What's with the Pineapple? · 2026-04-22 · 48 min
Today's episode opens somewhere more somber than usual. Justin and Emily take a moment to honor John McNamara - friend, colleague, and the record-holder for most guest appearances on this podcast - before getting back to the business of Michigan hospitality, which is exactly what Johnny Mac would have wanted. From there, the segments pick back up: Detroit lands in the newly launched Michelin Guide American Great Lakes edition, Open Table is mandating restaurants make it their system of record and the streaming rights chaos around NFL Sunday Ticket is creating real headaches for bars trying to keep the games on. Then Justin and Emily pour a drink and sit down with Adam and Michael Kazanowski, the brothers behind Gypsy Distillery in Northern Michigan. Their origin story involves moving to Colorado in pursuit of finding their life's passion, living out of a van working music festivals, and one letter that landed them with a view that would stop anyone in their tracks. They are, as Justin correctly identifies, storytellers as much as distillers, Cheers! Presented by Fahey, Schultz, Burzych, Rhodes PLDC. Find more information at
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