A quick episode with April updates, my current favorite Substack accounts and what's to come for Good Acid podcast!

This is a short but fun solo episode talking about Aperitifs. We're diving into the history, some quirky facts and also the classics you should know about if you want to broaden the options in your bar cart! I really loved prepping for this episode and really enjoyed doing the research to bring this information in a digestable way. This will be a part of a small series where I talk about spirits in general.  Hope you enjoy!!

Probably my most casual chit chatty episode yet? I sit down in a noisy Paris café with Sara Petersdotter (and her two dogs) to talk about all things natural wine. Our experience working in the industry here as foreigners, our individual opinions about the natural wine world and harvest 2023. Sara has been living and working in Paris for 18 years. She was part of the opening team of Verjus, worked at the popular restaurant Vivant as well as Jones and is now the director at Ellsworth. She's the...

Hi! This is a very quick update to tell you all what's been going on the past month and what's to come. So many great things! I can't wait to share with you all. Thanks for listening :) @vnsaruiz @goodacidpodcast Have some feedback on the pod? What to help sponsor this really cool and independently produced podcast? Just want to say hi?  Email me! [email protected]

Before moving to Paris in 2018, when visiting my parents in Florida I'd drive two hours west to Naples, FL for all my wine purchases. There was really (almost) nowhere in the state to purchase low intervention wines. Fast forward to 2020 I noticed online that a new wine shop in the area opened and since then I've stopped by every time I've come back for vacation. Small Wine Shop is a neighborhood shop owned and run by husband and wife duo Tim and Tracy. I spoke to Tim about how his decades...

Jeff Hargove, a long-time professional photographer, owns a well-known neighborhood café in the Marais called Fringe. Part coffee shop, part photography gallery, the concept came to him after discovering speciality coffee. Born in the states but having lived outside of the US for most of his life, left him exposed to many different cultures. School is what initially brought him to Paris and after an international career in commercial photography he decided to pursue his own unique concept of...

Today’s episode is with Paris’ favorite california-inspired spot, Echo. Matthias and I talk about his sheer love for LA, how that transpired into opening up a daytime coffee shop and restaurant back in 2018, and how Echo quickly managed to become a Paris cult classic. Towards the end we get to hear about the exciting projects he’s working on with friends! Find Echo Paris here: IG @echo.paris Find Good Acid here: IG @goodacidpodcast Matthia's Paris Food + Wine Guide: -La Poule Au Pot -Le...

A solo episode! But this time with a friend. Ashley and I have only known each other for a few months but have quickly gotten very close. Our past life experiences are very parallel, we've lived in multiple places and the same time, have had similar personal and professional paths and are now in the same head space about our careers, what we want in life and what we see for ourselves in the future.  We talk about the pros and cons of living in Paris, our thoughts on moving back to...

Robert Mendoza is a Mexican chef living his best life in Paris. He started his career in the U.S. working at some pretty impressive kitchens, landed a job in the south of France, fell in love with the country and decided Paris was where he wanted to go next. Since then he's worked as the head chef at some of my favorite Paris restaurants. Verjus, Le Saint Sebastien, Vivant... At the end of the episode Robert tells us about his exciting new project in the U.K.!  Find Robert here: IG...

Our guest today is Natalie Hekmat, the owner of Voodoo Vin in Virgil Village Los Angeles whom she co-owns with her husband Michael. Voodoo Vin is a wine bar and caviste dedicated to hyper seasonal cooking, having an in-house charcuterie program and a collection of wines that are very close to Natalie’s heart and an expression of her personal taste. In this episode we talk about our discovery of natural wine in New York many years ago, her brief stint with the court of master sommeliers, her...

This episode we’re talking to Chloe Lucas Walsh, or from Instagram you know her as Chloe Cooks. Chloe was once working in interiors but some years ago she decided to post aesthetic photos of the daily food she was making for herself and managed to very quickly amass 40k plus  followers on Instagram. She’s a home cook, food content creator, recipe developer, and food stylist. She now hosts an IRL supper club in Los Angeles and soon all over the U.S. If you like the Los Angeles scene, food,...

If you’re interested in the world of cocktails, mixology and the paris cocktail scene in general then you absolutely know of our guest today, Margot Lecarpentier. And if you don’t know, you should because she’s someone who has been able to rise to the top of her game with grace and tenacity in what is a very male dominated industry. She’s the owner of Combat, a cocktail bar in Belleville, located in the 19th as well as Petit Combat, it’s outpost bar in the 14th. Combat has been recently...

This episode is a bit personal! Taking a moment to talk about the last 4 years in this city, what it's been like to work in the vineyards a bit as well as in restaurants... I even speak a bit about my personal life and how that has impacted my professional life. The ups, the downs... and lastly what's to come in the future. The whole "why" for this podcast. I hope you enjoy! Instagram: @goodacidpodcast

Whether you're in NYC or Paris, you've probably heard of Allison Kave or at least one of her businesses in the hospitality industry.  Allison a bartender, baker, entrepreneur and an author living in Paris. Before moving here she operated a bar and bakery aptly named Butter & Scotch in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.  Here in Paris she co-owns Izzy’s, a cocktail subscription service and Abricot Bar, her long-awaited cocktail bar in the 10th. We talk about what it's been like opening her bar...

We're talking to Lucie Montel, a barista turned coffee educator. She has a business called Grindin’ that’s focused on teaching individuals and staff all about the art of coffee. So, coffee lovers, this one's for you! Grindin' IG: @grindin.fr Pod IG: @goodacidpod Lucies' Paris Food + Drink Guide: ESPRESSO Dreamin’ Man, 11 Fringe, 3 FILTER Motors Coffee, 1 ROASTERS Fève RESTAURANTS Holybelly, 10 Gramme, 3 Clamato, 11

How does a young female chef manage to work in some of the most prominent kitchens in Europe, be a finalist on Top Chef France, successfully own her own consulting company, and host a food & travel TV show all before the age of 27? Let Alexia Duchêne tell you herself! Alexia's Food & Drink Guide to Paris: -YEN, 6

We're talking to Ashley Lhuillery, the owner of Prune Cave. She owns a successful wine shop in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and tells us what it's been like to open a business in France, work to gain the trust of her community (especially as an American) and what's next for her career! Ashley's Food + Drink Guide to Paris: -Liquiderie Bar, 11 -Folderol, 11 -Shiba Café, 15 -Restaurant Pilgrim, 15 -Pur Vin, 12 -Comer, 10 -Librairie Gourmande, 2 -Abricot Bar, 10

Good Acid is finally live! This episode is a quick breakdown of what you can expect from this podcast and a little background information on me, your host, Vanessa! I can't wait to start hosting some incredible people here and hope you will join me every week as we sit down with people in Paris that are changing the food & drink culture.