{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"All In Good Taste ","title":"Jake Kelly Has Good Taste ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2648,"description":"What does it take to build one of North America's 50 Best Bars? In this conversation, General Manager, Jake Kelly shares his journey through hospitality, leadership, mentorship, and the realities of running an award-winning cocktail bar.\n\nFrom washing dishes at 14 years old to serving in the Peace Corps, teaching on Chicago's South Side, and eventually leading one of the continent's most celebrated bars, Jake's path wasn't traditional, but it shaped the way he thinks about service, leadership, and hospitality.\n\nWhether you're a bartender, restaurant owner, hospitality professional, or someone passionate about great service, this episode offers an inside look at what happens behind the scenes of a world-class bar.\n\nTime Stamps / Chapters:\n00:00 Introduction & North America's 50 Best Bars\n01:05 Meet Jake Kelly of Bisous\n01:50 Inside Bisous & Top 50 Recognition\n02:33 First Hospitality Job at 14\n04:54 Peace Corps & Lessons in Hospitality\n07:08 Teaching, Burnout & Career Change\n10:17 Re-Entering Hospitality Later in Life\n12:58 Becoming a Bartender by Accident\n16:28 Mentors Who Shaped Jake's Career\n18:40 From Bartender to General Manager\n20:09 Building Bisous from the Ground Up\n24:44 Rebranding Two Weeks Before Opening\n27:27 Opening Without PR & Organic Growth\n30:22 North America's 50 Best Bars Experience\n34:04 The Emotional Reality of Being a GM\n35:51 Perfect Service, Recognition & Leadership\n39:05 Hospitality Lessons & Rapid-Fire Questions\n43:21 Final Thoughts on Resilience\n\nHashtags: \n#HospitalityLeadership\n#CocktailCulture\n#RestaurantManagement\n\n\nKeywords:\nhospitality leadership\nbar general manager\nNorth Americas 50 Best Bars\ncocktail bar management\nhospitality career journey\nrestaurant leadership\nbartender to general manager\nhospitality mentorship\nChicago cocktail bars\nhospitality podcast\nguest experience leadership\nrestaurant operations management\nhospitality industry insights\nbuilding a bar brand\nservice excellence","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dks1W8n4e0xincgb6UDOxe3uq5vLkXr-d0Rw9oYYLKk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iY2U3/Mzk5Yjk5YWUxMzM0/ZTFhMTY4MjU5NmY0/YzNhMS5KUEc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}