Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the Pass

Hospitality: The Line Between Caring for Guests and Surviving Them

Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the Pass

Show Notes

🎙️ EP160 – We got told we “know nothing about hospitality.” So we cracked open the word, the history, the ego, the danger, and the beauty of inviting someone in.

🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode: 🤬 Instagram Says We “Know Nothing” About Hospitality 📖 Hostis: Guest, Enemy, Stranger 🤝 Host vs Guest — Power, Grace, Boundaries 🎁 The Art of Giving ⭐ Arzak's Bad Reviews -Trip Advisor Rage 🍬 Avant-Garde Gone Too Far 🔥 Elkano × Josh Niland: Two Fish Wizards 🐟 Fish Eyes, Bone “Mero” & Dirty Hands 🍨 Fish Collagen Ice Cream 🪄 Collaboration as Hospitality 🧷 Vulnerability, Limits & Saying “No”

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