Hill of Beans: Recent Episodes

Chris Bayer & Erik Landis

Erik and Chris chat about how they got their start in artisan chocolate and specialty coffee roasting.

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Chris and Erik are at it again. Its been over a year and they are ready to take the reigns and talk about... well Coffee, Chocolate and pretty much everything in-between

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Garageband sucks. Erik’s pants ugh!

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Recorded Live at EBC a couple of weeks back.  

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This week we talk about all thing new in late winter!

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This week we discuss our new Mics and other new products, as well as The Puppy Love Event this weekend and social media in general.

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Well, 2021 went out like a thundering herd of buffalo. We have finally found the time to get back together and record a new season. With new years come new challenges for all of us here in the small hamlet of Idyllwild.

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This week we discuss last weekend craziness, and what’s new coming for December and Christmas.

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This week we get into the Holiday season! Pre Thanksgiving and the start of winter tourism. New offerings I both shops abound.

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This week Erik and Chris talk about fall and the new seasonal offerings.

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Well it’s been a few weeks, this week we got back to recording. Our topics were for business and other fun stuff.

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Erik is in El Salvador this week so we recorded this one last week.  The conversation in this episode revolves mainly around traveling and sourcing new cacao and coffee.

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This week Chris & Erik talk about Labor Day weekend around town, and as always we talk coffee and chocolate.

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What’s the holiday weekend gonna be like?

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This week we talk about Pints in the Pines, new Covid regulations potentially, and the future of business in Idyllwild

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This week we chat about the cooler weather and other fun stuff like breakfast burritos.

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This week we talk about everything from hiring employees to updating websites.

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When does summer end? Labor Day? When school starts? We discuss this and other difficulties in The Dog days of summer.

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This episode we discuss the summer heat and all the new things we are currently offering!

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We did it, we recorded another podcast in less than a month! Turns out we didn't have much to say, but we are still fun to listen to, huh?

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As we try to become more diligent to record on the regular, we find our shops becoming busier and busier. Summer is always HOTT! 

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It's been way too long, but we have been busy.  Here what you've missed this year.

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This week we have Stevie form Idyllwild’s newest restaurant and Erik tells us about his trip to Mexico

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This week we talk about the always present topic of customer suggestions for your small business.

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This week we talk about new businesses were excited about and what’s happening in our shops.

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With all of the uncertainty of COVID what will the end of summer look like for us and other small businesses here in Idyllwild?

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After a long hiatus Chris and Erik are back to fill everyone in on all things coffee and chocolate and Idyllwild.

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This week we discuss the slow season between Presidents’ Day weekend and Memorial Day weekend. What we do to occupy the down time and what it means for Idyllwild businesses.

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This week we talk about taking time off from work.

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After a long break from recording the podcast Erik and Chris are back talking all things coffee, chocolate and Idyllwild.

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It thanksgiving week here in Idyllwild. Let us keep you up to date with what’s happening in the world of coffee and chocolate.

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This week we have a short discussion about what’s been going on in Idyllwild a little bit about what we’re doing in our businesses and what’s coming down the pipeline.

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This week we discuss and ramble on about what motivates us to continue running our little businesses.

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This week we try and recover from the annual Art and Wine Walk and we chat about more Idyllwild stuff.

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This week we discuss lots of stuff including what it takes to be a “local” in Idyllwild.

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This week Chris & Erik share some fun stories about celebrities coming in to our respective businesses and other fun stuff.

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This week we discuss some of the new things happening in our businesses and our respective industries.

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This week Erik and Chris tell stories about the weird stuff that seems happen all the time.

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In this weeks episode we discuss the end of summer and what changes we expect for the coming fall and winter seasons.

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This week we chat all about what we do when we aren’t working. It’s a fun conversation with lots of joking and storytelling.... Enjoy

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In this episode we discuss why hand crafted quality products are more costly and wether they are worth the added price.

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This week Jessica & KATIE join us as we discuss living and doing small business in the small mountain town of Idyllwild, CA, all the while balancing work and family.

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In this first episode Erik and Chris discuss “craft” and what they do.