The Restaurant Guys' Regulars
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The Restaurant Guys is one of the original food and wine podcasts, launched in 2005 by restaurateurs Mark Pascal and Francis Schott.
With roots as a daily radio show, the podcast features in-depth conversations with chefs, bartenders, winemakers, authors, and hospitality professionals—offering the inside track on food, cocktails, wine, and restaurant culture.
New episodes and vintage conversations because the best stories, like the best bottles, age well. Expect insightful, opinionated, and entertaining conversations about food, wine, and the finer things in life.
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The Restaurant Guys' Regulars
Robert Simonson Gets in The Mix
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The Restaurant Guys' Regulars
Exclusive access to bonus episodes!The Banter
The Guys discuss the pros and cons of “Best of” lists and how they would rank some colorful local watering holes.
The Conversation
The Restaurant Guys welcome acclaimed writer Robert Simonson, a cocktail enthusiast and expert. They devise a dream team of restaurant reviewers, bond over a love of hot dogs and discuss an exclusive gin that might be worth its price.
The Presidential Stormy Porn Star Martini
A mash up of three cocktails
★ El Presidente (Rum, Curacao)★ Dark and Stormy (Black Seal Rum, Ginger)★ Pornstar Martini (Passion Fruit, Vanilla Vodka)
Ingredients
1 oz Goslings Black Seal Bermuda Rum
.75 oz Chinoa Passion Fruit Liqueur
.75 oz Pierre Ferrand Orange Curacao
.5 oz Stolichnaya Vanilla Vodka
.25 oz Poire Williams (Purkhart)
.5 oz Ginger Syrup (same as for Penicillin - see sub recipe below)
Combine all above ingredients in a mixing glass.
Stir over ice until completely chilled. Strain into coup.
Dash Regan's Orange Bitters & Dash DeGroff Bitters (Sub Angostura Bitters)
Garnish: Flag of Candied Ginger and Cherry
The Inside Track
The Guys have known Robert for a long time and have hosted a couple of book signings to share Robert’s knowledge and expertise with others. After much research, Robert has deemed The Guys’ restaurant Stage Left Steak the oldest continuously running craft cocktail bar.
“Cocktails come with an attached culture and I don't think I would have spent so many years writing about cocktails if that culture wasn't so fascinating,” Robert Simonson on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2024
Bio
Robert Simonson writes about cocktails, spirits, bars, and bartenders for the New York Times and is the creator and author of the Substack newsletter The Mix with Robert Simonson. He has been nominated and won numerous awards for his work. Most recently, he and co-writer Mary Kate Murray won a Digital Media Award from the IACP in the Food Writing category of Beverage-Focused Column in 2024 for The Mix with Robert Simonson.
Info
Robert’s Website (get his books, read his articles)
https://robertsimonson.net/
Robert’s Substack column The Mix with Robert Simonson
https://robertsimonson.substack.com/
February 25 George Martinelli of Martinelli Winery
https://www.stageleft.com/event/22526-wine-dinner-w-george-martinelli-of-martinelli-winery/
March 12 Anthony Beckman of Balletto Vineyards
https://www.stageleft.com/event/31226-balleto-winemaker-dinner-w-anthony-beckman/
Our Places
Stage Left Steak
https://www.stageleft.com/
Catherine Lombardi Restaurant
https://www.catherinelombardi.com/
Stage Left Wineshop
https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/
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