Sweet'N Up with Jeff Spencer Jeff Spencer

Sam Reyes is the owner and head bartender of Mariposa Taqueria, a Latin-American inspired restaurant located in Danbury, CT which was formerly know as Mezon. Sam is a member of the Reyes family, which owns incredible establishments around Danbury and the state such as Mines Carne, Amigos Deli, and Mecha Noodle Bar. Recently, Sam took him the award for “Bartender of the Year” at the 2023 Connecticut Restaurant Association’s CRAzies Awards show at Foxwoods, which honors the best of the best in our states incredible industry.



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Fellow Brookfield resident Jonathan Mendonca is the author of the best selling book, “Life on Life’s Terms” which is a fascinating and inspiring true story from 10 years of opiate addiction to 4 years of sobriety, and all the lessons learned along the way. Life on Life’s Terms is a success story of self growth and realization through the eyes of an addict. In his book, Jon takes you through the trails of his youth that played a part into his eventual decade long battle with opiates and alcohol. Jon masterfully details what finally led him to throwing up the white flag in his addiction, his numerous attempts at finding sobriety and how he continues to stay sober through the hardships of life. After spending years leading a life filled with lies, anger and dependence on substances, Jon now spends his time helping addicts and non addicts alike lead a better life. As Jon says: “This book is for anyone who wants to turn it around. It’s never too late.”



Episode Sponsors:


The Amber Room Colonnade
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Uncle Matts Bakery and Cafe ⁠⁠⁠
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Around Town Real Estate ⁠⁠⁠
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Holmes Fine Gardens
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Reverie Brewing Company
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Perfusion Bar
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Seby Martinez & Kurt Vinci are the founders and owners of Negative Kitty, an indie studio headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, bringing wickedly creative animation and video to artists and brands in need of some visual (and conceptual) edge. Having been established in 2021, and serving the Northeast and beyond, Negative Kitty has worked with indie creators, major label music acts, and multimillion dollar companies and their client work has been featured by publications like The Alternative Press, Brooklyn Vegan, The Tonight Show on NBC, and a whole lot more. Currently, Negative Kitty is hard at work, finishing up their first cartoon pilot entitled, Beef Creek, which will be released later this year. 

Episode Sponsors:
The Amber Room Colonnade
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Uncle Matts Bakery and Cafe ⁠⁠⁠
https://unclemattsbakeryandcafe.com/⁠⁠⁠

Around Town Real Estate ⁠⁠⁠
https://www.aroundtownrealestatect.com/⁠

Holmes Fine Gardens
⁠https://holmesfinegardens.com/⁠

Reverie Brewing Company
⁠https://www.reveriebrewing.com/⁠

Perfusion Bar
⁠https://www.perfusionbar.com/

Doug Polistena is the Owner & General Manager of the Amber Room Colonnade, an award-winning premier catering venue and landmark, located in Danbury, CT since 1969. Doug has personally worked with and executed over 3,500 events, to include major galas, weddings, mitzvahs and corporate functions.



Episode Sponsors:



The Amber Room Colonnade

https://www.theamberroom.net/


Uncle Matts Bakery and Cafe ⁠⁠https://unclemattsbakeryandcafe.com/⁠⁠


Around Town Real Estate ⁠⁠https://www.aroundtownrealestatect.com/



Holmes Fine Gardens

https://holmesfinegardens.com/



Reverie Brewing Company

https://www.reveriebrewing.com/



Perfusion Bar

https://www.perfusionbar.com/

Kyle Sorenson and Rob Haidar, the founders of UMEBROSHI who have been in the food industry for some time and with knowledge of different cultures and palettes, created a realm to create food without the stereotypical toxicity within kitchens. As they say, they just wanted to have fun making food without all the bullshit, not looking to make their way up the social ladder or win awards. They just want to make food from scratch that people can enjoy. Consider them the the anti heroes. The super villains. Serving corndogs on fine china.

Kyle & Rob are two incredible human beings. Lots of laughs were had and I know you are really going to enjoy this one.





Episode Sponsors:



The Amber Room Colonnade

https://www.theamberroom.net/


Uncle Matts Bakery and Cafe - ⁠⁠https://unclemattsbakeryandcafe.com/⁠⁠



Around Town Real Estate - ⁠⁠https://www.aroundtownrealestatect.com/



Holmes Fine Gardens

https://holmesfinegardens.com/



Reverie Brewing Company

https://www.reveriebrewing.com/



Perfusion Bar

https://www.perfusionbar.com/

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Cesar Collado is a professional boxer currently residing in Danbury, Connecticut representing Champs Boxing Club, also located in Danbury and owned by the legendary, AJ Galante of Danbury Trashers Fame. Cesar is also a master barber and has been servicing clients in the Danbury area for 15 years. His fun nature conversation and precision haircuts will always leave you feeling satisfied with not only your appearance but your experience. Currently Cesar works out of Legends Barber Co. located near the Danbury Mall, and it’s where Cesar and I first met.

I had such an awesome conversation with Cesar, learning all about his rise in boxing after having started at a young age, his career as a barber, becoming a professional boxer, preparing for his first pro fight in Colombia, what training camp is like, what it’s been like representing Champs Boxing Club and so much more!



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