Duong Hoang’s story is the ultimate Ottawa glow-up.

He grew up in Chinatown, always trying to find where he fit in. Years later, that search for belonging turned into a mission to create it—for everyone.

From building spaces like Standard Luxe Tavern, Stay Gold Pizza, and now Good Neighbour, Duong has redefined what community feels like. Whether you’re a local regular, an entrepreneur, or an NHL superstar (which he calls a few his good friends), when you walk through his doors, you’re home.

What started as slinging Detroit-style pizza out the back of a bar during the pandemic has exploded into a globally recognized Stay Gold experience, drawing fans from across the world.

Now, he’s sprinkling that same magic into the holidays with Sippin' Santa and Miracle on Elgin—two festive pop-ups that prove you can’t have a bad time in a Christmas-themed anything.

This episode dives into how Duong built belonging out of hustle, creativity, and heart—and how radical hospitality became his superpower.

🎧 Listen now and get in on the holiday cheer before it’s too late—tables available on Resy and OpenTable.

Most people are intimidated by wine—not because they don’t love it, but because they don’t know where to start. The language, the labels, the culture… it can feel exclusive, even snobbish. But what if someone could help you discover your love of wine by meeting you exactly where you are?

In this episode of Tune Up Your Warrior, Jenny sits down with her good friend Ryan Tapping, Division Manager at Profile Wine Group and former capital markets pro who found his way to the world of wine through life-altering adversity—including surviving cancer and choosing to rebuild around passion and purpose.

Ryan is one of the most down-to-earth, generous storytellers in the industry. He doesn’t come from hospitality—he comes from finance and marketing. And maybe that’s what makes him so good at what he does. His love of wine is grounded in curiosity and connection, not competition or critique.

Together, Jenny and Ryan explore:

• The journey from capital markets to cabernets

• How surviving cancer reshaped Ryan’s definition of a good life

• The beauty of wine as a cultural, global, and deeply human experience

• Why wine doesn’t need to be complicated to be meaningful

• How trade, tariffs, and global tensions quietly shape what ends up on your table

• And Ryan’s fall/winter wine picks: a red, a white, and a sparkling for every type of drinker
  

This episode is about wine—but it’s also about resilience, reinvention, and how we can all learn to appreciate the world through someone else’s glass.

Mark Borowiecki built his reputation in the NHL as one of the league’s toughest defensemen — fearless, relentless, and never afraid to drop the gloves. But what makes him remarkable is not just his career, but the heart behind it.

Known to fans as “BoroCop,” Mark has become one of hockey’s strongest advocates for men’s mental health. From speaking out about men's mental health to sharing his own journey with OCD and anxiety, he’s used his platform to break stigma in a sport that often prizes silence.

In this episode, Jenny Chen sits down with Mark to talk about:

• 🏒 Lessons from his decade-long NHL career with Ottawa and Nashville

• 💛 Why even as an enforcer, he leads with kindness and compassion

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 How fatherhood is shaping the legacy he wants to build for Miles, Leigh, and Devyn

• 🌍 Why the next generation of athletes needs to see strength redefined

  
  

This is a conversation about toughness, tenderness, and leaving the game better than you found it.