
Hospo Bimbo
Unfiltered chats about being a lost soul in hospo and how this impacts day to day life as an extroverted introvert. A 'Dear Diary' approach on a barista and ex waitress trying to make it a life outside of hospo. We'll chat about the industry, how we started, why we stayed, and all the chaotic bliss that comes out of it. The perfect poddy to tune into while you're doing side work, on a break, or to take you back to your hospo years and force you to fall in love all over again. Let's dig in.
Episodes
25 episodes
An Aeropress at Cinderella's Castle
I have officially moved back to the USofA after being in New Zealand for 10 years. What better way to fight jet-lag than with a brand new episode?! Where do we draw the line with coffee trends?! Jalapeños, orange juice, ol...
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Episode 24
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41:01

Nomadic Hospo | Hubert Haciski Part 2
Chef attends sushi chef institute in California - opens up pop up in Hamburg. A love story about cooking, spearfishing, building a better life, and travelling - all while being in a travelling kitchen. It's 2023, toxic kitchen vib...
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Episode 23
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54:51
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Nomadic Hospo | Hubert Haciski Part 1
"People will always eat and drink, no matter where you are. If you take that into perspective and offer hospitality all around the world from different cultures, you can use it anywhere you want." Hubert is a multifaceted chef ...
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Episode 22
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54:51
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Hospo Bimbo x YOHOZO Presents: The Ride or Die
Picture this: you've tripped and fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in a world of vintage and nostalgia. Welcome to an uncensored chat about lifelong passions with my fellow gal pal and girl boss, Zoe McNicholas. Zoe is a creative at the co...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:40:16

The Coffee Girl
On this episode of the Hospo Bimbo Podcast- let's dial in from the backseat of an Audi A3 and do a quick skim on some weird yet interesting differences between NZ and USA hospo. Bass Pro Shops apparently have restaurants inside of them and one ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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32:19

Coffee, Poutine... and me
Coming in hot and solo - let's debrief about the K Rd Mini Series, let's spill the tea on why we don't drink tea, and most importantly, foods that should never be mixed with a bottomless filter. It's nice to be back and I've got so...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:11:15
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The Daily Routine | Albert Yen
Albert has a severe love for coffee which has led him to open up a coffee shop : Daily Daily. I don't even like calling it a 'coffee shop' because the name alone feels unjust. Walking into Daily Daily, you feel an instant wave of tranquility wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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55:22
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The Nostalgic Slice | Danielle Butler
A bite that takes you home. Danielle is the owner/operator of The Pie Piper - an amazing pie and desert shop located at 3/321 Karangahape Road. I think we clicked straight away because, ya know, we're American, and we both love din...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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56:04
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Just Add Salt | James Corlett
James is the head chef of Sneaky Snacky - home of the Wagyu Donut Burger. This Korean-fusion spot is not just aesthetic for your eyeballs, but a place where you put on some kitchen gloves, and eat a burger that should be consumed behind closed ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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46:01

Manaakitanga | Renee Coulter
Renee is the owner of Coco's Cantina - a super iconic restaurant on Karangahape Road. Think - Italian food meets fever dream.. but in a damn good way. Throughout all of my interviews, Coco's Cantina has been brought up multiple times for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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56:25
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Depresso Takeaways | Self Doubt & Imposter Syndrome
TW:She's a deep one. First part of this episode is all about depression and the many faces she wears. How this seeps into the work place and all other areas of life. Second part, is from the video podcast which is filmed on site at the Vine...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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47:37

Luck Be A Lady in Lockdown
Welcome to Week 5 of lockdown in New Zealand. In this episode, things get real. I've never been so open about my mental health, insecurities, workflow, secret obsessions, and how i've gone from a girl who didn't know the difference between an m...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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51:52

Comfort Food | Warren Elwin
Hey Bimbos,This week I catch up with Warren Elwin - designer, chef, writer, photographer, all around creative foodie. We talk about his early years and how he found himself working in kitchens all across the globe amidst his travels, to...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:07:59

Slow Food | Served Fast with Chrissie Lahood
This week I catch up with Chrissie Lahood, who co-owns Big Fig located on the lakefront in Wanaka. Chrissie wasn’t always in Hospo - in fact, she had left a busy advertising career behind her for a couple of good reasons, that fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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49:38

Like A Lady | Tiffany Fowler
Tonight I chat with craft beer enthusiast, Tiffany Fowler. Tiffany works in a brewery in Phoenix, AZ and has ultimately made me want to switch professions. She's been working in bar for many years and discusses the major differences between the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:11:42

BONUS: The One With Fam | Nicole Rogers
BONUS EPISODE: Nikki is my aunt and the sole reason why I got into hospo. I would visit her at work when she was a server and used to observe her interacting with her co-workers and the people she encountered. We talk about her time in ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:44:59

Slice of Paradise | Danielle Cubis
Tonight I catch up with the one and only, Danielle Cubis. Dani owns and operates Spongedrop Cakery in Mount Maunganui and has been in the hospo time for a long time. We chat about how she got into the cake biz, historic hospo horro...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:30:54

The Quickie | With Me
Tik Tok, Bulletproof Coffee, Fossils drinking illegally temped coffees, and studies have shown, consuming coffee after 3pm surprisingly will not kill you.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:19

Suite Dreams | Brittany Gates
In tonight's episode, I catch up with my best friend, Brittany Gates, via SquadCast call. Britt is in her room drinking Bud Light Seltzers while I drink a NZ RTD, and we chat about her past and present time working for hotels. Disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:02:11

The Bitch Face | With Yours Truly
Hey Bimbos.In this special episode, I ride it out solo by walking you through my 15 years of Hospo.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:38

The Owner/Operator Part 2 | Brodie McDonald
In our last half of The Owner/Operator, Brodie and I touch on Covid and how lockdown has impacted us getting back into real life, customer reviews, and finally, the importance of having dinners with your mates!
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:17

The Owner/Operator Part 1 | Brodie McDonald
In tonight's 2 part episode, I catch up with Westmere hospo classic, Brodie McDonald. Brodie is the current owner/operator of Seabreeze which was formerly known as Meola Kitchen back in the day, and also where he started up as a dishy. After ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:41

Ship(Wrecked) | Steven Stahl
In this weeks' episode, my former ship mate and I reminisce about the time in our lives where we found ourselves waiting tables aboard a cruise ship that sailed through the Hawaiian Islands. What we had hoped would be an exciting adven...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:27

The Side Hustle | Brooke Petersen
Hospo Bimbo premieres with a very special guest, talented actress, and a close friend of mine: Brooke Petersen! Brooke has been in the hospitality industry for 20 years and has a few stories up her sleeve.Here we chat about death metal ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:04:47
