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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS CHARLES CARRON BROWN.

HE JOINS US FROM LONDON…..

WHERE HE’S CURRENTLY SOMMELIER AND GENERAL MANAGER OF MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT AULIS…

I’LL OPEN OUR CONVERSATION….BY ASKING YOU TO REACH INTO YOUR MEMORY….

HERE…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET ?”....IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE GREETING…IT’S A CHECK-IN OF SORTS….

WE’RE TWO MINDS…. ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP INTO YOUR LIFE….

SO THIS IS AN OPENING… FOR US TO CONNECT…THROUGH FOOD….

THIS CAN BE A MEAL FROM ANYTIME IN YOUR LIFE….THE HOPE IS WHATEVER MEAL YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT…. IS MEANINGFUL….THAT IT BRINGS UP A  MEMORY…..OR EMOTION….

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF A MEAL…HAPPENS LONG AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENT….THOSE MEMORIES CAN BE POWERFUL….AND WE LIKE TO HONOR AND EMBRACE THAT  CONCEPT HERE….CHARLES…. I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE….

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MICHELIN STAR

FIRST, I’D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU…THIS YEAR AULIS WAS AWARDED ITS FIRST MICHELIN STAR….

HOW HAS YOUR WORK LIFE CHANGED SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ?

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ARE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS AND/OR HURDLES ON THE JOURNEY TO RECEIVING YOUR FIRST MICHELIN STAR…. THAT STAND OUT TO YOU ?

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CULTURE

AULIS IS A 12 SEAT CHEF'S TABLE …WHEN IT COMES TO HOW YOU’RE MANAGING THIS INTIMATE SETTING ….WHAT’S ONE THING THAT YOU LOVE OR ADMIRE ABOUT THE CULTURE…THAT YOU FEEL MAYBE GOES UNNOTICED OR ISN’T TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH ?

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BEVERAGE PROGRAM 

I WANT TO JUMP INTO THE BEVERAGE PROGRAM AT AULIS….BESIDES CREATING THE WINE LIST ….YOU’RE THE BRAIN BEHIND THE HOUSE-MADE SOFT PAIRINGS AND COCKTAILS…..WHICH IN MANY CASES UTILIZES WASTE FROM THE KITCHEN…WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR DRINK OFFERINGS ?

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SERVICE 

REFLECTING ON YOUR CAREER…IS THERE ONE SERVICE THAT STICKS OUT …THAT BROUGHT YOU A DEEP SENSE OF JOY ?

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TRIP

WHAT’S ONE TRIP THAT YOU’VE BEEN ON THAT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED YOUR LIFE…THIS COULD BE AN ACTUAL TRIP….. OR….MAYBE IT’S A GOOD MEMORY….LIKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE…OR...IT COULD BE A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP…

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TYPICAL DAY

I FIND IT FASCINATING TO HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE’S DAILY HABITS…                             A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE OF…USUALLY I WALK AWAY WITH A TIP THAT I ADD INTO MY LIFE….AND THAT TIP COULD SEEM BORING TO YOU…..BUT ENDS UP LEADING TO A MASSIVE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ME….OR POSSIBLY COMPLETELY CHANGING THE GAME IN ALL THE BEST WAYS….FOR SOMEONE LISTENING RIGHT NOW…….SO WHAT’S A USUAL WORK DAY LIKE FOR                     YOU ?.....FROM THE MOMENT YOU WAKE UP ….YOUR COMMUTE TO WORK…..SERVICE AT AULIS…..UNWINDING AFTER WORK….HOW ARE YOU FLOWING THROUGH LIFE?

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SYNCHRONICITIES

HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OR SYNCHRONICITIES IN YOUR LIFE…. THAT GUIDED YOU IN SOME WAY  ?…IT COULD BE A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER….A CONVERSATION THAT LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE ARRANGED….EVEN IF YOU TRIED….THERE’S A WIDE SPECTRUM HERE…..NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS…

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TAKEAWAY

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM WITH US …

I BELIEVE THAT THE JOURNEY…. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE DESTINATION. 

IT’S ON THE PATH THAT WE LEARN….EVOLVE AND….. ENCOUNTER LESSONS…. THAT SHAPE US…. INTO OUR BEST SELVES.

I ALWAYS LIKE ENDING…. BY ASKING…. IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS…..THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE JUST TOUCHED ON…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY...

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AND WHERE OR HOW …..IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT…. OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU  ?

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OUTRO

THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... FOLLOW  “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….

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