Forever Neighbor Podcast
The official podcast of Dolores Deluxe, an historic neighborhood market on the corner of 22nd & Dolores in San Francisco, CA. Interviewing small business owners, creatives, and activists as we explore what it means to be in community with one another.
Forever Neighbor Podcast
Anand Upender of York Street Cafe (S1EP18)
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Happy Monday neighbors!
I am so excited to share my conversation with Anand Upender, founder + operator of one of my favorite creative projects in the Bay Area, York Street Cafe!
We recently hosted York Street at DD, and I was blown away by Anand's creative vitality, attention to detail, and commitment to building community. Every York Street activation is an opportunity to try something new and meet new people - two of my favorite activities in San Francisco. :)
This was such a fun recording for so many reasons: Anand talked through the origins of his love for food + beverage, the opening and closing of his Vacant-to-Vibrant brick and mortar location, and shares what he's looking for in a new brick and mortar space.
Sidenote: make sure to listen to the 40 minute mark, when Anand and I start sharing some of creative prompts - leading to some new sandwich + drink ideas (my first time capturing the creative process on the podcast)!
Many thanks to Anand for his transparency + vulnerability. We'll be hosting another event with York Street in a few weeks so stay tuned!
See you soon!
Ramzi
Produced by Daniel Blacktree and Ramzi Budayr.