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Niver Niver Land
PRESENTED BY LAND O LAKES FOODSERVICE
Welcome to Niver Niver Land: a podcast that addresses massive change in the restaurant industry. The show is hosted by award-winning restaurateur Tim Niver – a local legend of Minnesota's Twin Cities – known for his involvement with fabled spots like Aquavit, Town Talk Diner, Saint Dinette, and Strip Club Meat & Fish. Today, he runs Mucci's Italian in St. Paul. Tim sees a major problem with industry dialogue: nobody is having realistic conversations about the ongoing, unprecedented change. Many of those who work in the industry are still trying to wrap their heads around what has happened over the last two years. Today, Tim is ready to talk about these things – through his trademark wit and foolishness – so that we can better appreciate and preserve the cultural importance of restaurants.
Niver Niver Land
Latest Episodes
Joe Rolle on Dario, Punk Rock, and Fighting for Restaurants
Chef and Dario founder Joe Rolle joins Tim on Niver Niver Land for a raw, funny, and deeply personal conversation about food, survival, craft, and what it takes to keep a restaurant alive.Joe traces the path from growing ...
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Matt Jennings on Reinvention, Recovery, and Building Better Restaurants
Chef, author, restaurateur, and MAJC co-founder Matt Jennings joins Tim on Niver Niver Land for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really means to grow, fail, rebuild, and keep serving the h...
Canceling Wine Snobbery & Making Hospitality Feel Human Again with Amari Collins
This week on Niver Niver Land, we sit down with Amari Collins, also known as Vin Dealer, a wine personality and cultural force helping reshape how people experience wine.Through humor, energy, and complete authentici...
Restaurants, Reality, and Not Martyring Ourselves with Brandon Hoy (Roberta's Pizza)
Brandon Hoy, co-founder of Roberta’s Pizza, joins Tim on this episode of Niver Niver Land after discovering a clip of Tim talking about how different (and more difficult) the restaurant industry feels today compared to a decade ...
Surviving the Shifts of Restaurant Ownership with Abe Gessesse (Hyacinth)
Chef-owner Abe Gessesse of Hyacinth in St. Paul joins Tim on this episode of Niver Niver Land for a conversation about what it really takes to run a restaurant today.Abe took over Hyacinth in 2023, having been the firs...