Nashville Restaurant Radio – Details, episodes & analysis

On today’s episode, we’re kicking off the new year with an incredible guest—Stephen Faust, Chef and Partner at McGuffin Catering. Stephen takes us behind the scenes of life on film sets, sharing fascinating stories from the culinary world of entertainment. We also dive into his inspiring journey of 28 years of sobriety and discuss the challenges he faced evacuating his home during the California fires.

But that’s not all! In the intro, I’ll catch you up on everything I’ve been up to lately, introduce some exciting new sponsors, and share details about a brand-new alliance I’m forming. This initiative is all about helping you increase profits and strengthen relationships with our amazing partner vendors.

There’s so much to cover today—so grab your coffee, settle in, and stay tuned to Nashville Restaurant Radio!

In this episode of Nashville Restaurant Radio, we’re thrilled to welcome Ray McBride, CEO of Black Sheep Tequila, a Nashville-based tequila brand that’s making waves in the spirits industry.

Ray brings his high-energy style and passion for tequila as he shares:

• The story behind Black Sheep Tequila and what inspired the brand’s unique name.
• Why their tequila is considered the best in the world, with their Añejo earning double gold at the San Francisco Spirits Competition three years in a row.
• How Nashville became the perfect home base for their operation.

If you’re a tequila enthusiast, a restaurant professional, or just someone who loves hearing about bold ideas and big wins, this episode is for you.

About Our Guest:
Ray McBride is the visionary leader behind Black Sheep Tequila, a brand that’s redefining premium tequila. With a commitment to quality and an unconventional approach, Ray has helped position Black Sheep as a standout in the industry, earning accolades and growing a loyal following.

Little Bear is an Atlanta restaurant that is a gold certified Farmer Champion by Georgia Organics. Today Jarrett talks about truly being Farm to Table, and why that is important to him. His restaurant is the definition of locally owned and operated, and I personally can't wait to go back to eat there. This episode is also available on Atlanta Restaurant Radio.

On this episode, we host Councilmember at Large Sharon Hurt to discuss her bid to be Nashville's next mayor. We discuss how experiences from her childhood in Memphis and attending TSU shaped her passion for service and love for Nashville, and she delivers us a much needed message of 'hope' for our city's future. Did we just interview the next Mayor of Nashville? Take a listen and let us know what you think!

Claire Crowell joins the podcast for the third time! Her previous visits were to talk about what was available to you as a restaurant worker in early March 2020, and the second was when Puckett's was one of the first restaurants in the nations to reopen after we were allowed to in May 2020 when she was the COO of A. Marshall Hospitality. Today she talks about Hattie Janes's, life on the farm, what makes her Ice cream special, and we talk a lot about Le Dame Nashville, which she is the current President of. 

Caroline is Back! We couldn't be more excited to have Steve Cavendish on the podcast today. Steve has partnered with Demetria Kalodimos the Nashville Banner and today he tells us why. We also talk about the Mayoral race, other media outlets, and more local news. Let us know your thoughts! Watch this whole interview on our YouTube Channel, and remember to like and subscribe to know when we are recording other interviews LIVE!

The boys of the bird are back! In their final installment of their "Pop Up" Podcast, they talk with John and Bascha. John is the Concierge and the Dream hotel and Bascha owns Adagio spa. We want to sent out a special thanks to both Mikey and Brian, and all of their guests for taking over the podcast thsi month, and thank you, the listener for taking time to listen! #Cheers!

Listen in as our panel, yes, including my mom, talk about the book Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara.

The boys of the bird are back with a new episode of Hard to Heart. This week they talk with Lincoln and Bunny. Lincoln manages ops at Condado Tacos, and Bunny works for The Mockingbird. They are a sober couple, and we just love how they contribute to that community. This is a super fun and interesting conversation about this industry, and being in a relationship in the industry. Let us know what you think? Brandon

Caroline is under the weather so Sean Porter takes her mic for this Valentines edition of #theroundup. WE are also joined by Andy from Bad luck Burger Club at about the 20 minutes mark. Enjoy!