Shift Drink

This week we cut a swath through the studio with co-founder and edge master of District Cutlery, Derek Swanson. We put a knife-point on the future of American knife-making, re-honing a businesses direction, and humble beginnings. Mathew takes off his cutlery training wheels, Eddie pays tribute to the Gold standard in food criticism, and Derek lives his best day off. Oh, and everyone gets ICED.

This week we double up on the entrepreneuses with guest host Kat Hamidi of Capitoline Vermouth and Tory Pratt of TRUE Syrups and Garnishes as we discuss the move from international to pre-prohibition, the fine line in educating your customers, and the perils of peeling ginger. Kat puts the “mansplainers” on notice, Tory picks her Philly favorite, and Eddie sends much love out to a Greg in North Dakota

This week we crack a “happy beer,” discuss life after leaving a namesake restaurant, and embrace old school flair with district mainstay Chef Rob Rubba. Mathew gets OMG about MSG, Eddie upsets the mighty Finns, and DJ Rub-bot drops the bass (not the fish).

This week we kern the divide between food and design, take down the Maryland flag a notch, and find easter eggs and activism in design with former Egyptologist-turned beer can designer Mike Van Hall. Mathew ponders his final ending, Eddie discovers less is Mandy Moore, and Mike belies his taco origins.

This week we find whiskey’s sweet spot and discuss reviving a whiskey brand with Sam Medley of Charles Medley Distillery. Eddie loses sight of the truth, Mathew divulges his whiskey running roots, Dan mixes up some sours, Sam slaps down Bill Murray, and Jack finally gets an intern!

This week we get salty and shaken over the history of the dirty martini, encapsulating food moments in watercolors, and reaching across borders through food with illustrator and cookbook author Marcella Kriebel. Mathew pines for a Captain Kirk sighting, Eddie reveals a new project, Adam Greenberg sheds his tapas crown, and Marcella fails at fermentation.

This week we cross the podcast streams with Beer Me! podcast host Sarah Jane Curran and beer cicerone Dylan Pitcher of The Sovereign. Mathew gets all nostalgic on us, Eddie falls head over heels for Asheville, NC, Jane reveals her equine fears, and Dylan recalls his sticky origins in beer.

This week we toot our own air horns and stand #LaoNProud with Chef Bobby Pradachith of Thip Khao and Padaek. Eddie and Mathew mark another turn around the sun, Bobby dances with Dirty Harry, Jack strains his air horn finger.

We ring in SEASON TWO of Shift Drink with gelato maven Rob Duncan of Dolcezza Gelato as he takes use through his ayahuasca and “sherbert” experiences, early mistakes in bringing Argentinian gelato to D.C., and the fine line between tradition and innovation. Rob comes out of his grandmother’s closet with arms aflutter, Mathew reveals his radio face 2.0, and Eddie comes back with a few hardware upgrades.

Hold on to your butts. This week, Chef Adam Greenberg keeps Eddie's co-host seat warm with weed pens. Sebastian Zutant gets all sorts of wine-y... Mathew crossfades and tries to keep up.

The Tipping Point of Tipped Wages & 3rd Wave Hospitality

This week we reach a new level of cocktail enlightenment, and Star Wars appreciation, with technologist and beverage director Don Lee of Cocktail Kingdom and PDT. Eddie takes the red pill, Mathew prefers a dose of the green, and Don expounds on the Irish goodbye, his stoner survival kit, his secret passion of The Force.

This week fino-saurus Chantal Tseng of Petworth Reading Room pops our sherry and cracks the spine on the story of her obsession with literary cocktails, all things solera, and bartending a breakup. Eddie learns his “quaffability,” Mathew waxes poetic on his tweedy past, and Chantal lies, lies, lies.

This week we jump from night owl to early bird as we talk to Larry Weaver of Coronation Coffee about the next big movement in coffee, barista pet peeves, and where the best java comes from. Mathew gets murdered, Eddie gets an indecent proposal, and Larry confesses his parasitic origins

This week we raise the stakes and go full Shift Drink with our first Industry Power Hour. A veritable russian roulette of shift drinks, we chat with Adam Greenberg, Andrew Limberg, Brian Oh, Joahna Hernandez and Sarah Gordon, and see who lasts the full hour.

This week we chew the cud with Matt Rales and Abby Fuller of APD Farm and Chef's Table on what it means to graze cattle in nature’s image, jumping from city-to-farm life, and tapping into your inner wolf. Mathew drops a carbon (sequestration) bomb, Eddie doubles down on yakitori, Abby reveals her internet stardom, and Matt lets out his inner Frenchie -- much to Charlotte’s chagrin

This week we revisit an old friend Mary Jane and meet new friend Al Goldberg of food incubator Mess Hall DC as we break down fostering the next big food idea, Wale holding the wall up, and jello-wrestling. Al hops on our magic carpet, Mathew opens his “munchbox”, and Eddie learns a new dirty word.

This week Sam Adkin's of Sally's Middle Name takes us to the hidden depths of his love of Flavortown, breaking the molds of locavorism and restaurant wages, and the simple joys of 'starbacking'. Mathew gets flashed with Sam's skin-art, Eddie gets schooled on fizzy water, and Sam reminisces on dead cats

It's a sausage party in the Full Service Radio studio when Ana Marin and Scott McIntosh of Meats & Foods share a hair of the dog as we riff on D.C.'s halfsmoke origins, partnering up with your partner, and showing love for industry locals. Mathew plots smuggling White Castle into Mexico, Eddie's head implodes over chilito secrets, Scott relives pizza nostalgia -- good and bad -- and Anna wants to fuck everything.

We go global with chefs Gerald Addison of Maydan and Alex McCoy of Lucky Buns and break down the new definition of New-American cuisine, navigating airport security, and working through our mayo-phobias. Mathew makes a big announcement, Gerald relives his malt liquor childhood, and Alex hearts scotchy scotch scotch. Sponsored by: