Matt Cross Tap Takeover Episode
Together with his cousin and business partner, Troy Larkin, Donovan Schmit owns Pappy McGregor’s Gastropub, Fish Gaucho Restaurant, Eleven Twenty-Two Cocktail Lounge & Speakeasy, and the new Cane Tiki Room, all in downtown Paso Robles. Each of these businesses manifested in a special way, whether inspired by pub nights, a trip to Tulum, the aesthetic of Prohibition-era bars — in fact, even the pandemic helped birth one of their concepts. Donovan shared with Matt and me the way one beget the other, and about the lessons he’s learned along the way. I was particularly interested in the Eleven Twenty-Two Speakeasy, which is a place unlike any other on the Central Coast. Listen as Donovan discusses the first business he owned with Troy, and how the next generation is starting to take over.
Pappy McGregor’s / @pappymcgregors
Fish Gaucho / @fishgaucho
Eleven Twenty-Two Speakeasy / @1122.cocktail.lounge
Cane Tiki Room / @canetikiroom
Nate’s on Marsh, Nathan Long, San Luis Obispo
Wine writer Natalie MacLean, Ottawa, Canada
Kitchen designer Ariana Lovato, Honeycomb Home Design, Arroyo Grande
Forager Nan Cole, Ventana Big Sur, Big Sur
Hidden Kitchen + 7th Generation Design, Amanecer Eizner + Wes Cooke, Cayucos + Cambria
Food illustrator Anna Takahashi, Japan, Sicily, and California ✈️
San Luis Oriental Market, Fani + Peter Gau, San Luis Obispo
Winemaker Matt Dees, Jonata, The Hilt, and The Paring, Santa Barbara County
Momotaro Ramen chefs Mateo Rogers + Brittney Yrecheta, Paso Robles
15 Degrees C Wine, sommelier + owner Ali Rush, Templeton
Bonus episode: Daniel Sinton, Avenales Ranch and Winery + Jensen Lorenzen, Larder Meat Co.
Winemakers Eric + Cait Johnson, Ann Albert Wines, San Luis Obispo
Registered dietician Sherry Elliston, MS, RD, CDE, San Luis Obispo
Central Coast Distillery, Eric Olson, chef + distiller, Atascadero
City of San Luis Obispo Tourism Manager Molly Cano
Bladesmith Cameron Alarcio, Alarcio Knives, Pismo Beach
Brewers Jacque + Ryan Fields, Wild Fields Brewhouse, Atascadero
Winemaker Janell Dusi, J. Dusi Wines + Paper Street, Paso Robles
Ash Management, Jason Gable + Eric DeMatteo, San Luis Obispo County
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