Turn the Tables with Taylor Morgan

In this week's In the Biz segment, we meet Mary Dawn "MD" Vanderbush, owner of The Gin Mill in Ft. Pierce and Bogeys & Stogeys in Port St. Lucie, FL.  A true entrepreneur with some crazy ideas, she came up with a brilliant one that would not only fulfill a dream - but it would help restaurant & bar owners and their staff along the way.  The fact that there's a "big-ass rock star bus" involved is the icing on the cake!  MD's Gin Mill Channel

In our Bad Karen / Good Karen segment, we found a channel on YouTube called gottakidtofeed where real actors read real Yelp reviews. This is literally one of the bests thing on YouTube so we decided to borrow their brilliance.  In this episode, award winning voice actor Therese Plummer reads a real review from a Yelper in Brooklyn who loses her mind because Dunkin' Donuts didn't put enough cream cheese on her bagel.   This is GOLD.

In our Local Love segment, Chef Daniel Diaz and Doris "with a D" of SoFloDining let us know about one of their favorite hidden gems in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea - La Capricciosa.  

And today's for Food Song, we dig up a doozy from Weird Al Yankovic - La La La La Lasagna! 

To Skip to Segments:

Beginning: Taylor Intro  

3:20 - In the Biz (Mary Dawn Vanderbush)

31:30 - Bad Karen

35:50 - Local Love (Chef Daniel & Doris)

48:15 - Food Song

In this week's In the Biz segment, a conversation with "The Plant Father" (said in a Marlon Brando voice), Danny Costanzo - founder & co-owner of Plant Based Mafia, a Vegan Italian restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens, FLA whose motto is "We Don't Whack Animals. We Whack Plants"!

In our Bad Karen / Good Karen segment, we found a channel on YouTube called gottakidtofeed where real actors read real Yelp reviews.  Freaking hilarious.  Comedian Judy Gold reads a review from a Yelper who has a meltdown when she found out that a restaurant she went to used Barilla pasta.  Our Good Karen is probably one of the best and most thoughtful reviews we've ever heard and it just happens to be about our first guest's restaurant - Plant Based Mafia.

In our Local Love segment, Marie Smith, who runs the Socially Distanced Supper Club (Boynton/Lake Worth) Group on Facebook, gives some love to Agliolio in Boynton Beach. 

And keeping with the Italian theme, today's Food Song is One Meatball - sung by The Andrews Sisters!

To Skip to Segments:
Beginning: Taylor Intro  
1:30 - In the Biz
31:00 - Bad Karen / Good Karen
38:33 - Local Love
48:23 - Food Song

In this week's In the Biz segment, we take a ride through the European countryside with Jen Reyneri, co-owner of The Grove Cucina & Wine Bar in Hobe Sound, Florida. Jen and husband Luis packed up everything - including a baby - and went to live "everywhere grapes are grown". Jen tells of their fascinating adventures and how that experience would later inspire them to open their own restaurant.   

In our Bad Karen / Good Karen segment, we rate snooty guest Maria, who no one could please, and we tell the story of the amazing Aaron Collins who had an idea that went on to help more than 100 servers.

In our Local Love segment, listeners Karen Zacka & Larry Breder recommend Tacos del Pueblo - a locally-owned, hidden oasis in Lantana, FL.   Karen also suggested this week's Food Song - It's Raining Tacos! by Parry Gripp & BooneBum (you'll have this tune in your head for DAYS!)

To Skip to Segments:  
2:55 - In the Biz
32:10 - Bad Karen / Good Karen
44:00 - Local Love
:53:00 - Food Song

This week's episode starts with the story of CeCe Hobson, a young server from South Florida who saves up her money and moves to NYC all by herself. When she gets there, she lands a job at a Brooklyn restaurant and soon becomes friends with one of the biggest stars on the planet. What happens after that, never would have happened had she not taken a leap and left home.  Also we "Turn the Tables" on two entitled Yelpers, and listeners Steve & Gabrielle Smith give some local love to The Butcher & The Bar in Boynton Beach. SEE TIME STAMPS below if you want to skip to a certain segment.

Intro: Taylor Morgan - a little background

Skip to 2:35 for our In the Biz segment and CeCe Hobson's incredible story.

Skip to 31:50 for the Turn the Tables segment for this week's Bad Karen stories.

Skip to 36:25 for the Local Love segment with Steve & Gabrielle Smith and their recommendation of The Butcher and The Bar

Skip to 46:30 for this week's Food Song - Choppin' Broccoli by Dana Carvey!

Long-time local restaurant advocate Taylor Morgan kicks off "Turn the Tables" as a way to bring to light the challenges in the restaurant industry, post-covid and to let diners know what's happening behind the scenes at restaurants in a fun, entertaining and informative way. **See below for time-stamps if you want to fast forward to a certain segment.  

In our "In the Biz" segment we meet veteran restaurateur Nick Chiantese, owner of Nick & Johnny's in Juno Beach.  In our Bad Karen / Good Karen segment, we "Turn the Tables" on Yelpers and rate THEM.  And in the Local Love segement, John & Erika Siranos of The Palm Beach Bourbon Society give a glowing recommendation to Lewis Steakhouse in Jupiter.   

**Timestamps
Intro: Taylor Morgan - a little background

Skip to 8:15 for the In the Biz Segment with Nick Chiantese, owner of Nick & Johnny's

Skip to 18:15 for the Bad Karen / Good Karen segment as we rate the people who rate the restaurants

Skip to 25:00 for our Local Love segment with John & Erika Siranos giving their recommendation of Lewis Steakhouse

Skip to 35:20 if you like food so much that you want to hear a song about it.  This week's Food Song - Dinner Bell by They Might Be Giants