Episode 566 - Fred McBride of Captain Mc's Seafood

On today's episode Eric is joined by Fred McBride of Captain Mc's Seafood. Fred speaks with Eric about how went from being a music teacher to pursuing a career in culinary, learning about commercial fishing, how he made connections with restaurants, getting his foot in the door with Chris Williams, why he decided to create a restaurant, wanting to go with more of a fast casual concept rather than something more elevated, how chefs have helped him through this process, developing the menu, the importance of supporting local fisheries, how the first month has gone for them since opening, building up the commercial fishing side of the business at the same time, and more! 

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