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
Olive oil tasting with Marisa Bloch Gaytan of Pasolivo Olive Oil, Paso Robles
Gardening (and free popcorn) with Miner’s Ace Hardware president Paul Filice, Arroyo Grande
Quick pickling with Andrea Wasko and Meaghan Gilbert, Los Osos
“Nature-positive” winemaking with Matt Trevisan at Linne Calodo Winery, Paso Robles
Peasant’s Feast and Peasant’s Deli chef/owners Michael and Sarah Cherney, Solvang
Bonus episode: Chris Lambert of Your Own Backyard talks creativity
Bonus episode: CONSUMED Live x At Her Table | Mothers in the Hospitality Industry
Healing from eating disorders with Sara Garofalo, Love Holistic Living in SLO
Growing winemaking wings with Janie Willheim, Lumina Wines in Paso Robles
A life in produce with Andrea Chavez of Talley Farms Fresh Harvest, Arroyo Grande
Going Rhône with Vicki Carroll, Hospice du Rhône, Paso Robles
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Employing former inmates in the kitchen with Sister Theresa Harpin of Restorative Partners and The Bridge Cafe in SLO
Taking tea time with Kirstin Sherritt of The Secret Garden in SLO
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Food writing, gumbo, and big transitions with Sara Roahen in SLO
High cuisine and high praise with Chef Rachel Haggstrom at JUSTIN Winery in Paso Robles
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Bread, bikes, and community with Sam DeNicola and Matt Gamarra of Bread Bike, SLO
Talking trash with Peter Cron of SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority, SLO
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