night at the Oxford Saloon

Ghostly Ladies of the Night at the Oxford Saloon

Happy Halloween! On this special holiday episode of Shifties we travel to the Oxford Saloon, a former illegal prohibition bar, gambling hall, and brothel! Due to the many reports of this establishment being haunted by its former employees and patrons we decided it would be the perfect setting for a seriously spooky edition of Shifties. Join us for truly terrifying tales, an Ouija commune with the dead, our rendition of a horror movie, and a moment that genuinely scared both Wallace and Coldcut.
This week on Shifties: Sarah Jessica Parker's best role, EMF scanners, Ouija boards, insulting the Madam, gratuitous ghost orgies, cheek pinching ghosts, the one word that the dead wanted passed on to the living, confirmation about the existence of aliens, and Joey getting touched inappropriately from the other side.
Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Alex Donka
Produced by Wallace Branin
Oct 31, 201952:08
How Isn't She Badass? ft. Jayne Hubbard at Chocolati Cafe

How Isn't She Badass? ft. Jayne Hubbard at Chocolati Cafe

How quickly do you drink your hot chocolate? We head to Chocolati Cafe for this episode of Shifties and find our respective beverage quaff times. Joining us is Jayne Hubbard: beertender at Fremont Brewing by day and actress also by day and perhaps sometimes night. Jayne gives us the inside scoop on SEATTLE IPA MANIA, the lowdown on serving the masses, creates her dream role, and serves up what might be the best title ever in the process.

This week on Shifties: chocolate rockets, beer bros and hazy hoes, the freshest of the fresh hops, unabashedly brazen belches, oompa loompa assault, and a beer knowledge beatdown best served cold.

Featuring Jayne Hubbard, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Alex Donka
Produced by Wallace Branin
Oct 17, 201944:58
The Wizard of the Coast, ft. Jordan Comar at Cafe Mox

The Wizard of the Coast, ft. Jordan Comar at Cafe Mox

Cafe Mox hosts a legion of trading card collectors, mountains of multiplayer experiences, gobs of gold gathering grognards, and this weeks episode of Shifties. We are joined by Jordan Comar, designer of Dungeon Mayhem, for a classic episode of big time burnout, high aspirations, and of course, mayhem of the dungeon variety.

This week on Shifties: The process of creating, summer exploration, board game yelp, secret alliances, self fireballs, and the real Joey Rebbe

Featuring Jordan Comar, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Alex Donka
Produced by Wallace Branin and Andrew Davies
Oct 03, 201953:04
Greenwood Crawl

Greenwood Crawl

5 podcasts converged on the quaint, quiet neighborhood of Greenwood. It's just a quaint neighborhood now.

This week on Shifties we go off the rails with the Funhouse Family (1:30), scream our rage out with the Daily Cathertic Scream (22:00), hold down the fantasy fort with Save the D8 (24:30), and put our debate skills to the test with 24 Flames per Second (106:30).

Featuring Jake Foerg, Jason Hill, Robert Bojorquez, Kendall Uyeji, Kris Pepper Hambrick, Kacie Rahm, Kwesi Phillips, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies, and a few random screamers.

Art by Justin Kedl

Music by Alex Donka

Produced by Andrew Davies

Presented by Partyfish Media 🎉🐟

Sep 23, 201901:34:14
Episode 32 Live From The Northwest Film Forum

Episode 32 Live From The Northwest Film Forum

The Shifties crew proves they have faces for radio AND THE STAGE in an evening of mixology, mythology, and wumbology! Creating our first live episode was an incredible experience for the whole team. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording it.

This week on Shifties: Shrek vs the Creature from the Blue Lagoon, reconciliation at the kids' table, and the final word on a debate as old as time

Featuring Cait Pfeiffer, Evan Christopher, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Alex Donka
Produced by Joey Rebbe, Wallace Brannin, and Andrew Davies

Thanks to our partner podcasts Save the D8 and the Funhouse Family Podcast!!!
Aug 23, 201932:48
Episode 31 Diner

Episode 31 Diner

12 eggs in one omelette? Only at Beth's. We talk with industry veteran Jacob Dixon about his time at the classic Seattle 24 hour dive, learn the definition of chub, and fail to survive the zombie apocalypse. Get your bibs on and prepare yourselves for some messy, messy stories.

This week on Shifties: Civil war names, bad beards, the Wallace Special, ornery owners, dysfunctional food families, sloppy shakes, and an appetite for ABBA and margarine.

Featuring Jacob Dixon, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Music by Kevin Eubanks
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Aug 02, 201957:30
Episode 30 2 Weeks

Episode 30 2 Weeks

Beachcast! Shifties welcomes Barrett back to the pod for shot bot round 2! Find out if it actually works this time, and join us as we talk about quitting our jobs. Then we get down and dungeony with Evan Christopher, host and dungeon master of Save the D8, to learn that what you want will never happen (at least in d&d). Shifties is teaming up with The Funhouse Family (https://anchor.fm/funhousefam) and Save the D8 (https://anchor.fm/savethed8pod) to put on a live show! Listen in for more details, and check out the event page on our facebook! Tickets available here: https://shiftieslive.brownpapertickets.com Featuring Barrett Fowl, Evan Christopher, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Intro music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies
Jul 12, 201947:56
Episode 29.5 Mead

Episode 29.5 Mead

Come with us to a time of fantastical fables and blustering bards, of ignominious inns and pragmatic paladins, but most importantly, a time of mead!

This week on Shifties: Mead

We taste the classic medieval beverage, make a few announcements, and get our fantasy on in a special bonus episode of Shifties!

Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Kevin Eubanks
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jul 02, 201915:18
Episode 29 No Call No Show

Episode 29 No Call No Show

Shifties welcomes Alex Donka back to the cast to talk about the ethics of calling in sick, breaking into corporate life, and where exactly the name Microsoft comes from. After that we consider who would be the ideal replacement for one of our hosts, then get a bit too political.

This week on Shifties: No Call No Show. Featuring telltale tickets, squatting desks, way too many Deliverance jokes... like way, way too many Deliverance jokes, I mean Deliverance doesn't even take place in Virginia why is Cold Cut making so many Deliverance jokes, one brilliant military strategist, a mass murderer, and someone with a skill for making wine.

Featuring Alex Donka, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Kevin Eubanks
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jun 14, 201901:02:25
Fresh Sheet

Fresh Sheet

Angela Ortez shares her love for and connection to food with us, taking us through her journey from aspiring lawyer to head chef. We get into culinary school, sustainability, menu creation, and all of the intricate considerations that make up the job. To finish it all off, we go way off menu into the dark corners of Wallace's mind.

This week on Shifties: Fresh Sheet, being not shitty, being a tiny dragon in a big world, eating the last two tuna on earth, takeout as a love language, and a Bluray copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Featuring Angela Ortez, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Music by Keven Eubanks
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jun 01, 201952:54
Pre-Bus

Pre-Bus

Who will sit on the head busser throne? Special guests Scotty and Barrett get into the deep political drama behind the every day lives of bussers.

This week on Shifties: The worst things to cut with a knife, the next best thing to a NY steak, the Blair Bitch Project, an all wizard service team, and fireball

Featuring Scott McKinney, Barrett Fowl, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Music by Kevin Eubanks
Produced by Andrew Davies
May 17, 201901:11:58
In the Weeds

In the Weeds

On this episode it's just the boys! We discuss baby-snatching Pterodactyls, Grecian tragedies, and Megalodon week vs. shark week. In more classic Shifties fashion, we get in and out of the weeds, go over non-confrontational chalking, and give ourselves plot armor.
May 02, 201954:04
Prep

Prep

Let's talk about brunch! Eggspert Joe Moore joins the pod to talk the perfect over easy egg flip, how he balances work and real life, and shares some stories behind his tattoos. When he isn't dealing with mountains of waffles and cartons of eggs, Joe plays a mean Shoegaze guitar, and we help him workshop a few band names.

This week on Shifties: Existential brunch dread, salamanders, saucy work dreams, axolotls, and the coolest larper

Featuring Joe Moore, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Apr 25, 201954:47
Corner

Corner

Join the Shifties crew as we dive into a discussion about one of the more controversial server techniques: up-selling. How to do it honestly, how to put the customer experience first, and how to boost your sales while you do. After that we go waaaaaaaaaay off menu.

This week on Shifties: Math! dating coworkers, explaining Indiana Jones, former track stars' tv habits, no politics! and a truly presidential menu

Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Apr 18, 201942:59
Power Hour

Power Hour

This one gets a little bit messy! Zach Johnson joins the Shifties crew for a Ranier power hour, and we talk balancing cocktails, managing the bar, pet peeves, and herbaceous bases.

This week on Shifties: Deleting the whole menu, the 3 ingredients of Steve Jobs, stupid questions, and pirate alcohol influences.

Featuring Zach Johnson, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Apr 08, 201901:00:28
Doublesat

Doublesat

The Three Musketeers (minus D'Artagnan) unite for an episode of gas station wine, pancake volcanoes, and sub-par Valentine's Day experiences. We get into the juicy details of being double, tripple, quadrouple, and even penta-sat: how to prioritize, keep your cool, and get shit in front of the guests so they can drink it.

This week on Shifties: the return of Yelpmewan Kenobi, Cranberry bogs, Friendsgiving, close encounters with the third kind, and watching movies as a ghost.

Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Mar 30, 201941:07
Anaphylactic Shock

Anaphylactic Shock

Spencer Enright joins the cast to talk his meteoric rise from Taco Bell to fine dining, and dish the deets on serving up accidental nuts.

This week on shifties: we tip out trainees, get hit with a harsh reminder of aging, bring back ethical lies, and talk the most baller way to carry your epi pen. Buckle up for a real shocker (heh) of an episode!

Featuring Spencer Enright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Wallace Branin
Mar 21, 201945:00
Sous Chef

Sous Chef

Dan is back on the podcast to discuss his recent promotion to head chef, as well as share some more of the craziest stories we've ever heard about the industry.

This week on Shifties: When is it time to call prison? Cold Cut learns about backpage. Former pimps, yelling chefs, restaurant hell, and the finer details of garbage food.

Featuring Dan Yule, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Mar 14, 201948:08
Bar Crawl

Bar Crawl

The bar crawl episode. Join us for an adventure through Seattle's Ballard neighborhood as we explore some of our favorite watering holes. Drinking along is encouraged!

Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies, and numerous friends both old and new from around Seattle.
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Mar 07, 201957:57
Tossout

Tossout

Liam has been called a pizza wizard (by coldcut) and the title is not misplaced. This time on Shifties we hear why you always leave the delivery car running, how to spice up that old Red Baron special you found in the depths of your freezer, and what pizzas express our souls.

Also this week: Peter Parker's pizza experience, phone girls, skin heads vs good kid mad city, NBA pizza spinners, and some very hit or miss impressions.

Featuring Liam Wright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Feb 21, 201950:52
Decanter

Decanter

We get real winey with this one. Listen to the shifties crew compare a freshly opened barolo with one that has been decanted. Don't know what decanted means? Perfect. Keep listening.

On this episode of Shifties: the Eldest Spaghetti Factory, restaurant breakups, Magic Johnson of wine, Red Robin returns, accouterments, and the Greek God of Dunking.

Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Feb 14, 201947:38
One to Five

One to Five

Ryan Dimond unravels the mysteries of the scale of spiciness, makes some sketchy deliveries, and spills the secrets of the Men in Black spice room.

Also featured: the Dominos nope clause, weed tips, hand written tickets, Joey getting pentasat, a 20 star spicy Thai order, and shrines to Guy Fieri

Featuring Ryan Dimond, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Feb 09, 201952:29
On the Fly

On the Fly

The Shifties crew sit down for a classic episode of dealing with management, handling your own mistakes, and discovering our animal selves. Plus, Coldcut gets a very disappointing burger.

Also featured: The best server line of all time? getting the runaround, eucalyptus addiction, and blue footed booby bitches

Featuring Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Feb 01, 201901:02:13
The Line

The Line

Howie has a lot of ideas. In fact, he carries a backpack stuffed with notebooks full of recipes, restaurant ideas, and a knife or two. Howie shares a lifetime of cooking experience with us, starting at 6 years old with his Grandma's chicken recipe. We discuss how sharing a meal brings any family closer together, meeting carbonite Han Solo, and taking the time to do things right.

Also featured: The Oscars of food, panini press cauterization, finding your ish, talking to pasta dough, and Star Wars

Featuring Howie Rawlings, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jan 25, 201901:16:33
Burnout

Burnout

Whitney Fogler rejoins the pod and talks with us about combatting burnout, explaining guacamole, and vermin problems. We discuss different phases of burnout, and how we each deal with its sources.

Also featured: Burnout paradise, asshattery, not working in coal mines, flip flop wine, eye contact, and sugar ant stealth kills

Featuring Whitney Fogler, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jan 17, 201901:11:10
All Day

All Day

Eric, head chef at Joey's fine dining restaurant, talks to us about getting his first dish washing job, dreams of fine dining Mexican food, and the best Marvel movie.

Also featured: Diamond dust, knife tattoos, spider Twinkies for Spider-Man, and Imperial Star Destroyer plates.

Featuring Eric, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Jan 03, 201954:05
Auto-grat

Auto-grat

Alana, power host extraordinaire, joins us to talk about New York, secretly speaking Italian, and running back and forth between two restaurants. On this episode of Shifties, we discuss the ins and outs of hosting, learning your servers strengths, and when to just shut up and look pretty.

Also featured: Cocktail umbrellas, East vs West coast, kids at tables, and are these hosts loyal?

Featuring Alana Al-Hatlani, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Dec 27, 201852:16
Expo

Expo

Stuart Christopher reminisces about the Old Spaghetti Factory this week as we delve into a haunted basement, scream our rage out in the cooler, and fuel a drunken push up contest. Check out Stuart's youtube channel, Totally Natural: www.youtube.com/channel/UCIP0BG-r1AoC1NZtPKMBAvA.

Also featured: Snaps, claps, fingerguns, Jeff Beezos, planter of the Amazon rainforest, vintage4 Loko, the restaurant zombie apocalypse, and star signs

Featuring Stuart Christopher, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies
Art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Dec 23, 201857:29
MoD

MoD

Cait Pfeiffer takes a break from managing a newly opened restaurant/bar to talk with us about creating a cocktail menu in Seattle, dealing with unruly guests, and the power of listening.

Also featured: the most entitled people on the planet? drinking behind the bar, bar tender Captain Philips, smoothing over mistakes, and putting up with Spongebob and Patrick.

Featuring Cait Pfeiffer, Wallace Brannin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies
Cover art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Dec 13, 201851:20
Slow Season

Slow Season

Alex Donka rejoins the cast for our Thanksgiving special! Join the Shifties crew in drinking seasonal beers, settling age old holiday debates, and slogging through the slow season.

Also featured: The worst Thanksgiving dining experience of one disgruntled yelper's life, Christmas Venn diagrams, awkward neighbors, and gravy flavored beer

Featuring: Alex Donka, Wallace Brannin, and Andrew Davies
Cover art by: Justin Kedl
Produced by: Andrew Davies
Dec 01, 201801:04:34
Back of House

Back of House

Sous chef Dan Yule talks all things back of house, including pet peeves, front/back of house relations, how to win over the kitchen, and what makes good plating.

Also featured: Lego figure food playgrounds, electric sous chef acid trips, an unreasonable hatred of onions, and the best ways to put hair on one's chest.

Featuring Daniel Yule, Andrew Davies, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Brannin
Album art by Justin Kedl
Produced by Andrew Davies
Nov 15, 201853:03
POS

POS

Industry noobie Adam Honore joins the pod to talk ripped pants, meeting the Weekend's corporeal form, and starting out in the industry.

Also featured: When to eat those leftovers, His Royal Majesty Rex Goliath, Kicking customers out to Aerosmith, and the most important thing you can do as a server.

Featuring Adam Honore, Andrew Davies, Joey Rebbe, and Wallace Branin
Produced by Andrew Davies
Nov 07, 201801:07:59
Covers

Covers

Just the OG 3 this week to talk about wine tasting, private parties and overservice.

Also featured: Carrot eating struggles, the best Toy Story, and shower puking.
Oct 27, 201848:02
Hands

Hands

Julia comes on the pod talking differences between the dystopian world of corporate restaurants vs the wild wild west of privately owned. Joey gets a performance review, Cold Cut's stein is grabbed by a fingerless hand, and Wallace announces Expendables 5.

Also featured: Wino moms, an army of Blue Jay fans, Jumping through the conversation door, and pro strats for working a double
Oct 22, 201849:23
Phased

Phased

Special guest Whitney Fogler talks sexism and entitlement in the service industry as we delve into elaborate schemes to get free food, the rich people dimension, and wine culture.

Also featured: Not caring about the Dodgers, 2 Buck Chuck, learning new menus, a time when women had tales, and being forgotten by your server.
Oct 08, 201801:23:29
86

86

What's it like to run out of coffee in the face of a hoard of Amazonians? Special guest Alex Donka talks Starbucks, bad coffee, and what its like serving caffeine in an Amazon building down town.

Also: the true American holiday, lying on your resume, fancy drink orders, and a debate as old as time (or at least twitter)
Oct 04, 201801:04:28
Shifties

Shifties

Anyone know of a good seafood place around here? Because I sure don't. On this episode of Shifties, Yelp brings out the best in all of us, Joey and Wallace discuss their 40 day booze fast, and Cold Cut learns the true meaning of umami.
Oct 03, 201856:03
Heard

Heard

A podcast for people who have been in a restaurant ever.

On this inaugural episode of Shifties: Pappardelle nightmares, napkins in water glasses, a scale from horse piss to the wine you'll tell your children about, and the worst Doc Brown impression ever.
Sep 11, 201857:03