10/05/2026
Welp.. this one’s gonna hurt 😭 We’ve known for the last 6 months this date was coming (yeah, the dude gave SIX MONTHS notice) and it’s finally time that we share that our beloved Sven Shibahara is moving on. Our first ever hire for the brick and mortar over 3 years ago.. I remember this man sat down at the table and told me he was up early watching a Japanese pro wrestling event and I stopped him, paused the interview so that Dante Hernandez could join me. When Sven left, Dante and I went back to the kitchen to determine how long we had to wait for it to be not too soon to send him a job offer.
Sven has done every job at Side Piece and he’s also been in pretty much a thousand videos. If you’ve eaten anything from our kitchen, there is a HIGH likelihood Sven had something to do with it.
He’s quite simply one of the greatest humans I’ve met in my lifetime, and through him we all also gained meeting another great human, his wife Emily (hey girl 💕). It’s incredibly rare you find someone this cool in this industry.
Thank you Sven for everything you’ve done for us. We are so lucky to call you our friend and so thankful for all the time we got to work with you. We can’t wait for you to get conned into doing a guest shift here and there. This place wouldn’t have been possible without you.
Sven’s last day is next week, if you see him, make sure you wish him luck in his new field and maybe thank him for this biscuits 💕
We love you dude 💕