Episode 236: Jen Pelka, The Riddler and Magnum PR

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Jen Pelka, Founder and CEO of The Riddler, the popular all-women funded champagne bar with locations in San Francisco and New York, which was named "Wine Bar of the Year" by Eater for its first west coast location. Jen is also the Founder of Magnum PR, a leading restaurant PR agency in San Francisco, with clients including Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, and Mister Jiu’s. Jen’s career in restaurants began at Chef Daniel Boulud’s iconic New York Restaurant DANIEL, where she served for 5 years across a broad range of roles. She has been named Forbes “30 Under 30” for Food & Wine, Details “Digital Maverick", and a Cherry Bombe "“It Girl.” She was a recurring guest as a secret diner on Season 1 of Bravo TV’s “Best New Restaurant”, and a guest on Season 6 of “Top Chef.” Today's show also features Shari's PR tip, Speed Round, Industry News discussion, and Solo Dining experience at Itamae at St. Roch Market in Miami's Design District. Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry! ----- We are also thrilled to announce H.O.S.T. SUMMIT + SOCIAL, a new conference for, and about, the hospitality industry, based on our podcast, taking place Monday, January 27, 2020 at The William Vale in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC. H.O.S.T. (Hospitality. Operations. Services. Technology.) will feature hospitality leaders from some of our most popular episodes on intimate panels, one-on-one interviews, industry news discussions, curated lunch conversations, and more! For information and tickets, visit allintheindustry.com. Hope you'll join us! #hostsummitsocial #host2020 #allin #allindustry All In The Industry is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.