Wellness On The Rocks

#35 - George Arniotis

George Arniotis has spent nearly two decades behind the bar at some of New York City’s most iconic bars and restaurants, including P.J. Clarke’s, J.G. Melon, and Corner B

#34 - Danny Barrett

🎟️ GET TICKETS TO THE GOLDEN EAGLES GALA: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/annual-gala-4850 Two-time Olympian Danny Barrett joins Wellness On The Rocks for a conve

#33 - Tom Penn

Tom Penn is the Chief Executive Officer of San Diego FC, Major League Soccer's newest expansion club. Before helping launch San Diego FC, Tom co-founded Los Angeles FC an

#32 - Jason O'Bryan

Jason O’Bryan is the lead mixologist for Addison, Southern California’s first three-Michelin-star restaurant, known for its world class, California Gastronomy. He is als

#31 - Barbara Rourke & Jason St John

Barbara Rourke and Jason St. John are the founders of Bells + Whistles, the award-winning hospitality design firm behind Providence, Lilo, Jeune et Jolie, Campfire, Anima

#30 - Patrick Ballow

On this episode of Wellness On The Rocks, Taylor McQuade sits down with Patrick Ballow, Managing Partner of Vino Carta in Little Italy, San Diego, as the neighborhood win

#29 - Chef Roberto Alcocer

Roberto Alcocer is the chef behind Valle, the MICHELIN-starred restaurant in Oceanside, California. He is a James Beard Award semifinalist and a defining voice in modern

#28 - Chef Rie and Dave Sims

Rie and Dave Sims, the husband and wife team behind Warung RieRie, have created one of the most unique dining concepts in San Diego. An intimate, Indonesian fine dining s

#27 - Nina Singer

On today’s episode of Wellness On The Rocks, I’m joined by Nina Singer, the National Brand Experience and Marketing Manager for Humano Tequila. Every year, Troy Johnson,

#26 - Chef Drew Deckman

Chef Drew Deckman is the owner of Deckman’s North in San Diego and Michelin-starred Conchas de Piedra in Baja California. Drew grew up in Georgia before spending more th

#25 - Reese Honse

Reese Honse has spent over a decade working in bars and restaurants across San Diego. He started out working security at Henry’s and worked his way up to becoming the for

#24 - Chef Claudia Sandoval

Chef Claudia Sandoval is an award-winning chef, best-selling author, TV host, and the executive producer and host of the docuseries Taste of the Border and La Mesa Mexa.

#23 - Q: Bartender, Star Bar (A Farewell to Time Out Sports Tavern)

Wellness On The Rocks Ep #23 – Q: Bartender, Star Bar (A Farewell to Time Out Sports Tavern) is now LIVE! Q came up in the punk scene of Seattle, Washington as a musicia

Self-Reflection #6

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Self-Reflection #5

SELF-REFLECTION #5 In this self-reflection episode, I speak about creating in isolation and what it’s like to build something without a clear audience, feedback, or supp

#22 - Francesca Proietti: Co-Owner of Compagnia Creativa

Francesca Proietti grew up in Rome and moved to San Diego as a teenager. She began her hospitality career as a hostess in Little Italy, steadily working her way through t

Self-Reflection #4 A Thank You To The 21 Guests

528 days ago I launched Wellness On The Rocks with a simple goal: To connect with and tell the stories of the people who make San Diego’s hospitality community what it is

#21 - Jenny Meyer: Sommelier at Deckman's North

Jenny Meyer is a sommelier at Deckman’s North, the Baja inspired restaurant led by acclaimed chef Drew Deckman. In episode #21 of Wellness On The Rocks, Taylor sits down

#20 - Mollie Kelly: FOH at The Remy & Mabel’s Gone Fishing

Mollie Kelly grew up on the outskirts of Philadelphia and started working in restaurants at just 14 years old, bussing tables. By 16, she was attending Montgomery County

#19 - Rain Garcia: Content Creator and Owner of Garcia Media Works

Rain Garcia is a content creator and the founder of Garcia Media Works. In this conversation Taylor and Rain explore how social media is reshaping the hospitality industr