meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Makeshift Podcast

#192 DRAFTING WORLD CUISINES AGAINST JON TAFFER!

The Makeshift Podcast

The Makeshift Project

Comedy

4.8555 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Jon Taffer returns and competes in the world cuisine draft, tells us where the greatest pizza in the world is, guesses whether him or Gordon Ramsey said these iconic quotes, teaches us all we need to know about bars, and more!

==========

GO WATCH SEASON 10 OF BAR RESCUE ON PARAMOUNT+

https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/bar-rescue/

==========

0:00 JON TAFFER AND BAR RESCUE SEASON 10

2:01 FOOD EVERY BAR SHOULD HAVE?

4:49 HAS BAR RESCUE GONE INTERNATIONAL?

6:13 WORLD CUISINE DRAFT!

10:29 THE GREATEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD IS…

12:10 PROFIT OR PROBLEM!

18:47 JON TAFFER OR GORDON RAMSEY?

21:05 HOW MANY TRADEMARKS DOES JON HAVE?

21:52 THE EXPERIENCE AT TAFFER’S TAVERN

23:38 WHAT DRINK ARE YOU HAVING?

28:58 BAR TRIVIA!

34:52 HOW DO GIMMICKS HELP BARS?

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.

0:04.5

We're having a baby.

0:05.5

We're having a baby.

0:07.2

I've always wanted to be mom.

0:09.4

And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.

0:12.4

I have no idea what we're doing.

0:13.6

Thank you. I have more of an idea.

0:15.6

I think of it like a Tamagocchi.

0:17.8

At the end of all of this...

0:20.0

We're going to have a little baby. Raising Chelsea,

0:22.7

a Hulu original series streaming April 2nd exclusively on Disney Plus. 18 plus subscription required

0:28.7

T's and T supply. I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie. Wow, wow, wow. Second time's a charm,

0:37.4

a Billy boy. Oh God. Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel. Cool, that was close. You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver. Because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Paddy Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. Tis and Clusions apply. 18 plus scumannware. Dotter. Welcome back to the podcast. Today's guest doesn't just fix bars. He fixes businesses, leadership and mindsets. He's the host of Bar Rescue, a hospitality powerhouse and one of the sharpest turnaround minds in the game. Back for round

1:11.7

two on the makeshift project. Welcome back, John Taffer. Good to be back, Jack. We're excited to have you here. Thank you, man. Last time we were at Carmines, we're at the sister restaurant Virgil's now. And I just ate, by the way. What'd you think? The barbecue, the ribs were as good as I've ever had. I think this is... I like dry rub.

1:25.4

Me too. I love it. I think this might be the best

1:27.7

barbecue in New York City. I bet it is.

1:29.8

It's delicious. We always. Yep. I love it. I think this might be the best barbecue in New York

1:28.4

City. I bet it is. It's delicious. We always come here. We love this place and Carmines. Yeah, chicken was great too. They don't have another sister restaurant for us to go to the following time. This would be the last time or maybe we'll go back to one of the tip. Carmines was great too. Carbine's delicious. Come as delicious.

1:42.5

We wanted to ask you about the new season.

1:45.8

What can we expect that's newer

1:47.1

that you're super excited about that's different this season coming up? Transitions, guys. Okay. These families that I'm dealing with this, imagine it's you're $500,000 in debt. You took it from your parents. You're 50 years old. You're so screwed up. You're living in their basement. You already lost your house.

2:01.5

Now you're taking more money from them every month. You're losing 20 grand a month and you won't

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Makeshift Project, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Makeshift Project and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.