February 2, 202112:56 pm GROWING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC: Flyway owner Jess McMullen (left) convinced his cousin Brayan McFadden to move to Arkansas to open a new specialty taproom, Brood & Barley. Brian Chilson
The summer of 2019 was supposed to mark a significant expansion for Flyway Brewing: It planned to introduce Early Bird IPA, one of its flagship beers, to statewide distribution. Its Bluewing Berry Wheat, introduced in 2017 with a memorable can design a namesake blue-winged teal silhouetted against the sun over a spread of water has been a massive hit throughout the state, and co-owner Jess McMullen was hoping to build on that momentum with a fourth, widely distributed beer (to go along with Bluewing, Honeybird Blonde Ale and Flying Duck Amber Ale). But transferring the recipe for Early Bird IPA to the can took longer than expected. “We poured a lot of batches out,” McMullen said. “We spent all of 2019 trying to per
Cincinnati Magazine
January 21, 2021
Brandon Martin and Anthony Notaro know what it’s like to be starving artists: they were in a not-so prosperous band together during their freshman year at Xavier University. Fortunately, they weren’t literally starving just hungry for success. Ten years and some business education later, the pair has teamed up again to create Starving Artist Hospitality, and their culinary future looks brighter than their old band’s.
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Photograph courtesy of Anthony Notaro
After bopping around the arts scene, the two found themselves working in corporate America. Notaro worked at a tech startup in Phoenix and Martin worked at an artificial intelligence firm in New York. “Sitting behind a desk and making cold calls was not really an avenue of happiness for either one of us,” says Martin, Starving Artist’s CEO. “We were starving for a new opportunity.”
in here. i am using yellow ocher and prussian green, a soft green color, to separate this here, give it a little distance. it doesn t take that long other than drying time. this is oil paint. once you get it in there, you get the first stage of paint in, let it dry and repeat the process. that s what it s about. the birdhouse, the top part is about done. everybody said where is the bird going to get in. so i decided to stop all the questions and add the international symbol for a birdhouse. starving artist. the average person here can t afford my services.
it s a perfect example that you just never know what s lurking beneath the surface. even if you squint at this painting, you are still not going to see it because it takes a high-powered gizmo to spot the masterpiece behind the masterpiece. there s a hidden painting, ya ll, beneath one of publablo picasso s first works of art. it was early in his career, starving artist. a conservator said, i don t think so, somethings an a bit off. but it was going to take decades before there would be new technology that could pave the way for the detective work to really kick in and for the first time the phillips collection in washington, d.c. is revealing what was hiding beneath the painting. it s a man wearing a bow tie, his bearded face resting on his
i hope within the next 24 to 36 hours we can get something we can agree on. if not we re going to move forward on what i think needs to be done. 24 to 36 hours, and then it is over, we re moving, i m going ahead myself. what is that about? that is next. i paint people from my life mostly. my ex-girlfriend. 7th grade math teacher. who is this? that s pete. my. [ dennis voice ] allstate agent. a starving artist has an allstate agent? he got me. [ dennis voice ] the allstate value plan. it s their most affordable car insurance and you still get an agent. [ normal voice ] i call it. [ dennis voice ] the protector. is that what you call it? the protector! okay. the allstate value plan. are you in good hands?