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004 - Syd Suntha

2 hour 2 minutes Posted Aug 11, 2019 at 10:45 pm.

Syd/Suntish

First time we met

Get in the Van - Henry Rollins

Hanging out backstage

Getting into the music industry

Going to live shows nowadays

Finding & makes music before the internet

The problems with instant access to niche content

Leaving normal jobs to work with bands

Growing up as a Sri Lankan in St. Louis

Embracing what made him different

Tour managing Adair & Jon Oakes

Pivoting career

Cooking with Bert McCracken of The Used

Kitchen Confidential

Culinary school

Tipping culture is bullshit

Rockwell Beer doesn’t do tips

Authenticity in pricing

Restaurants and hard costs

Vote with your dollars

Moving up to Seattle from L.A.

Working at Skillet

Food Trucks in Seattle

Starting up Bread & Circuses

Behind the name ‘Bread & Circuses’

Putting a restaurant inside a brewery

Leaving Bread & Circuses

Starting up Ballyhoo Hot Sauce

Owning a product vs. owning a restaurant

How Ballyhoo is more than just ‘Hot’ Sauce

Brands collaborating with other brands

Syd’s ‘Seattle Street Food Cook Book’ saga

Wanting to do more collaborations

Limited editions can’t be forced

Psyence Fiction - Unkle

Bape

Head Automatica Limited Edition Dunks

Wanting and buying a military hummer

Syd’s parents

Drinking in St. Louis

Syd’s Dad’s drinking history

Sri Lankan influence

Future of Ballyhoo

Standing out from the competition

The politicizing of everything

Syd’s success motto

Outro

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Show notes

Syd Suntha is a chef, co-owner of Ballyhoo Hot Sauce and overall hustler.

www.ballyhoohotsauce.com

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7:30 - Get in the Van - Henry Rollins

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29:00 - Cooking with Bert McCracken of The Used

30:00 - Kitchen Confidential

37:00 - Rockwell Beer doesn’t do tips

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50:00 - Working at Skillet

58:30 - Starting up Bread & Circuses

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1:07:00 - Starting up Ballyhoo Hot Sauce

1:25:45 - Psyence Fiction - Unkle

1:27:00 - Bape

1:30:00 - Head Automatica Limited Edition Dunks

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