Chicago restaurateur Billy Dec is the host of the Meal of Your Life podcast, where distinguished guests — from fellow renowned chefs to athletes and celebrities — discuss a defining meal. 

In this latest installment, Tony Abou-Ganim, a leading bar professional regarded as the ‘godfather of cocktails’ and author of “The Modern Mixologist,” shares his thoughts on the art of hospitality, how acting led him to full-time bartending, the romance behind crafting drinks and his most memorable meal at Chez Henri in Paris.

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Billy Dec is an Emmy Award winning television personality and actor and the founder and CEO of Rockit Ranch, which operates seven restaurants, bars and nightclubs in Chicago. For the past three years, he has served on the White House Advisory Commission on Asian American & Pacific Islanders and the White House Bullying Prevention Task Force.