HUNGRY.

Most restaurants treat drinks as an afterthought.
Santiago Lastra doesn’t.

In this clip, the Michelin-starred chef behind KOL explains how learning about wine, mezcal, cocktails, bitterness, aroma, and balance fundamentally changed the way he cooks food — and why some alcohol feels clean while other drinks leave you angry, anxious, or wrecked the next day.

From mezcal’s natural production to why heating food kills aroma, this is a masterclass in flavour thinking, not recipes.

 Full episode here! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/f-pMQy1n0So


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😡 Why vodka makes you feel bad (and mezcal doesn’t)
🍋 How bartenders think about flavour differently to chefs
👃 Aroma vs taste — and why most chefs get it wrong
🔥 Why heating food destroys flavour
🧪 What cocktails taught Santiago about sauces and condiments
🌍 How low-intervention wine changed KOL’s philosophy


What is HUNGRY.?

HUNGRY is THE podcast for Challenger FMCG & Hospitality Founders wanting to pour gasoline on growth.

We chat with the industry BIG HITTERS. We ooze out the HIDDEN success secrets they’ve never told before and dive deep into their gut-wrenching failures, so you avoid them.

We help you grow bigger, faster, stronger.

Over the last 6 years, we’ve chatted to some insane guests on the poddy:

Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, Jamie Laing, Spencer
Matthews, Tom Kerridge, Sir John Hegarty,

The founders of SOHO House, TRIP, The Devonshire, Tony’s Chocolonely, Vita Coco

Look, I’ll be blunt,

HUNGRY is NOT your normal podcast.
HUNGRY is NOT scripted and sterile Q&A interviews.
HUNGRY is for pretty much no one.
HUNRGY is a deliciously fun, wild and crazy, ADHD rollercoaster of free flowing conversations.

got what it takes?
Buckle up. Strap in.

get ready to… FEED YOUR HUNGER