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Get hungry. On the FoodCrush podcast, OnMilwaukee Dining Editor Lori Fredrich and Culture Editor Matt Mueller tackle the ins and outs of dining, food facts, interesting ingredients and myriad topics related to food and beverage. Expect smart talk, lively debate and plenty of fascinating conversations with some of the scene’s most interesting people.

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From friendship to restaurateurship

September 17, 2022 • Matt Mueller, Lori Fredrich, Andrew Miller, Cameron Whyte, Sam Emery • Episode 150

Running a restaurant takes vision, business acumen, determination and attention to detail. But it also requires adaptability, knowledge of the market and a willingness to work hard and evolve with the times. All of those things came into play for Chef Andrew Miller, Cameron Whyte and Same Emery as they embarked on a collective journey to open Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions and Flourchild Pizza.

During the 150th episode of the FoodCrush Podcast, we’re talking with these longtime friends, colleagues and business partners about their entry into the restaurant industry and their first-hand experience creating brands that resonated with diners in Milwaukee. What made the friends decide to go into business together? How did they build the skills they needed to make it happen? From Miller’s inaugural experiences running a local Italian restaurant in Northern Illinois to the opening of their third restaurant (and marketing their adjacent frozen pizza brand), this podcast traces the careers of three friends whose restaurants helped to change the face of the dining scene in Milwaukee.

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