20 Reasons Why UrbanBacon Works

Have you ever poured your heart into something?  Got lost in the process?  Forgot you’re actually working?  To me, that’s UrbanBacon.  I love restaurants.  I love going out.  I love friends.  It makes my world go around…

Today, the most unbelievable thing happened.  I was slogging through a mundane day, barely holding my eyes open.  Then I received a phone call.  It was Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas who we recently interviewed (Check out the interview here).

I picked up the phone “This is Phil.”  Nicolas responded “Hey Phil, how ya doing?”  I thought to myself…well, I could tell him how incredibly slow my day has been.  How much I despise training and the corporate world (my day job).  But I went with a standard “Great, what’s up?”

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Meet Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas – “A Classic on The St. Louis Hill”

As you may know, The UB Blog loves doing interviews from all walks of life within the restaurant industry.  From food bloggers, owners, and even software programmers.  If they are involved within the industry, we want to meet them.

Today we get to interview an individual who is aspiring as the next generation taking over his family restaurant.  Over this past month, I have had the privilege of working with Nicolas Carretero from Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas located on The St. Louis Hill.  Before I start yapping away, let’s get to the interview!

1.  First off, welcome to The UB Blog!  Whenever I get the privilege to interview a local restaurant, I want to know the background.  Can you tell me the story behind Guido’s Pizzeria & Tapas?

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