Eating and Waiting to Eat

Episode 7: Alex Palumbo & Rachel Bailey Palumbo, Hey Palu & Chancho

Dec 1, 2025 · 45 min · Season 1 · Episode 7 · 54.8 MB
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Amaro, agave, fernet, and shenanigans. Kevin and Carlos welcome Alex Palumbo and Rachel Bailey Palumbo, the dynamic duo behind two of our favorite Edinburgh watering holes - Hey Palu and Chancho - to the show and, as you’ll hear, a great time was had. Alex and Rachel give us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to open up a bar (during a pandemic no less) and the grit that's required to adapt and to grow a hospitality business against many a headwind. The only way this episode could have been more fun to record would've been to actually been drinking martinis and margaritas while recording it!  


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Connect with this episode’s guest(s) on Instagram:

Hey Palu

Chancho

Next Door by Hey Palu

Alex Palumbo

Rachel Bailey Palumbo


General links from the episode:


Hey Palu’s Website

Chancho’s Website

Next Door by Hey Palu’s Website

Friday Finally Newsletter on Substack

Hey Palu’s Neo Soul Spotify Playlist 

Fernet on Wikipedia

Amaro on Wikipedia

Agave on Wikipedia


Restaurants and bars mentioned in the episode:


Razzo Pizza Napoletana

Gleneagles

Bramble Bar

Panda & Sons

The Last Word

Ardfern 

The Palmerston

Chorrito

Zero Zero Wines

Hawksmoor