Ep69: Mike Shatzel - Cole’s, Buffalo’s Bar Scene, and 40 Years of Wild Stories

John sits down with Mike Shatzel, second-generation owner of Cole’s and one of the most respected figures in Buffalo’s bar and restaurant industry. Mike grew up busing tables at Cole’s at ten years old, played D3 basketball at Johns Hopkins and the University of Rochester, got an MBA, and came back to Buffalo to take over the family business. What he built from there - Blue Monk, ABV, Moor Pat, Moor Room, Colter Bay - defined an era of craft beer culture in this city.  The conversation is exactly what you want from someone who has...