45 - Shaun Albert (Oil Jefe)

In a city of oil bosses, this week’s guest stands out as one who can bring the heat - figuratively and literally - Shaun “The Oil Boss” Albert of Oil Jefe.

Shaun’s affinity for chili oil began nearly a decade ago when he tried it for the first time at King’s Wonton. Having a background in recipe development before his career in the trades, Shaun found himself wanting to kick up the heat a bit and started making his own chili oils at home. His friends would visit, try his delicious chili oils and get sent home with the recipe, but they never could quite get the same result and would come back asking him to just make some for them.

After 6 or 7 years of keeping things spicy for his friends and family Shaun decided to take a run at producing his chili oils at a professional level. He’d found himself missing the creative process while working in the trades, and with the inconsistent boom-bust cycle of his work the timing seemed right. Since then he’s gone from making 24 jars a day in his own kitchen to making as many as 500 in a single day in his commercial space, and in addition to finding his oils online they’re also available at a number of restaurants and grocery stores, and of course at the Wild Rose Taproom.

We kept things spicy going into a chat with Mama T when she dishes the details on time she’s send texts to the wrong person, including an almost-dirty message sent to her son by mistake. However Nick easily tops this when he reveals he’s recently sent a message meant for his girlfriend to his boss!

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