I'll drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the beverage business.

I'm Levy Dalton.

I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Michael McCollie of the Trio restaurants, Beverly Director and Partner.

Hello, sir, how are you?

I'm doing very well.

Thank you for having me.

Great to have you here. So where did you grow up?

I grew up just outside of Center City, Philadelphia,

and a place called East Falls.

Rough and tough neighborhood for sure.

You know, grew up with a single mother, 35th in Alle. and I had an

grew up with the single mother, 35th in Allegheny, for those Philidophians listening.

And I had an opportunity to move out of there

for high school to a marginally better neighborhood in Manneunk and at that point I stumbled upon a job when I was 16 at a fine dining restaurant called Jake's restaurant which is still there on Main Street today and I was brought into the world of fine wine and serious cuisine.

Your family wasn't drinking a lot of wine or going out a lot

before that. No, not unless we consider Mad Dog 2020 a flavor. Now we were in a neighborhood that was devoid of any you know food culture and certainly

any any wine culture. How did you end up at the restaurant? I mean coincidence or you had a

plan to go into restaurants?

No plan to go in the restaurants.

My plan was to become a teacher and I stumbled into the restaurant.

It was hired on the spot.

Was asked by the matry D, Robert Pearson to show up that night and get a bow tie.

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