004 - Syd Suntha

from Anti- Hosted by Kevin Kelly

Syd Suntha is a chef, co-owner of Ballyhoo Hot Sauce and overall hustler. www.ballyhoohotsauce.com - 4:00 - Syd/Suntish 6:00 - First time we met 7:30 - Get in the Van - Henry Rollins 8:00 - Hanging out backstage 9:45 - Getting into the music industry 11:45 - Going to live shows nowadays 13:30 - Finding & makes music before the internet 16:30 - The problems with instant access to niche content - 22:00 - Leaving normal jobs to work with bands 24:30 - Growing up as a Sri Lankan in St. Louis 25:30 - Embracing what made him different 26:30 - Tour managing Adair & Jon Oakes 28:30 - Pivoting career 29:00 - Cooking with Bert McCracken of The Used 30:00 - Kitchen Confidential 30:30 - Culinary school 33:30 - Tipping culture is bullshit 37:00 - Rockwell Beer doesn’t do tips 39:00 - Authenticity in pricing 42:00 - Restaurants and hard costs 46:00 - Vote with your dollars - 48:00 - Moving up to Seattle from L.A. 50:00 - Working at Skillet 52:00 - Food Trucks in Seattle 58:30 - Starting up Bread & Circuses 1:00:00 - Behind the name ‘Bread & Circuses’ 1:03:00 - Putting a restaurant inside a brewery 1:06:30 - Leaving Bread & Circuses - 1:07:00 - Starting up Ballyhoo Hot Sauce 1:11:00 - Owning a product vs. owning a restaurant 1:15:00 - How Ballyhoo is more than just ‘Hot’ Sauce 1:17:30 - Brands collaborating with other brands 1:18:00 - Syd’s ‘Seattle Street Food Cook Book’ saga 1:23:00 - Wanting to do more collaborations 1:25:00 - Limited editions can’t be forced 1:25:45 - Psyence Fiction - Unkle 1:27:00 - Bape 1:30:00 - Head Automatica Limited Edition Dunks 1:32:00 - Wanting and buying a military hummer 1:35:00 - Syd’s parents 1:36:00 - Drinking in St. Louis 1:38:00 - Syd’s Dad’s drinking history - 1:42:00 - Sri Lankan influence 1:49:00 - Future of Ballyhoo 1:52:15 - Standing out from the competition 1:56:00 - The politicizing of everything 1:59:00 - Syd’s success motto 2:00:00 - Outro

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