WEBVTT - POSTMATES- Johnny Ray Zone from Howlin' Ray's BBQ

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<v Speaker 1>It's kiss FM on this Monday morning. So yeah, spring

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<v Speaker 1>is like in a few hours to twenty five. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're taking a shower this morning or bowed two or

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<v Speaker 1>you have, you should know that you're the most creative

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<v Speaker 1>in the shower. I love I love a shower without

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<v Speaker 1>a rush, which is rare. But I also love a

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<v Speaker 1>shower where irreverently stay in a little bit longer, like

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<v Speaker 1>just a few seconds longer. I know, I gotta usually

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<v Speaker 1>have like seconds to get in a dream. I'm almost

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<v Speaker 1>in a rush. I'm gonna rush too, But sometimes I

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<v Speaker 1>lean my head against the wall and just like turn

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<v Speaker 1>it really hot to take a deep breath and get creative.

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<v Speaker 1>They say that, um, your your dope. Amane kicks kicks

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<v Speaker 1>it up a notch when you're in the shower, almost

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<v Speaker 1>like we should have a notepad in there right down

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<v Speaker 1>our ideas or yeah, I don't know how you do that,

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<v Speaker 1>but your waterproof phone and put in your notes. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's very Just so you know, I guess I took

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<v Speaker 1>a bath last night. You start taking baths, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a bath boy. Are you calling a bath boy? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna be a bath boy. It's a phase. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I got into tub last night, drew the water, put

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<v Speaker 1>some Epps and salt in there. I got in. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't I do this more often? And then I

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<v Speaker 1>got hot? And then I got hot and you got

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<v Speaker 1>out in ten minutes, not tatting like eight, took a shower.

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<v Speaker 1>I was very excited for myself, like this is what

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<v Speaker 1>people do. They bathe. Yeah, the first five minutes are great. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like, you know, I'm gonna dim the lights

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<v Speaker 1>in the bathroom, not gonna tell anybody I'm in here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna get in my bath. And I took a bath.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt good afterwards, really really relaxes you. All Right,

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<v Speaker 1>this let's get from bathing to eating, right, got to

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<v Speaker 1>cover all the bases here right now, I'm gonna walk

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<v Speaker 1>you into some free food from Postmates. But I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it's always fun to highlight something specific. Do you know,

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<v Speaker 1>are you familiar with Nashville Hot Wings, Hot chicken wings?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean in general, yes, big deal. Right, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to Nashville, you want you want a hot chicken? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>right to signature Nashville Hot Chicken. So I'm gonna just

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<v Speaker 1>put Johnny ray Zone of Howland Rays on the line.

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<v Speaker 1>Silver Lake native Johnny rays Zones a founder and the

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<v Speaker 1>owner of Howland rays I have free food free. That's

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm going with this. If you want to get

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<v Speaker 1>this for later in your day. It's a restaurant. Nome

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<v Speaker 1>for bringing Nashville Hot Chicken to Los Angeles. Every time

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<v Speaker 1>I go see my sister Meredith and my niece Florida,

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<v Speaker 1>we get hot chicken from now. So Johnny was first

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<v Speaker 1>introduced to this. Johnny, thanks for coming on. When did

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<v Speaker 1>you discover Nashville Hot Chicken and how did you bring

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<v Speaker 1>it to La? So this probably about six seven years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>when my father passed away. I wanted to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and study Antebellum Southern food with chef Sean Brock. I

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<v Speaker 1>just met him. I just met him. He's a gemman.

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<v Speaker 1>His knowledge of seeds and everything. I mean, he's such

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<v Speaker 1>an amazing He's like a book. It's so crazy. I

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<v Speaker 1>met him. I just met him. He has a Jeff

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<v Speaker 1>Table episode from the beginning years ago. And I went

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<v Speaker 1>to his restaurant and he was there and he's got

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<v Speaker 1>his signature glasses on, and he took me on a

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<v Speaker 1>tour of the kitchen and he showed me in the

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<v Speaker 1>massage room. They have like a place where you can

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<v Speaker 1>go meditate. The chefs when they get stressed, they go meditate. Wow. Ye, anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get so excited, Johnny. Sorry, No, it's it's it's great.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's something to be excited about. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's too exciting. All right. So you first introduced

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<v Speaker 1>Nationals to hot chicken when you worked at Husk Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right, the fine dining place we're talking about. Originally

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<v Speaker 1>I went out there to study antivillims southern food with him,

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<v Speaker 1>but then I got sidetracked. I had it at a

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<v Speaker 1>little shock Um and I was just blown away, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this la kid having it. I mean, I've never had

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<v Speaker 1>fried chicken fried in quarter pieces, so it's it's like bigger,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's it's cooked slower so that it's like shattered

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<v Speaker 1>glass and then just just moist the chicken, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>goodness inside. And so the nation of all these different things,

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<v Speaker 1>it just really flipped my world. And after I my

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<v Speaker 1>father passed, I was like, you know, life is really short. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>no one's doing hot chicken in Los Angeles. Let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>give it a shot. And the truck it wasn't super

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<v Speaker 1>busy to start, but it wasn't until we released the

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<v Speaker 1>sandwich that my wife was pushing for that we started

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<v Speaker 1>to really gain some momentum. And now you have two locations,

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<v Speaker 1>Pasadena and Chinatown, Holland Rays. Correct. Yes, we've we've been

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<v Speaker 1>the offer to like franchise and stuff like that, but

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<v Speaker 1>we keep a real family. We don't. We want to

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<v Speaker 1>keep our intentions pure on it. And it's really just

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<v Speaker 1>the culture, the community, the employees, the customers, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's such a special it has such a special

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<v Speaker 1>place in both of our lives that we want to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it, you know, family. Yeah, can I I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about getting married. Ny. Okay, you just

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned that you've got your wife, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>you know who here will get married next? Could be Tanya,

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<v Speaker 1>could be Ruby, maybe somebody listenings planning wedding. Yeah, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll go then. But this is the kind of thing

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<v Speaker 1>you want to serve at the wedding. Well, forget the

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<v Speaker 1>standard bank of food, hot chicken sandwiches, quarter chicken with

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<v Speaker 1>the hot sauce. This is the kind of stuff people want,

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<v Speaker 1>like your late night snack grub food. This food, right

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<v Speaker 1>back pre COVID, we would have a lot of husbands

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<v Speaker 1>and pregnant women come to our restaurants trying to induce

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<v Speaker 1>their labor exactly. Yeah, because they say spicy food can

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<v Speaker 1>induce labor. Yeah, so yeah, just it can be tricky though,

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<v Speaker 1>and have some long term effects if you're eating it

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<v Speaker 1>like myself. So I have to, you know, be on

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<v Speaker 1>top of that in terms of intestines and things, you know, really,

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny a couple of check them out on Instagram at

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<v Speaker 1>Allen raised on Instagram. If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken,

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<v Speaker 1>you got it. Take the drive and try it all right.

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<v Speaker 1>We got Postmates for you to try it for free

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<v Speaker 1>one eight hundred and five, two on one or two

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<v Speaker 1>seven today. I love a food narrative like this. I

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<v Speaker 1>love your passion keeping the integrity of it. Congratulations and

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<v Speaker 1>uh yeah people check it out. Bro, thanks for coming on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah and then this family owned Yeah, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate you guys. Bye. Yeah, you know these are the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of things that you want to serve right after

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<v Speaker 1>the dancing or maybe even at the weapon. Yeah. We

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<v Speaker 1>did a late night snack and everyone loved it. Would

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<v Speaker 1>you do We did bacon wrapped hot dogs with little

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<v Speaker 1>French fries, just because it was kind of nostalgic for

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<v Speaker 1>Michael and I because that's kind of like what we

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<v Speaker 1>did in our early twenties. We'd always go to clubs

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<v Speaker 1>and then eat bacon wrapped hot dogs after the club.

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<v Speaker 1>So they were a little tiny, miniature ones. They're really cute. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna, like, if I recommend, I'm gonna take all

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<v Speaker 1>of our hometown hustler foods and these foods and just

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<v Speaker 1>to set up a mall like a what you called

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<v Speaker 1>a food court, four food court, a snack Ryan's Court.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, guys, coming up next, A thousand dollars help

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<v Speaker 1>pay your bills