One of the best parts of working in the New York City restaurant industry is the occasional run-in with a celeb. Almost all of our bartender/server friends have a story about SOMEONE...so in this new series we will SPILL THE CELEBRITEA!! Our

Ep 20 is FIRE with Jacqueline Correa

Oct 28th, 2018 39m 3s

Welcome back to Part 2!If you haven't listened to Part 1 of our interview with Jacqueline Correa, stop what you're doing, go back, and listen to it.But if you have, lucky you, because this is about to get SERIOUS.Getting people fired. De

Ep 19 Staying On Topic with Jacqueline Correa

Oct 21st, 2018 51m 20s

Welcome back, loyal listener!This episode, we had such a lovely conversation with Jacqueline Correa that we couldn't bear to cut it down, so we had to split it into two episodes!This week, we discuss the shame of mispronunciation, the diffi

Ep 17 Under The Table with Chris Blem

Sep 23rd, 2018 59m 19s

After a month off because we are lunatics, we are happy to be back yelling into your ears with Chris Blem!We get serious and political with this one - the tip credit, shady under the table practices and which service industry term Chris HATES

Ep 16 HE BOOPED ME (featuring Alyssa Magarian)

Aug 19th, 2018 1h

The age-old phrase goes as such: "The customer is always right!" BUT ARE THEY? ARE THEY REALLY?Alyssa Magarian joins this week as we build a case against this myth. Plus, join us for a fast-food edition game of "Fuck, Marry or Kill."

Ep 15 - Conflict Resolution

Aug 13th, 2018 58m 23s

Collin and Jenny dish about soap opera worthy mid-shift spats they've gotten into with co-workers. Tune in to listen to our hosts admit to all the times they've been petty AF! Plus, moderately sage advice on how to de-escalate conflicts in the

Ep 14 MARRY THE NIGHT!

Jul 29th, 2018 58m 27s

Jenny and Collin discuss post-shift nightlife in New York City. Tune in for supremely embarrassing stories of getting drunk with your coworkers, PLUS a list of some of our favorite late night happy hours to hit up after your dinner shift.

Ep 13 - Shitting Where You Sleep AND Eat

Jul 9th, 2018 58m 48s

Restaurant industry life is a breeding ground for lifelong friendships and love connections. But, as the saying goes....don't shit where you eat. This week, Collin Kessler and Jenny Hickman get vulnerable AF discussing the complications with d

Ep 12 COLLIN IS GAY with Collin Kessler

Jun 24th, 2018 25m 44s

Hey all!It's Pride Month, today is the NYC Pride March, and in case you didn't know, COLLIN IS GAY.And Jenny is in Iceland, which I bet is really nice for her. Join Collin, and only Collin, for a deep dive into the hanky code, which he lea

Sweetbitter Episodes 5 And 6

Jun 23rd, 2018 41m 30s

Hello! Apologies for missing last week, this is a little minisode wrapping up the EPIC TALE OF SEASON ONE OF SWEETBITTER (available to stream on Starz).Buy the book, Sweetbitter, by Stephanie Danler wherever quality books are sold, then wat

Sweetbitter Recap Episodes 3 And 4

Jun 10th, 2018 41m 34s

Hello!Join us as we discuss episodes 3 and 4 of Sweetbitter, the scintillating, titillating, deeply frustrating story of Tess, a 22 year old innocent who moves to NYC and gets a job as a backwaiter at an intimidatingly swanky restaurant. This

Ep 11 Tall Tales with Mike Donovan

Jun 3rd, 2018 56m 36s

This week, one of our IRL bartender favorites, Mike Donovan, chats with us about late nights, chef fights, and how bar stories tend to get exaggerated over time.ALSO! We have a request. Alec Story, the Chef of The Grange, a Hamilton Heights

Sweetbitter Recap Show Episodes 1 And 2

May 27th, 2018 49m 57s

Hello fair listener!This week, we are beginning a new series on the podcast where we watch the new Starz dramedy Sweetbitter, based on the fictional service industry bestselling book of the same title, and then talk about it at you! Tess

Ep 10 Sing Through Your Supper with Leanne Smith

May 20th, 2018 57m 4s

Ep 10 Sing Through Your Supper with Leanne Smith by Jenny Hickman and Collin Kessler

Ep 9 Teach The Children (featuring Gigi Beme)

May 14th, 2018 49m 4s

Collin and Jenny sit down with Gigi Beme, a Harlem-based performing artist and straight up SAGE. She chats with us about the challenges of being the only female AND person of color on her bar team, and the incredible opportunities that her cash

Ep 8 The Real Scoop (Featuring Matthew Curiano)

May 6th, 2018 59m 59s

This week, we have one of our favorite squirrelfriends, MATTHEW CURIANO who is here to SHOUT some of his best stories AT US in the center of his PINGY MIX!Times Square restaurants, furniture building, toilet cleaning, cater-waitering to the S

Ep 7 Reservation Romance (featuring Drew Dillon and Jessica Gallo-Murphy)

Apr 29th, 2018 54m 28s

This week, we have a first on our podcast -A REAL. LIFE. BARTENDER. COUPLE.Welcome our snarkiest couple friends, Drew and Jess, as we discuss gentrification, bartending during the night of the 2016 election, and what it feels like to deserv

Ep 6 Moving On Up (featuring Hannah Freeman)

Apr 22nd, 2018 52m 47s

A bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Hannah Freeman arrived in New York City and took a job as a hostess at a popular Spanish restaurant downtown. She had zero restaurant experience. No more than 8 MONTHS LATER, she had risen in the ranks from hostes

Ep 5 - The Caucasity Of It All (With Talia Thiesfield)

Apr 15th, 2018 1h 3m

Ma'am, your white privilege is showing. Actress Talia Thiesfield sits down with us this week over a strong pour of TEQUILA to discuss the humor and horror of the CAUCASITY of it all. Talia's grimace-inducing stories will make you chuckle an

Ep 4 - Read The Room (featuring Nick Laughlin)

Apr 8th, 2018 59m 7s

This week, our dear friend Nick Laughlin joins us for a deep dive into the glamorous life of being a cater-waiter. Come join us - there are gonna be tears from a very rich person, the joy of watching the world burn, a how-to guide on how to be

Ep 3 - #Ladyboss (featuring Cat Adler-Josem)

Mar 31st, 2018 1h 9m

Why do men lose their minds when their beer is being poured by a gal? Cat Adler-Josem, ladyboss bartender and all-around hilarious human joins us this week to swap stories on the trials and tribulations of being a woman behind the bar.

Ep 2 - YOU'VE BEEN BRUNCHED (featuring Kevin Jaeger)

Mar 31st, 2018 50m 57s

Jenny and Collin welcome Broadwaysted’s Kevin Jaeger to discuss some hard, heavy, soft-poached-related shit. Fate has declared that for six consecutive hours EVERY WEEK on Saturday and Sunday morning, the restaurant workers of New York City w

Ep 1 - Worst. Day. Ever.

Mar 31st, 2018 55m 33s

Hello! Welcome to No Reservations – a Service Industry Podcast. This is a safe space for former and current workers of the service industry to share their most ridiculous stories. Your hosts, Collin Kessler and Jenny Hickman, have a treat for

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