Hi, Welcome to Behind the Stick with Mike and Harris. We’re two New York City based bartenders with over 20 years of experience combined, and we like to discuss bar culture and everything that goes with it.
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Episode 27: Angry, Bitter, Sorrowful, Hurt, Contentious Human Beings with Giuseppe Santochirico (01:18:23)
The boys sit down with Giuseppe Santochirico to discuss the finer points of mixing drinks during quarantine, reopening for business, pre-batching cocktails, and spelling difficult names.
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@botanicalbartender
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Episode 26 - Wellness Cocktails & Bank Robbing with Matthew Kourie (01:32:06)
The boys sit down(remotely) with Matt Kourie to discuss wellness cocktails and events in during the time of Covid. Matt is the founder of the NY Cocktails Expo, the NY Best Wings Championship, and Wellness cocktails. He's full of boundless energy and knows a thing or two when it comes to putting together events with thousands of people in attendance.
Cocktail of the Episode: Cool Cucumber Mule
0.5 oz fresh cucumber Juice
0.5 oz fresh lime juice
0.5 oz HM stevia syrup (3:1)
0.5 oz Ginger Juice
3 oz. Organic Raw Kombucha
Combine all ingredients except for kombucha in a shaker tin and shake. Strain into a collins glass or a mule mug and top with kombucha, garnish with a mint bouquet and cucumber slice. Thank Matt later.
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Episode 25-Bartending in the Time of Covid (01:24:46)
Episode 25-Bartending in the Time of Covid by Behind the Stick
Episode 24 - Pants Swapping with Tom Romano of Mosaic (01:29:38)
Mike & Harris sit down with Tom Romano, the founder and owner of Mosaic Craft Beer, Cocktail & Wine Bar in Astoria, Queens. Subjects covered include nightclubs, Covid-19 and the adaptations that the restaurant industry have embraced, to-go cocktails, and howling like dogs.
Episode 23 - Getting Ripped with Casey Renee Rogers of Health on the Rocks (01:33:04)
Mike and Harris are joined by Health and Wellness Coach Casey Renee Rogers. Casey is the owner and founder of Health on the Rocks, a coaching practice that helps busy folks find balance, fulfillment, and happiness through wellness
practices and smart habits. Subjects covered include survival jobs, setting goals, improvising tonic, healthy cocktails and much more!
Casey's Social Media
@HealthOnTheRocks
HealthOnTheRocks.com
Episode 22 - Drink at Home-Save Lives (01:11:48)
Mike and Harris sit pair the perfect cocktail menu with your latest takeout order. Subjects covered include fancy face masks, Mike's love of rye whisky, Harris's lack of hunting ability.
Cocktails from the episode
Harris's Old Fashioned
2 dashes angostura
.25 oz Beach Plum Shrub
.25 Tawny Port
.25 Goslings Black Seal Rum
1.5 Old Overholt Bottled in Bond Rye
Ep 21-Spilling the Tea with Mike DiTota (01:28:22)
Ep 21-Spilling the Tea with Mike DiTota by Behind the Stick
Episode 19.1 - Bo$$Ass Book Club feat. Morgan and Crystal (01:00:39)
Cory and Harris Sit down with Morgan and Crystal, two NYC bar managers. The discuss the finer points of running bars, managing book clubs, and jelly sandwiches.
Episode 20 - Social Distancing With Mike DiTota (01:52:07)
Guest Host Mike DitTota joins the show to discuss the Covid-19 and the effects on the service industry. Harris finds a true gold mine of a bad yelp reviews. Topics covered include vermouth, the ultimate negroni, how to stay sane in the apocalypse, Mike's love of squats.
Ep 19 - Fear Leads to Anger, Anger Leads to Hate, Hate Leads to Yelp. (00:50:46)
Ep 19 - Fear Leads to Anger, Anger Leads to Hate, Hate Leads to Yelp. by Behind the Stick
Ep 18 - Books, We Read Them, Like Really Read Them (00:45:59)
Ep 18 - Books, We Read Them, Like Really Read Them by Behind the Stick
Episode 17 - Gin, Cinema, and Tonic (00:49:44)
Episode 17 - Gin, Cinema, and Tonic by Behind the Stick
Episode 16: James Ortiz & Noodle Daddy-a Double Life (00:58:24)
The boys are joined by Ian James Ortiz "Noodle Daddy" of the Ditty in Astoria. Noodle is veteran bartender, filmmaker, and writer. Topics covered include: discipline, hustling, and pursuing two careers at once.
Episode 15: Do or Do Not, There is No Try (00:48:26)
Episode 15: Do or Do Not, There is No Try by Behind the Stick
Episode 14-Queen Maggie, First of Her Name, Mother of Spritzes (00:58:50)
The boys are joined by Maggie Mae Dale of the Wren in the East Village. She is the official Spritz Queen of the Lower East Side. Topics covered include Spritz Life, Champagne Monday, and the superiority of Maggie's Daiquiri over Cory's.
Episode 13- Kitchens, Bread Face, and Heavy Breathing Feat. Chef Nick and Chef Russ (01:05:35)
the Boys are joined by Chef Russel Ashton and Chef Nick Testa. Russ and Nick are the executive chefs of a restaurant group based in Manhattan and Queens. Topics covered include how annoying substitutions on an order are, the relationship between front and back of house, and YouTube rabbit holes.
Episode 12: "Stop Being Such a Bo-Nar" Feat. Jeremy Newcomer (00:46:51)
Cory and Harris are joined by Jeremy Newcomber of The Penrose to discuss grumpy bartenders, Massachusetts, bartending injuries, more. Shout out to Jack Jones Bar, Duke's Liquor Box, and Kill Devil House of Dark Spirits!
Episode 11: "Is that a Saltine in your Pocket?" feat. Colin & Cole of 'Judy & Punch' (01:00:05)
This week we have on the boys from Judy & Punch, Cole Critchell and Colin Earyes. Topics include craft beer, cheap beers, salacious rumors, Cory's dating tactics, and more.
Episode 10-Mom's the Word: Sorry We're Late (00:44:57)
Episode 10-Mom's the Word: Sorry We're Late by Behind the Stick
Episode 9-Mise En Place: a Major League Episode (00:42:48)
Episode 9-Mise En Place: a Major League Episode by Behind the Stick
Episode 8-Vermouth Mania (00:44:48)
Episode 8-Vermouth Mania by Behind the Stick
Episode 7-Please, No Butterflies (Feat. Mike DiTota) (01:12:59)
Episode 7-Please, No Butterflies (Feat. Mike DiTota) by Behind the Stick
Episode 6-St. Paddy's Day-"Irish I was drinking" (feat. Rob Mohally) (00:53:33)
Episode 6-St. Paddy's Day-"Irish I was drinking" (feat. Rob Mohally) by Behind the Stick
Episode 5-Home Is Where the Bar Is (00:51:16)
Episode 5-Home Is Where the Bar Is by Behind the Stick
