Award-Winning Restauranteur and Sommelier on Hospitality and Helping Independent Restaurants

Award-Winning Restauranteur and Sommelier on Hospitality and Helping Independent Restaurants

"Part of hospitality is not just what you do to the guests. It’s how you listen to your employees" 

- Bobby Stuckey

Elizabeth welcomes restaurant icon and master sommelier Bobby Stuckey. A leader in the hospitality industry, Bobby has made it his career to listen to others, get curious about what his employees really need, and see the big picture in food and beyond. In this episode, Bobby walks us through his journey of working as a busser in Arizona to winning numerous awards, what he thinks the future of the restaurant industry really looks like, and how you can help independent restaurants rebuild and thrive after the pandemic. Bobby talks about his takeaways from working with world-renowned chef, Thomas Keller, at the French Laundry in Napa Valley, earning the James Beard Foundation’s outstanding service award, and opening Frasca in Boulder, Colorado with his partners in 2004. Today, Bobby also owns Pizzeria Locale in Boulder, as well as Sunday Vinyl and Tavernetta in Denver.

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