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A zeros Journey Podcast
by Justin, Sam, Ben, Jerome
The service industry is one of the largest fringe communities in the world. It is filled with substance abuse, depression, and a death rate that competes with the NFL and pro wrestling. From all walks of life, these misfits become life long friends, family, and lovers. Hear about it from the inside. Players include, Justin "Tio" Morales. 27 years in the business. From the kitchen to the bar to managing partner. NYC to the UK. Not a bad living for a left handed, feral, dyslexic. Originated from a welfare, substance abuse riddled family in a small town in Connecticut. Chef Ben, a gay pastor at an American Baptist church, a teacher, a community leader and executive chef for many years. Vacationing on Martha vineyard for years and aware of his privilege never relied on it. The one of us who reads! Then Rome. The mixing board and bar mixologist. Born and raised to the farm life. Learned to cook and drink. He escaped the back of the house to make a name for hismelf behind the bar. Sam, the
Episodes
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Shift drink: Hydro distillery? Libation Library? Yup
Send us Fan Mail We shoot the stuff with the guys from Moxi On The Rocks. On its way to be Connecticut's first all-inclusive Libation Library featuring locally-made Liquors, Wines, Beers, Meads, Ciders & Soda Pop. The on-site Rookery Spirit Works will provide direct-to-consumer bottle sales.
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A zeros Journey EP:32 COVID, Cancer and Pregnancy...oh my!
Send us Fan Mail Ok, can it get any harder? Yes it can and it definitely has. Sam and Meg share some very personal stories while we explore what has happened, what is happening and what can happen when it comes to health in our industry.
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A zeros Journey EP:31 HELP WANTED!
Send us Fan Mail We talk the new pandemic... 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘆 joins us as we get fired up about the lack of staff and lack of supplies! How do we get the guests to understand? How do we find adequate staffing?...
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A zeros Journey EP:30 The Birthday Episode
Send us Fan Mail We're celebrating AZP's AND Tio's birthdays! Rewind to beginning of quarantine 2020, we decided to give this whole podcast thing a go on Tio's birthday. Fast forward to 2021 and we're still here spewing out nonsense and drinking good booze. Join us once more as we surprise Tio…
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Shift Drink: Meet the “Mad Hatter”
Send us Fan Mail They say being in hospitality is like putting on a show...you’re always on “stage”. Always “performing” and entertaining your guests so they have the most memorable experience. Wearing wigs and wild antics, you haven’t had a true memorable experience until you’re been served by...
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A zeros Journey EP:29 Shaking it up with King Cocktail, Dale Degroff
Send us Fan Mail Rhode Island born in 1948, he's become one of the world's foremost cocktail experts by reinventing the bartending profession with craft cocktails. Mr. Dale DeGroff is an American bartender who has earned the title of "The King of Cocktails" or "The Cocktail King". Insightful and...
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A zeros Journey EP:28 Dr. Doolittle, Welcome to the Monkey Farm
Send us Fan Mail Justin (Tio), Sam, Chef Ben, and Jerome each have individual therapy sessions, compliments of our very own "Dr. Doolittle." We speak to licensed therapist Erin Doolittle, talk mental health in the hospitality industry and test out the theory that seeking professional help does...
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A zeros Journey EP:27 The Professor Jerry Thomas
Send us Fan Mail An all bartender episode Khalid is IN HOUSE for once. Sam is cranky dealing with us (typical). And we talk about the pioneer of the American cocktail, Prof. Jerry Thomas. He documented the culture of what being a professional bartender is today. Tio's a little butthurt that he in...
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A zeros Journey EP:26 Beer, How You Doin'?
Send us Fan Mail We check in with great friends from three Connecticut breweries to see how the beer industry is holding up during 2020. Lots of laughs, lots of ‘bleeps’ and a surprise beer taste test for our guests!
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A zeros Journey EP:25 Save the Restaurants, We Need Answers
Send us Fan Mail The restaurant industry is drowning and we need HELP. So many rumors, so much unknown. We talk with Scott Dolch, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association and get some answers. How will this thing play out in the upcoming months? Are we getting shut down...
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Shift drink: Happy Thanksgiving...Sorta?
Send us Fan Mail The group gives thanks in a very non-inspirational way, but hey, we still did it! We hope you all have a day to be thankful for. Grab a beverage and join us for a shift drink! Gobble till you Wobble!
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A zeros Journey EP:24 The Cocktail Chemist
Send us Fan Mail It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No...it’s 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁! We continue the theme of last weeks episode and spend some time chatting with 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀. This 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘶𝘳𝘰 has quite an impressive...
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A zeros Journey EP:23 Off the Pirate Ship
Send us Fan Mail Each restaurant is its own “pirate ship”. Each shift is a fight to collect the ‘booty’. Nights of debauchery, merriment and lament with shipmates follow these shifts. We spend this episode talking to Nadine Gengras, Brian Federman and Chef Ben, who all abandoned ship to lead...
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A zeros Journey: EP:22 Dia de los Muertos
Send us Fan Mail We talk to Xiomara one of the owners of our favorite Mexican Restaurant Fridas and their famous bartender Atillio. Xiomara from Mexico city and Atilio from El Salvador, have different stories as most do immigrating to this country, but both have entered the industry and both have...
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A zeros Journey EP:21 Halloween Special
Send us Fan Mail Lets get spooky! We record for the first time in Rome's murder basement. Did everyone survive? Ruvin Bogati one of our general manager friends joins us for the torture.
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A zeros Journey EP:20 The Roast of Tio
Send us Fan Mail They tried to make him cry. They tried to embarrass him. They tried to destroy his confidence. Can you do this to a man with no shame? Shots fired, then fired back. Who comes out on top?
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A zeros Journey EP:19 Lets yelp yelp
Send us Fan Mail We talk about the impact of social media reviews and giving everyone a voice. How do we fight back? Most of these reviewers are uneducated to our business. What do you think? Should we review them?
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Bourdain series Wrap up: End of the journey
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we wrap up our 3 part series of Anthony Bourdain. We ask tough questions and share tough stories. Bourdain was the best and worst example of the service industry. His personal and spiritual growth that ended with wound he could not seem to heal.
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A zeros Journey EP:18 Anthony Bourdain: Relating to a Legend Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Lets get into Part 3. We continue to relate to the industry legend, Anthony Bourdain and his struggles with fame and recovery as his life comes full circle to loving food, travel and life.
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A zeros Journey EP:17 Anthony Bourdain: Relating to a Legend Part 2
Send us Fan Mail As we continue on our journey with Mr. Bourdain, we talk about his contemptuous relationship with owners and his first steps to becoming the captain of his own pirate ship. Let's talk some more Bourdain.
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A zeros Journey EP:16 Anthony Bourdain: Relating to a Legend Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Everyone has a spirit animal and ours just so happens to be Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain's journey speaks volumes to all of us in this industry, we learn from the good, the bad and the seriously ugly. We take our stories, triumphs and tribulations and try to connect to Bourdain…
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A zeros Journey EP:15 History of restaurant words and etymology
Send us Fan Mail The etymology of some of our most used terms. An episode from our beach house series. Where did "86" come from and some of our other favorites
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Shift drink: "will an angry waiter spit in my food?
Send us Fan Mail Lets dispel some restaurant myths.
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A zeros Journey EP:14 Tequila! PT2 Master Distiller Iliana Partida
Send us Fan Mail We talk to a great friend and fantastic Master Distiller Iliana Partida of Tres Agaves tequila. Shes smart, funny,strong, and prefers to drink tequila. She will, however, drink wine or bourbon if she has to. From a the world of agaves and generations of tequila wisdom, Iliana has...
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A zeros Journey EP:13 Tequila! PT1
Send us Fan Mail Lets talk about Tequila! Special guest, bar goddess Rachel Markoja, hangs out with us as we drink our favorite drink, the cantarito. We go over the what's, where's, why's, when's and how of one of our favorite spirits.
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Shift drink: Covid phase 2 opening inside and listener questions
Send us Fan Mail We talk about the next phase of the restaurant opening process as we let guest inside. Tio gets the phase number wrong, WTH. Answer some great listener questions. Grab a glass and hang out.
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A zeros Journey EP:12 Race, Love and Hospitality
Send us Fan Mail A conversation all of us in the industry should have. We need to be able to ask questions, hear answers and learn how to keep our industry a meritocracy. Management, peers and guests need to get into this conversation. We start outside the world of restaurants and then bust open...
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A zeros Journey EP:11 Think like A chef
Send us Fan Mail Talking to two Chefs and we did not get verbally abused or told to "get the F%$k out of the kitchen!" What a fun enlightened conversation with our good buddy Chef Ben and another old friend, Chef David Gilmore. Both talented, smart gents, who have run some great kitchens. We talk...
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A zeros Journey EP:10 Bourbon pt3 Wes Henderson, talkin' whiskey life
Send us Fan Mail Angel's Envy is one of our top sips and we get to talk to one of its creators! Whiskey hall of famer Wes Henderson was nice enough to shoot the sh%t with us. Its a fun conversation about , whiskey, life, family, and the business. Grab a glass and listen with us.
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Shift drink: Dating, love, and sex in the restaurant biz
Send us Fan Mail Another Shift drink episode, where we just BS about the good, bad, and ugly of trying to find love when working in the service industry. It easy being fun, but its fun being easy. How do you make it work?
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A zeros Journey EP:9 Bourbon Pt2
Send us Fan Mail We try to get back to the facts on this part 2 of bourbon, and we kinda succeed. 1800's to now. We also meet Romes new dog, Piggy. We have a lot of fun along the way. Grab a glass and hang out with us
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Shift drink: Re opening restaurants during covid 19
Send us Fan Mail First of our shift drink episodes. The Shift drink episodes are loose talk about current events. Probably done after too much to drink and not a lot of facts. Imagine going out for a drink after work with a pal. This shift drink, after getting past the cat talk, we jump into...
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A zeros Journey EP:8 Bourbon Pt 1
Send us Fan Mail We mix it up about the ABC's of bourbon. First we address our own covid scare as we talk to Rome about his drive thru test. In bourbon part 1 we have some fun with a relaxed, humorous and not the smartest conversation about the what, who, why, when and where. Grab a glass and…
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A zeros Journey EP:7 Restaurant Cents
Send us Fan Mail Chef breaks down the restaurant dollar. Owners don’t make the money you think they do. Rome drinks Evan Williams and Tio knocks back old weller 107. Oh and we also touch on a little prostate health... why not. Jeromes
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A zeros Journey EP:6 "420"
Send us Fan Mail The crew of "A zeros Journey Podcast" participates in 420, except chef Ben. Find out why. We try to discuss marijuana and the service industry but, as you can imagine get side tracked a bit. Rome sexting some dude? He doesn't think so. Also, Tio tells how he knows the answer to…
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A zeros Journey EP:5 Happy Easter, F Marry Kill
Send us Fan Mail Our Easter episode. Get to know us just a little more as we talk while quarantined during Easter. Lets investigate Rome's creepy basement and do a little F marry Kill. Grab a bevie and hang out with us!
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A zeros Journey EP:4 Messing around with NYC Barman David Roth
Send us Fan Mail David "Messy" Roth calls in from Paris, where he is stranded with his lovely girlfriend, fresh baguettes and Suze and tonics! David was one of the founding members of USBG New Haven before moving to New York. He just recently won the first-ever Don Julio Star Back, where he got…
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A zeros Journey EP:3 Quarantine, A check in episode
Send us Fan Mail Tio and Rome check in with chef Ben. How are you spending your time? Could you butcher an animal? Have you seen Rome's creepy trap door? Whats the restaurant scene going to be like when this is all over? Grab a drink and hang out
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A zeros Journey EP:2 Karen could not survive in this world
Send us Fan Mail Our 2nd episode and still quarantined during the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Chef gets annoyed how long it takes us to set up and wrap up! We introduce hospitality guru and good friend, Khalid aka our very own Billy D Williams and we find out Rome was raised on a farm.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The service industry is one of the largest fringe communities in the world. It is filled with substance abuse, depression, and a death rate that competes with the NFL and pro wrestling. From all walks of life, these misfits become life long friends, family, and lovers. Hear about it from the inside. Players include, Justin "Tio" Morales. 27 years in the business. From the kitchen to the bar to managing partner. NYC to the UK. Not a bad living for a left handed, feral, dyslexic. Originated from a welfare, substance abuse riddled family in a small town in Connecticut. Chef Ben, a gay pastor at an American Baptist church, a teacher, a community leader and executive chef for many years. Vacationing on Martha vineyard for years and aware of his privilege never relied on it. The one of us who reads! Then Rome. The mixing board and bar mixologist. Born and raised to the farm life. Learned to cook and drink. He escaped the back of the house to make a name for hismelf behind the bar. Sam, the
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Justin, Sam, Ben, Jerome
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The service industry is one of the largest fringe communities in the world. It is filled with substance abuse, depression, and a death rate that competes with the NFL and pro wrestling. From all walks of life, these misfits become life long friends, family, and lovers. Hear about it from the...
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