"On the Road" at Lengua Conference 2025, Miami - Nidal Barake, Elad Zvi, and Ryan King

All in the Industry

Today on our episode #415 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from Lengua Conference 2025, which took place April 9-10, 2025, in Miami, Florida at The Hub Miami, a collaborative event space, featuring two full days of inspiring talks about the future of the food business, plus delicious food and drink, and a few special collab dinner events. Lengua, whose name comes from “tongue” in Spanish, used to taste food and to speak, was produced by Gluttonomy, a food marketing and consulting agency based in Miami, co-founded by Nidal Barake, who is one of our show guests. Shari was happy to sit down with Nidal to discuss his career and inspiration for Lengua, which was its 4th event this year. Nidal is also the host of One of Each, a podcast about food. @nidalbarake @gluttonomy @oneofeach_podcast (8:52)
In addition, Shari spoke with longtime industry friend, Elad Zvi, Co-Founder of Bar Lab Consulting and former Managing Partner of the globally acclaimed Broken Shaker in Miami Beach. With his business partner, Gabe Orta, Elad re-energized the hospitality scene. Since launching Broken Shaker in 2012, Bar Lab has opened a series of award-winning venues across major cities, including Mesiba and LilliStar at the Moxy Williamsburg, and Spice Brothers in NYC, and Margot Bar & Bistro, and Jolene Sound Room in Miami. @eladzvi @brokenshaker @mesibabk (21:06)
Lastly, Shari chatted with Ryan King, Founder of Rooted Agency, and longtime journalist and editor at Fine Dining Lovers, an online magazine focusing on the world of politics, society, culture and entertainment through the lens of food. Ryan was previously a broadcast journalist for the BBC. He is now also hosting Heard Podcast: Become a Better Chef, for chefs and restaurant pros ready to beat burnout, grow their careers, and build sustainable lives in hospitality. @rjkingsays @heard_podcast (44:54)
Many thanks to Nidal, Elad and Ryan for sharing their inspiring stories with us, and to the Lengua Conference and Gluttonomy team for hosting a wonderful 2-day event! Shari was happy to be a part of! For more information, go to lenguaconference.com and follow @lenguaconference.
Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to have one of each; Speed Rounds; and Solo Dining experience at Trippa, an outstanding Italian trattoria in Milan, Italy. (1:38:57)

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