Shift Drink

Need an extra shifty for the road now that the holiday season is upon us? We’ve got you covered with a bonus Shift Drink featuring David Zilber, head of Noma’s Fermentation Lab. We...

This week we stoke the embers of innovation, visit the red planet, and unearth the Promethean origins of Ben Eisendrath of Grillworks. Ben flexes his photog muscles, Mathew rehabil...

This week we tear up the asphalt on the post Red Hen-gate fallout, bromances behind the bar, and the podiatry of becoming an American. Fred misses New Orleans and his sweet Willie ...

This week we heal VEP wounds, predict the future of D.C.’s cocktail bars, and map the serpentine path in between with beverage traveler Lukas Smith of Destination Wedding. Mathew e...

This week we wig out, literally, with Tom Sietsema, restaurant citic for The Washington Post, hashing out critiquing in the #MeToo era, getting creative with aliases, and retiring ...

This week the shit hits the fan as a hungover Mathew and a second-fiddle Eddie swap stories with D.C.-industry vet and multimedia journalist Victoria Milko. Victoria reminisces on ...

This week we strip down to our skivvies with sake royalty, Jessica Joly of Tokyo Record Bar and Miss Sake USA. Jessica lays bare her favorite sake/street food pairings, the future ...

This week we set the table for a ‘drinktank’ on finding passions in the details, rebirthing a restaurant, and the truth about mixing your liquors with Jenn Knowles, general manager...

This week, chef and food correspondent Marti Buckley joins us from the cradle of pintxos and Michelin stars talk about her new cookbook "Basque Country." Eddie and Mathew basque in...

This week we we get taken to therapy over bad mothers, deceptive black garlic, and the fermentation waiting game with Sarah Conezio and Isaiah Billington of Keepwell Vinegar and Wh...

This week we play matchmaker to carbs and cheese, lox and bagels, and fernet and coke, with Daniela Moreira of Timber Pizza Co. and Call Your Mother Deli. Mathew packs his bags for...

This week we get dual-flanked by two podcasting greats, Damon Boelte of The Speakeasy podcast and our very own Jack Inslee of Full Service Radio. We breakdown many-a-cocktail, incl...