{"podcast":{"title":"The Buildout","slug":"the-buildout-4473886","podcast_index_feed_id":4473886,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/612e552895f9ec00136d5a16","website_url":"https://vinepair.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/612e552895f9ec00136d5a16/1763404557400-ed6ff212-2eb7-46ed-86b8-71a2059dceaa.jpeg","author":"VinePair","episode_count":253,"summary":"Every great bar has a story. We’re going behind the scenes with the people who built them: the founders, dreamers, and industry legends shaping the world’s most inspiring drinking destinations. From Maison Premiere to The Dead Rabbit, Long Island Bar, Schmuck, and beyond — this is how the world’s best bars get built. Hosted by VinePair Co-Founder Adam Teeter A podcast from The VinePair podcast network. vinepair.com Follow us @buildoutpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:18:34.513602+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886"},"episode":{"title":"Bitter & Twisted","slug":"bitter-twisted","published_at":"2026-06-17T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886/bitter-twisted","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cocktail-college/episodes/bitter-twisted","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/612e552895f9ec00136d5a16/e/6a31dcf831f6783268ff4e39/media.mp3","summary":"When Ross Simon left London for the States, he set out to make his mark on the American cocktail scene. What he didn’t know was that mark would be made in Phoenix, Arizona — a city that, at the time, was hardly known for its drinks culture. But maybe that was part of the magic. Ross landed in Phoenix and, a few years later, opened Bitter & Twisted, a cocktail bar that not only helped make his name, but also put the city on the map as a serious cocktail destination. On this episode of The Buildout, Ross joins Adam to tell the story of Bitter & Twisted and how its success helped transform Phoenix into one of America’s most exciting cocktail cities. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/buildoutpodcast Bitter & Twisted: https://www.instagram.com/bitterandtwisted_az VinePair: https://www.instagram.com/vinepair Hosted by VinePair Co-Founder: https://www.instagram.com/adamteeter Produced and edited by: https://www.instagram.com/dolldoctor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"When Ross Simon left London for the States, he set out to make his mark on the American cocktail scene. What he didn’t know was that mark would be made in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2986,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-buildout-4473886/episodes/bitter-twisted/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886/bitter-twisted.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}