8ighty 6ix

8ighty 6ix

Welcome all food experts, connoisseurs and aficionados alike to 8ighty 6ix! A podcast for the true FOODIES & HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS! We dive deep into the lives, challenges, experiences, accomplishments and everyday grind that is the hospitality industry all while having fun! All BOH, FOH & FOODIES come hang out and have a great time and eye-opening listen. With a variety of special guest, we get a lot of different perspectives and stories. Make sure you give this podcast a rating! Tell the hospitality person that you know about 8ighty 6ix. They won't be disappointed!! IG:__8ighty6ix

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April 15, 2025 73 mins

On this episode of 8ighty 6ix we have Jamieson Holloway aka Chef Jamie, one of the young hot chefs in ATL! Listen to him talk about his upbringing and how it pushed him to keep pursuing his culinary dreams. We talk about how he was Marriotts Student of the Year!! He also talks about his specialty pizza and how he has changed and grown throughout his time in the industry. You don't want to miss this!!!


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Welcome back to 8ighty 6ix! Today we are here with David Gonzales, seasoned FOH worker who is currently a shift supervisor. Today we dive into how Zaxby's started his hospitality journey & how he gets ready for a Friday night. We also dive into what he thinks he would be doing if he wasn't in hospitality.


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March 12, 2025 57 mins

Today we sit down with Lauren Hatcher, Gm of Tio Luchos. We discuss how she transitioned from Cosmetology to Hospitality. We go through our Muss & Turners adventures and how the state of the industry has changed. We go into depth about the FOH vs BOH war that has been ongoing for centuries and much more!! You don't want to miss this one.


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YouTube: Chef Vern Jr

IG: _chefvernjr & __8ighty6ix


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March 3, 2025 96 mins

Today we sit down with Chef Bredda of Bredda's Kitchen, Jamaican food at its finest. We talk about his biggest obstacles in starting and growing his business. We talk about different cultures of food that we enjoy. We also explore different events and catering opportunities that helped our career.Sorry for the lighting mishap (video version)Check out Chef Bredda...IG & TikTok: breddaskitchenCheck out 8ighty 6ix on all platf...

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February 19, 2025 25 mins

Welcome back!!! Thank you for tuning in to this episode of 8ighty 6ix. Today we are discussing the Top 10 Kitchen Cons. Long hours, late nights & early morning & unpredictable hours.


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IG: 8ighty 6ix

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February 14, 2025 30 mins

We back!! This episode we talk about the top 10 best reasons to work in a kitchen. We all know food is going to be a MAJOR one of them.


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January 25, 2025 46 mins

King's Coffee makes a return!!!


(Don't worry 8ighty 6ix isn't going anywhere)


King's Coffee is back and better than ever with new co-host owner of Stability-2-Freedom, Tyrone Smith!!


We are bringing conversation to a whole new level and are excited to bring everyone some great content.


This episode we are talking about our 2024 review & living in the current state of the world.


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January 7, 2025 37 mins

On this episode of 8ighty 6ix we have Chef Chelsea Jeffries from Pitsburgh, PA coming to bless the podcast with her presence! We talked about culinary school (where we met 13 years ago!!!), here experience traveling all over and working in different kitchen, her challenges working in a kitchen and her views for her business. You don't want to miss this one!!


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Happy holidays and a happy new year!! We are bringing you a special holiday episode this week with the top 10 kitchen lingo created! I use this lingo so much it's a part of my everyday life. We will be back with a new episode January 8th after the holidays. I hope you are ready!!


Follow 8ighty 6ix

YouTube: Chef Vern Jr

IG: __8ighty6ix


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December 17, 2024 43 mins

On today's episode we have BBQ Master Chef Lew! It was a pleasure to have Chef bless us and talk about his culinary journey from Florida/Atlanta, what started Tron's BBQ Catering & our time together at the Hilton Atlanta where we met and so much more!!


BIG TRUSS! Whoop Whoop!!!! That's our slogan

Order up & you know it's going to be good.


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FB: Tron's BBQ $ Catering

IG: cheflew78


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December 10, 2024 43 mins

On this episode we are finishing off the round of questions we received from our chefs and peers. You don't' want to miss it! We dive into inspiration, goals, hardest part about being in the top dawg position, important lesson learned throughout my journey & what keeps us going during those hard and stressful times.


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December 3, 2024 49 mins

Chef Vern Jr presents 8ighty 6ix! A podcast for hospitality workers everywhere to express themselves, their challenges, experiences, journey and what it's like working in the industry. On this episode Chef Vern talks about what's next, where he's been, his journey and chef sent in questions (there is over 40 of them!)


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IG:__8ighty6ix


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