{"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":"True Laurel","slug":"true-laurel","published_at":"2026-06-03T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886/true-laurel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buildout-4473886","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cocktail-college/episodes/true-laurel","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/612e552895f9ec00136d5a16/e/6a172e8e30535b3e18803dd8/media.mp3","summary":"Ask anyone in the cocktail world where the energy is on the West Coast right now, and one name keeps coming up: True Laurel. On this episode of The Buildout, Adam sits down with Nicolas Torres to talk about how the San Francisco bar went from beloved neighborhood spot to one of the most talked-about cocktail destinations in the country. While the techniques Nicolas and his team are using may feel perfectly suited to this current moment in drinks, many have been part of True Laurel’s DNA since it opened in 2017. Nicolas reflects on building the bar before Covid, watching it gain national and international attention after the pandemic, and what it means to receive acclaim without having to become something else. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/buildoutpodcast True Laurel: https://www.instagram.com/truelaurelsf Nicolas Torres: https://www.instagram.com/key2_thecity 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":"Ask anyone in the cocktail world where the energy is on the West Coast right now, and one name keeps coming up: True Laurel. On this episode of The Buildo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3533,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-buildout-4473886/episodes/true-laurel/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/true-laurel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}