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On the Fly by tablehopper features a monthly interview addressing the monumental changes the food and beverage industry is experiencing in this age of the coronavirus pandemic. Your host is Marcia Gagliardi of tablehopper.com, speaking with San Francisco Bay Area chefs, restaurateurs, and other members of the hospitality industry—from the big names to the tiny neighborhood joints—as they struggle to adapt and survive. We'll listen to their stories: how are they pivoting, what’s working, and how we can help, along with inspiring stories of how the industry is trying to change, and rallying to feed many communities in need. Prospective guests for On the Fly can submit their story at bit.ly/ontheflyguest.

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Karri Kiyuna: Wildhawk

May 08, 2020 • Karri Kiyuna, bar director, PlumpJack Group • Season 1 • Episode 9

Today’s episode of On the Fly is with Karri Kiyuna, the bar director for the PlumpJack Group (founded by our governor, Gavin Newsom), and she is currently overseeing Wildhawk in the Mission. Karri has been tending bar in San Francisco since 2003, and talks us through what it’s like to turn a bar into an e-commerce website. She shares their current setup, and what she’s starting to envision for the bar’s future layout and more.

Wildhawk has also partnered with the Hilda and Jesse pop-up—Kristina Compton, the pop-up’s chef, is also a barback for Wildhawk—and they’ve been serving brunch boxes and snacks to go along with Wildhawk’s cocktails and wine to go.

Karri also shares what her F&B neighbors in the Mission are doing during this strange and challenging time. This episode is a quick one, consider it an aperitif, because it’s only going to make you even more thirsty and hungry for some of Hilda and Jesse’s pancakes without boundaries and pockets. It’s a good thing Wildhawk is open over the weekend, a perfect time for a spritz kit. Cin cin.

Wildhawk: 3464 19th St., SF https://www.wildhawksf.com, @wildhawk_sf

Hilda and Jesse: https://www.hildaandjessesf.com, @hildaandjessesf

Two-Top:

1. Pinoy Heritage https://www.pinoyheritage.com, @pinoyheritage

2. Elda https://eldasf.com, @elda_sf

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