One Nickel At A Time with Travis Tober
Bar Stars Happy Hour
English - November 17, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBSociety & Culture Arts bartender hospitality customer service service industry bartending bar restaurant entertainment mixology serving Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this Happy Hour, we get to talk with a staple in the Bar and Cocktail scene, Travis Tober. He is the owner of the multiple award winning bar, Nickel City in Austin, TX and he has a brand new location in Fort Worth, TX. He is also the Global Brand Ambassador, and Consultant, for Aviation Gin. We discuss how to create an amazing cocktail program while realizing that it may not necessarily be all about the drinks. He explains who gave him "the keys to the cadillac", what it's like to open a bar during a pandemic, and his favorite location to go if he could go anywhere in the world. We hear about the time he sat and had a couple drams of whiskey with Anthony Bourdain, and what actor Ryan Reynolds is really like to work with. All that, and much more in this Happy Hour! He is one of the most accomplished men in the industry, and he gives us some pearls of wisdom in this can't miss episode.