In The Weeds with Ben Randall

So you've decided to quit drinking while maintaining your restaurant lifestyle. How do you do that? Where are your resources? Who else is doing this very same thing?(Originally recorded 7/277/2019)

Monkeys harvest coconuts? Gordon Ramsay applauds restaurants closing? Ben's house is on the market? What a time to be alive!As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Man, oh, man, there are so many reasons to drink in the restaurant industry. And it's so EASY.(Originally recorded 3/1/2017)

A year ago today, we lost one of the greats. This episode is dedicated to my voluntary brother Tim. Take that break, Chef. (Originally released 2/8/2017)

Today we're talking stuffed bananas, Applebees executing wage theft, boxes just full of dicks and Corner Gas. Remember kids, when you interview, the company is showing you who they are.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Why listen to me at all? What do you know about me? In this episode, I tell you who I am NOT. Spoilers, I'm not your mom.

Do you own a Russian Papa John's? Do you put pineapple on your pizza? Have you ever had wine at a Starbucks? Is 'The Beaver Cleaver' a Canadian sex move? All these questions answered, and more!As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Thinking about getting sober but you work in hospitality? Woof. You're in for it.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Ok everybody, we're merging our two pods into one. Get ready for a weekly dive into the tricky world of sobriety in the restaurant industry, courtesy my other show, This Empty Glass.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Can you smoke meat over a smoldering piano? Can leftovers make your legs fall off? What restaurant has an 'ethics document'? All this and more!As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Look. We didn't want to talk about Russia's completely unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, their neighboring sovereign nation. We didn't want to talk about COVID either, but it affects our food supply chain. Also, Ben's making ribs, Papa John's Schnattering all over CPAC and we talk about closing restaurants for tax purposes. As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking MORE supply-line issues, we're chasing debit cards, we discuss Little Caesar's Barman/MaxiPad-shaped pizza and why are people still dunking on Subway?As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

You guys; we did it. Or at least Ben did it. We tried the Oscar Mayer Hydrating Face Mask Horror Show. And oh, man does it make you look like a depraved serial killer.Also; we talk kitchen renovation, East Coast snow storms and dead kitchen equipment.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

On tonight's show, we talk about Oscar Mayer's moisturizing facemask (not joking), drinking Eco-San, the continued 'voluntary resignation' of the workforce and local Chicago donuts.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Tonight we're talking Starbucks unionizing, Chicago's public school woes, proof-of-vaccine requirements, anti-viral herbs and Half Price Cooks!As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Happy New Year! Today we're talking Popeye's and the dearth of fried chicken in Northern Michigan, COVID vaccine requirements in Chicago, a near-miss in Ben's kitchen, the odd tie between olive oil and the Mafia, and maybe, just maybe, Steve Gutenber's Bible.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.com@wurstharold (twitter)https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop