{"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":"Katana Kitten","slug":"katana-kitten","published_at":"2025-12-31T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886/katana-kitten","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cocktail-college/episodes/katana-kitten","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/612e552895f9ec00136d5a16/e/693a3d8b34867e026d62f196/media.mp3","summary":"Masa Urushido will never take credit for the runaway success of Katana Kitten. Despite the awards and global acclaim, he insists the real story is the community that lifted him up—transforming a shy, awkward newcomer into one of NYC’s most admired bartenders. Adam talks with Masa about that journey, and how teaming up with Greg Boehm and James Tune sparked the creation of Katana Kitten, a bar whose Japanese American identity has made it a true standout in the cocktail world. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/buildoutpodcast Katana Kitten: https://www.instagram.com/katanakitten_nyc Masa Urushido: https://www.instagram.com/masanyc 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":"Masa Urushido will never take credit for the runaway success of Katana Kitten. Despite the awards and global acclaim, he insists the real story is the com…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2671,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-buildout-4473886/episodes/katana-kitten/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/katana-kitten.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}