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Also, you get a peak at the Moon Tower Inn. If you are in Houston and need a good beer (I had their house magic brownie ale and a Back Pew Sweet Salvation).
I sat down with fellow attorney, Sam Mukerji, of the Mukerji Law Firm to drink Topo Chicos and talk about what personal injury law is. His law firm is in the heart of midtown in Houston, TX. It’s across from the Spec’s, which has an impressive wine and beer selection (Spec’s has all alcohol, but the wine selection is truly overwhelming).
Personal Injury (PI) attorneys are a misunderstood bunch. People turn to PI attorneys often when they are really hurting and going through tough times. Sam and the attorneys at his firm help bring a human element to their ilk. Sam has always been a helpful and generous business owner and person within my community. Over about 15 minutes, we talk about his family, starting a business, having family members pursue business endeavors later in life, and football (can you talk to someone from Texas without mentioning football? It’s tough).
Topo Chicos are the sparkling water of choice for discerning Texans (this isn’t an ad, just an opinion…a correct opinion). Check them out if you have a chance. Check back OR contact me (shreya@layroots.com) if you want information about the Mukerji law firm St. Patrick’s Day party.
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This episode is coming to you from a real life microbrewery in Austin, TX! My first introduction to Strange Land Brewery was meeting Tim Klatt through a friend during SXSW. We went to his house, met his lovely family, and made us a platter of various pickled vegatables (sold as Hat Creek Pickle Company) and gave us tastes of beers-in-the-making. SXSW is a magical time in Austin and this was certainly a standout moment. I’m not a big pickle person, in general, but I can get into some pickled okra or some of the Texas Kraut that they make.
I was very excited about the beers because, as we talk about, they don’t conform to the over-hyped IPA’s. They just brew some really tasty beer.
Before we sat down to talk, I insisted on visiting the tasting room which is attached to the brewery and getting a tour of the facilities. I used to be a chemical engineer (and still claim to be sometimes) so I can nerd out over the vats and batch processes and equipment used to make beer. We don’t really talk about that on camera, but the tasting room was hopping (no pun intended), and I made a friend while sitting at the bar.
I got to try the Alemania, the Ploughshare Saison, a honey mead scotch ale blend, and then the Belgian Trippel.
On camera, we drank the delicious Belgian Trippel at 10:30 in the morning – breakfast of champions. Check out more pictures below the video. And if you’re ever in Austin (like for SXSW), grab a burger at Hat Creek and get some beer from Strange Land Brewery.
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In this episode, I sit down with a wonderful business owner, Taryn Borges. La Forêt Bakery not only brings to life her thoughtful and delicious creations for the Seattle population, but she also whips up delicious cocktails.
We spend the episode discussing entrepreneurship and music and how rum is delicious. Our cocktail consists of Stumptown mulled coffee and a dark rum. Although the holidays are over, the weather is still frosty and there’s nothing like a little rum and coffee to put some pep in your step and to warm your soul.
Her bakery is wholesale and catering only, so you can find the goods all over the city (good news for me since walking down to the coffee shop for a pick-me-up and an afternoon treat brings me joy). Be sure to check back consistently because she uses fresh and local ingredients for her very seasonal menu.
Find the goods at Broadcast Coffee, Caffe Fiore, Vivace, Street Bean, the University of Washington Bookstore, and an expanding list of cafe’s. Hope you enjoy the show!
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Annnnnd, we’re off!
Please indulge us. In my first interview, I’ve managed to interview the elusive Chief Lawyer-Human of LayRoots – Colin Ley. We discuss his punk rock roots, Rainier Beer, entrepreneurship, and are delightfully awkward throughout.
We hope you enjoy and stay tuned for our next episode featuring a scrumptious, Seattle-based bakery owner.
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I recently signed up for a business coach. He told me not to ask “how” something was to be done but ask “why” I wanted it to be done in the first place. Doesn’t make sense? Seems like bullshit? Maybe you’re right. Maybe you’re just not ready. All that matters is that it resonated with me. I went home that night and watched the season 5 finale for Breaking Bad to prep myself for the upcoming finale, and I noticed…Walter White did not ask his mignons how they would accomplish a mass murder. He had a vision for what needed to be done and he simply told them that they needed to make it happen. He knew the why so the how did not much matter.
Fast forward a couple of months and AMC’s Breaking Bad is finally over; it is a bit bittersweet. I loved the finale, loved that Jesse Pinkman is finally free from Walt and from the white supremacist gang, and loved that Walt died surrounded by the things that made him come alive. Now, Walter White was a grade A asshole most (all?) of the time. Through the years, I have had a love/hate relationship with him. Recently, however, regardless of whether I hate him or love him, I have come to admire him. That’s right. I said it. He is a bad man. He ruins lives. He is compelling and he knows what he wants.
