Shifties

Shifties welcomes Alex Donka back to the cast to talk about the ethics of calling in sick, breaking into corporate life, and where exactly the name Microsoft comes from. After that we consider who would be the ideal replacement for one of our hosts, then get a bit too political. This week on Shifties: No Call No Show. Featuring telltale tickets, squatting desks, way too many Deliverance jokes... like way, way too many Deliverance jokes, I mean Deliverance doesn't even take place in Virginia why is Cold Cut making so many Deliverance jokes, one brilliant military strategist, a mass murderer, and someone with a skill for making wine. Featuring Alex Donka, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

Angela Ortez shares her love for and connection to food with us, taking us through her journey from aspiring lawyer to head chef. We get into culinary school, sustainability, menu creation, and all of the intricate considerations that make up the job. To finish it all off, we go way off menu into the dark corners of Wallace's mind. This week on Shifties: Fresh Sheet, being not shitty, being a tiny dragon in a big world, eating the last two tuna on earth, takeout as a love language, and a Bluray copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Featuring Angela Ortez, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Music by Keven Eubanks Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Who will sit on the head busser throne? Special guests Scotty and Barrett get into the deep political drama behind the every day lives of bussers. This week on Shifties: The worst things to cut with a knife, the next best thing to a NY steak, the Blair Bitch Project, an all wizard service team, and fireball Featuring Scott McKinney, Barrett Fowl, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Music by Kevin Eubanks Produced by Andrew Davies

On this episode it's just the boys! We discuss baby-snatching Pterodactyls, Grecian tragedies, and Megalodon week vs. shark week. In more classic Shifties fashion, we get in and out of the weeds, go over non-confrontational chalking, and give ourselves plot armor.

Let's talk about brunch! Eggspert Joe Moore joins the pod to talk the perfect over easy egg flip, how he balances work and real life, and shares some stories behind his tattoos. When he isn't dealing with mountains of waffles and cartons of eggs, Joe plays a mean Shoegaze guitar, and we help him workshop a few band names. This week on Shifties: Existential brunch dread, salamanders, saucy work dreams, axolotls, and the coolest larper Featuring Joe Moore, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Join the Shifties crew as we dive into a discussion about one of the more controversial server techniques: up-selling. How to do it honestly, how to put the customer experience first, and how to boost your sales while you do. After that we go waaaaaaaaaay off menu. This week on Shifties: Math! dating coworkers, explaining Indiana Jones, former track stars' tv habits, no politics! and a truly presidential menu Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

This one gets a little bit messy! Zach Johnson joins the Shifties crew for a Ranier power hour, and we talk balancing cocktails, managing the bar, pet peeves, and herbaceous bases. This week on Shifties: Deleting the whole menu, the 3 ingredients of Steve Jobs, stupid questions, and pirate alcohol influences. Featuring Zach Johnson, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

The Three Musketeers (minus D'Artagnan) unite for an episode of gas station wine, pancake volcanoes, and sub-par Valentine's Day experiences. We get into the juicy details of being double, tripple, quadrouple, and even penta-sat: how to prioritize, keep your cool, and get shit in front of the guests so they can drink it. This week on Shifties: the return of Yelpmewan Kenobi, Cranberry bogs, Friendsgiving, close encounters with the third kind, and watching movies as a ghost. Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Spencer Enright joins the cast to talk his meteoric rise from Taco Bell to fine dining, and dish the deets on serving up accidental nuts. This week on shifties: we tip out trainees, get hit with a harsh reminder of aging, bring back ethical lies, and talk the most baller way to carry your epi pen. Buckle up for a real shocker (heh) of an episode! Featuring Spencer Enright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Wallace Branin

Dan is back on the podcast to discuss his recent promotion to head chef, as well as share some more of the craziest stories we've ever heard about the industry. This week on Shifties: When is it time to call prison? Cold Cut learns about backpage. Former pimps, yelling chefs, restaurant hell, and the finer details of garbage food. Featuring Dan Yule, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

The bar crawl episode. Join us for an adventure through Seattle's Ballard neighborhood as we explore some of our favorite watering holes. Drinking along is encouraged! Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies, and numerous friends both old and new from around Seattle. Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Liam has been called a pizza wizard (by coldcut) and the title is not misplaced. This time on Shifties we hear why you always leave the delivery car running, how to spice up that old Red Baron special you found in the depths of your freezer, and what pizzas express our souls. Also this week: Peter Parker's pizza experience, phone girls, skin heads vs good kid mad city, NBA pizza spinners, and some very hit or miss impressions. Featuring Liam Wright, Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

We get real winey with this one. Listen to the shifties crew compare a freshly opened barolo with one that has been decanted. Don't know what decanted means? Perfect. Keep listening. On this episode of Shifties: the Eldest Spaghetti Factory, restaurant breakups, Magic Johnson of wine, Red Robin returns, accouterments, and the Greek God of Dunking. Featuring Joey Rebbe, Wallace Branin, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Ryan Dimond unravels the mysteries of the scale of spiciness, makes some sketchy deliveries, and spills the secrets of the Men in Black spice room. Also featured: the Dominos nope clause, weed tips, hand written tickets, Joey getting pentasat, a 20 star spicy Thai order, and shrines to Guy Fieri Featuring Ryan Dimond, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

The Shifties crew sit down for a classic episode of dealing with management, handling your own mistakes, and discovering our animal selves. Plus, Coldcut gets a very disappointing burger. Also featured: The best server line of all time? getting the runaround, eucalyptus addiction, and blue footed booby bitches Featuring Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Howie has a lot of ideas. In fact, he carries a backpack stuffed with notebooks full of recipes, restaurant ideas, and a knife or two. Howie shares a lifetime of cooking experience with us, starting at 6 years old with his Grandma's chicken recipe. We discuss how sharing a meal brings any family closer together, meeting carbonite Han Solo, and taking the time to do things right. Also featured: The Oscars of food, panini press cauterization, finding your ish, talking to pasta dough, and Star Wars Featuring Howie Rawlings, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Whitney Fogler rejoins the pod and talks with us about combatting burnout, explaining guacamole, and vermin problems. We discuss different phases of burnout, and how we each deal with its sources. Also featured: Burnout paradise, asshattery, not working in coal mines, flip flop wine, eye contact, and sugar ant stealth kills Featuring Whitney Fogler, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Eric, head chef at Joey's fine dining restaurant, talks to us about getting his first dish washing job, dreams of fine dining Mexican food, and the best Marvel movie. Also featured: Diamond dust, knife tattoos, spider Twinkies for Spider-Man, and Imperial Star Destroyer plates. Featuring Eric, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, and Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Alana, power host extraordinaire, joins us to talk about New York, secretly speaking Italian, and running back and forth between two restaurants. On this episode of Shifties, we discuss the ins and outs of hosting, learning your servers strengths, and when to just shut up and look pretty. Also featured: Cocktail umbrellas, East vs West coast, kids at tables, and are these hosts loyal? Featuring Alana Al-Hatlani, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies

Stuart Christopher reminisces about the Old Spaghetti Factory this week as we delve into a haunted basement, scream our rage out in the cooler, and fuel a drunken push up contest. Check out Stuart's youtube channel, Totally Natural: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIP0BG-r1AoC1NZtPKMBAvA. Also featured: Snaps, claps, fingerguns, Jeff Beezos, planter of the Amazon rainforest, vintage4 Loko, the restaurant zombie apocalypse, and star signs Featuring Stuart Christopher, Wallace Branin, Joey Rebbe, Andrew Davies Art by Justin Kedl Produced by Andrew Davies