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The No Dishes Podcast

110 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

Get to know the people and stories behind Bloomington's newest hot spots and established culinary gems. Listen in as we talk with restauranteurs, servers, bartenders, & everyone in between! Learn about their stories in the service industry and their favorite places to go in and around the Bloomington, Indiana foodies scene.

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Episodes

No Dishes with Jordan Davis Episode - Jessica Fitch - The Baddest Fitch in Town

September 29, 2020 20:20 - 1 hour - 208 MB

On this Episode Jordan talks with Jessica Fitch, General Manger for Scenic View and Trailhead Pizzeria. They discuss the restaurant biz in Bloomington over the years and what has changed, what has succeeded and what has not. Topics also include: Why being a wine rep is not as much fun as you think it would be, why successful restaurant folks often become successful in other unrelated fields (it's the soft skills) and   of course what favorite places Jessica likes to eat when not workin...

No Dishes with Jordan Davis Episode 6- Big Z and Me

September 25, 2020 18:06 - 1 hour - 195 MB

Hold on to your Pink Drink! This is a super fun podcast starring industry standard Big Z. Join Jordan, Big Z and a bottle of Tito's as the discussion covers: starter jackets, mini corn dogs, and House Bar among lots of other subjects that industry folks and customers will find hilarious!

No Dishes with Jordan Davis Epsiode 6- Big Z and Me

September 25, 2020 18:06 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Hold on to your Pink Drink! This is a super fun podcast starring industry standard Big Z. Join Jordan, Big Z and a bottle of Tito's as the discussion covers: starter jackets, mini corn dogs, and House Bar among lots of other subjects that industry folks and customers will find hilarious!

No Dishes with Jordan Davis S1:E5 - Sadie Clarke - THE B-town Foodie

September 22, 2020 15:40 - 1 hour - 126 MB

This episode Jordan talks and fights (lovingly) with Sadie Clarke the founder of the Bloomington Foodies Group on FB. (Which has almost 7000 members) They talk all about the foodie scene in Bloomington and Sadie's new role as operations manager with The Endeavor Food Group with multiple locations across Bloomington IN. Despite the bickering Jordan and Sadie do LIKE each other a lot and have a great time!  

No Dishes with Jordan Davis S1:E4 - A Totally Unique Podcast.

September 15, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 206 MB

Jordan Davis is joined by Matt "DJ Unique" Englert for this episode of the No Dishes : Bloomington podcast   They covered on all things Eagle Pointe ... it's past, the present and future of the golf resort; how Matt fit in while there and what's on tap for them  in the future ...   They discussed Switchyard Brewing Company and Matt's new role with the budding craft beer spot in BTown   And they even talked iconic BTown spots like J. Arthur's (where DJ Unique was literally born) a...

No Dishes- SHIFT CHANGE with Abel Garcia S1:E2 - Humanity, I Love (Hate) You

September 10, 2020 17:02 - 1 hour - 211 MB

Listen in as Abel talks with industry veteran Katie Shake as she talks about working through many many interesting and challenging jobs in the food industry from Terre Haute to Bloomington. She also sprinkles some retail work with a corporate hippy store and even gives us a poetry reading! www.lenniesbloomington.com

No Dishes with Jordan Davis S1:E3 - The Spirited Doug Spradley

September 08, 2020 18:41 - 1 hour - 153 MB

Join Jordan for Episode 3,  featuring Indiana's first graduate of the BAR-5 Day Class and FARMbloomington Restaurant Bar Manager, Doug Spradley. We talk with Doug about his journey from pouring beers at a bowling alley, through his first full bartending jobs, how he obtained the highest score on a booze test for certification and his experiences being selected to participate in many bartending competitions across the country to now managing one of the best bourbon and whiskey selections i...

No Dishes - SHIFT CHANGE with Abel Garcia - S1:E1 - "Peybraham" Drinkin

September 03, 2020 14:42 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Join Abel Garcia on his first podcast talking to friends and co workers just getting off shift. Our first guest is Peyton Abraham who works at The Alley Bar and Janko's Little Zagreb's in Bloomington IN and she talks about working in the service industry since age 15, including some corporate situations. Listen to her recount many jobs in the service industry and learn that she might have done your taxes at one point and hated doing it! "Peybraham" also talks about how she is the wor...

No Dishes Season 1 Episode 2 : The Bloomington OG (Or J)

September 01, 2020 11:34 - 1 hour - 187 MB

It was such a pleasure sitting down with Jeff Mease who was kind enough to give us a couple hours out of his busy day to discuss everything from how the famous Pizza X cup came to be to his thoughts on making Kirkwood Ave pedestrian only. I learned so much in our brief time together and would highly encourage anybody that runs, or ever plans on running, a restaurant or brewery to give this a listen. He gave so much insight into running a business while also regaling us with stories of Jack D...

No Dishes with Jordan Davis: Episode 1 In the Beginning

August 24, 2020 14:32 - 49 minutes - 91.1 MB

Episode 1 of No Dishes introduces you to our team. Jordan Davis - Our host and local food reviewer Abel Garcia - Chef and host of Shift Change podcast Wes Lasher - Local foodie and sound engineer