NOLADrinks Show – 5-10-18 – Barbara Frank of Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines and the Beer Guys – Matt and Sal
On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with Barbara Frank of Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines. We discuss their program and sample some of their terrific wines made in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Next up, we talk with...
NOLADrinks Show – 5-3-18 – New Orleans Wine and Food Experience and Drink and Learn
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with Aimee Brown, executive director of the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOWFE) about the annual event. We then have our featured interview with Elizabeth Pearce and...
NOLADrinks – 4-26-18 – Picton Castle and Tall Ships NOLA 2018 – Crawfish and NOLA Crawfish Festival
On this week’s The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we have a couple great interviews. First, we interview Captain Sam Sikkema of the Picton Castle sailing ship while on-board. The ship participated in Tall Ships NOLA 2018 and is set to embark...
NOLADrinks Show – 4-19-18 – Tall Ships NOLA 2018 – French Quarter Festival – Jamal Batiste
On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we have some great interviews lined up! We talk with Erin Short of Tall Ships America and their involvement in the tricentennial of New Orleans. We also chat with Heather Twichell of French...
NOLADrinks Show – 4-12-18 – Soul Skillet – Tom Oliver of Coffee Science and NOLA Jazz History – John McCusker
On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we’re celebrating French Quarter Festival! We have another #SoulSkillet segment where we chat with Tom Oliver, owner of the café Coffee Science and member of the band the Royal Pendletons....
NOLADrinks Show – 4-5-18 – Bon Bon Vivant and Two Dummies Food Tour – New Orleans Food Trucks Coalition and Rally
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we start-off with our Soul Skillet segment chatting with Abigail Cosio and Jeremy Kelley of the terrific New Orleans band, Bon Bon Vivant! We talk about their music, upcoming gigs, and the...
NOLADrinks Show – 3-29-18 – Pastry Chef Ruby Bloch – Dr. Brian King and Shelley Buchanan on Bloody Marys
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we talk with talented New Orleans pastry chef and current Spring Baking Championship contestant on the Food Network, Ruby Bloch. We talk about her new business, Salt and Light Pasty Co., her...
The NOLADrinks Show – 3-22-18 – French Quarter Fest Food – Bloody Mary Fest – Hogs for the Cause
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we feature several interviews with various food vendors participating in this year’s 35th annual French Quarter Festival. The fest is a world-class music event that is quickly becoming a...
NOLADrinks Show – 3-15-18 – Agave Week – Bourbon and Bluegrass
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk Agave Week and Top Taco NOLA. We have a series of three interesting interviews from the industry seminar and panel that took place as part of the festivities. We talk with Luis...
NOLADrinks Show – 3-8-18 – Angel’s Envy, Jägermeister, and St. Germain Reps and Top Taco NOLA
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk with Katie DuBois of Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Lucinda Weed of St. Germain, and Ranh Nuñez of Jägermeister. We discuss working for a brand, some industry trends, and, of course, taste...
NOLADrinks Show – 3-1-18 – French Quarter Festival and Two Dummies Food Tour
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk with Rebecca Sell, Marketing and Publicity Manager, and Heather Twichell, Food and Beverage Manager, of French Quarter Festivals, Inc., the organization behind French Quarter...
NOLADrinks Show – 2-22-18 – New Orleans Kitchens in the Civil Rights Movement – News and Notes
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we welcome returning guest, Pepper Bowen of the Culinaria Center, part of the National Food and Beverage Foundation. This time around, we discuss kitchens in New Orleans that supported activists...
The NOLADrinks Show – 2-15-18 – Murf Reeves and Apothecary Cocktails
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, our featured interview is with Murf Reeves, bar manager at Angeline, DJ on WWOZ, and owner of a business that curates playlists for establishments and events. We talk New Orleans music,...
NOLADrinks – 2-8-18 – Mardi Gras and Chris Hannah and Paul Gustings on Carnival Cocktails and More
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we are all about Mardi Gras! In our featured interview, we welcome back noted New Orleans bartenders, Chris Hannah of the French 75 Bar at Arnaud’s and Paul Gustings of Tujague’s. We talk...
The NOLADrinks Show – 2-1-18 – Musician Marc Stone and Speed Rack
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk with local musician, Marc Stone. Marc is a bridge to the past all while looking forward to the future of the New Orleans music scene. We also cover the terrific all-female bartender...
NOLADrinks – 1-25-18 – Food Policy and Culture with Culinaria – Top Taco New Orleans
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we have two great conversations on tap! First, we chat with Shane Finkelstein of Top Taco New Orleans along with Casa Borrega’s Orestes Montero Cruz about the 2nd annual event. Then, we visit the...
NOLADrinks – 1-18-18 – Jyl Benson of Southern Food and Beverage Museum and Winter Beer with Matt and Sal
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we chat with Jyl Benson, director of culinary programming at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. We discuss her new book, “Louisiana’s Tables: A Culinary Heritage Tour” and programs at the museum....
The NOLADrinks Show – 1-11-18 – Neal Bodenheimer and the Future of Tales of the Cocktail
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, our featured interview is with Neal Bodenheimer. We discuss his efforts, along with New Orleans’ Solomon family, to acquire Tales of the Cocktail and keep it here in the city....
NOLADrinks – 1-4-18 – Two Bartenders of the Year
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we have not one, but two New Orleans Bartenders of the Year! We chat with Kimberly Patton-Bragg of Latitude 29 and Renea Pellegrino of Mimi’s in the Marigny. We also talk about a few events as we...
NOLADrinks Show – 12-28-17 – Champagne with Bubblyothèque
On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we talk Champagne with Dr. Michael Knisley of Bubblyothèque just in time for New Year’s! We also visit with Ali Griebe and Chris Zulueta of Sylvain as well as mention some things we’d like to see...