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On this week's podcast here at Fat Drunk And Happy your hosts Cody Sorts, Amin Benny and Dave Mau jump in for a group food podcast effort to tackle some important restaurant industry topics both here in th Orange County food scene and beyond. Dave Mau starts off with touching on the joys of the private Chef world when he relates the story of making a Thanksgiving dinner for some out of towners from Brazil. Te demise of the OC Weekly is on the slab as well, which was quite a loss for OC Foodies. Cody and Amin talk about the Fullerton Cares event they both randomly ended up working and how the Chef narrative feeds into community and culture. Rogue River just won best cheese in the prestigious World Cheese awards, a first for a cheese manufacturer in the United States. Finding balance in the business is also up for grabs in this food podcast episode with Cody talking about finding life balance and preserving mental and physical health, especially in what we refer to as post-Bourdain era. Amin talks about the world's most expensive bottle of whiskey and the time it takes to produce, package and curate a world class spirit. The Michelin Start system is also part of this episode and Dave cops to the fact he never connected the dots on the name. In the discussion is the passing of Gary Regan, a bar world legend who paved the path to what we not think of modern mixology. A crushing blow to the world of spirits and bartending. Jim Mehan in New York id the last topic covered and all three of your hosts circle back to the idea of balance in the industry, an elusive creature indeed.