The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias “Sustainability Series”
The NOLADrinks Show “Sustainability Series” brings you important conversations connected to the world of drink, food, and culture. We take a wide view of what that means. Topics include environmental issues, social justice, and health and wellness. The series looks at these themes as they relate to the liquor industry, the hospitality industry, food and food production, cultural preservation, and much more.
The idea of sustainability has always been of great importance to me. I worked for nearly ten years in environmental non-profits. The lion’s share of that was coral reef and marine protected area work in the developing world. As I moved into the wine industry, much of the project work there was connected to sustainability in the vineyard – both from an ecological standpoint and a human one.
Themes of learning from and respecting different cultures, backgrounds, and realities have always been central to me. They are central to this series, as well. The NOLADrinks Show “Sustainability Series” seeks to be informative and, at times, challenging. I look forward to the continued opportunities to learn from it and I hope you do, too!
Cheers, You All!
~ Bryan
Please check out the shows in the series below…
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We’ve got a new show for you! We welcome back Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix, co-founders of Speed Rack! We talk about that terrific organization and about their upcoming cocktail book, A Quick Drink: The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood!
To see more on this episode and get the podcast from our website or your favorite platform, just click the link in our bio! Cheers and Be Well, You All!
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We’re back with new shows here in 2024! To start things off, we’re proud to bring you our annual Turning Tables show! Learn about this terrific organization that advocates for black and brown persons in the bartending, hospitality, and drinks business industries. We chat with both leadership members and recent graduates from the program. We talk about their history, programs, evolution, and so much more! As with any Turning Tables show we do, it is loaded with important conversation along with a good dose of laughs, to boot!
This is the fifth Turning Tables show we have done, beginning in their very first year. It’s been an honor to do so. It has also been so rewarding to see what they have accomplished in transforming the industry and the many lives they have touched, building careers and creating opportunity.
Thanks to Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits for hosting us! Connect with them and Turning Tables:
@bacchanalwine & @turningtablesnola
To see more on this show and to get the podcast from our website or your favorite podcast platform, click the link in our bio!
Happy Mardi Gras, Cheers, and Be Well, You All!☮️❤️🍸️
~ Bryan
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On this week’s The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we’re talking about whiskey and invasive green crabs! You may say, “what the?!?” But it’s a fascinating partnership between New Hampshire’s Tamworth Distilling and Mercantile and the University of New Hampshire’s Sea Grant program. The European green crab is a troubling invasive species in the region that is being exacerbated by climate change. In this innovative effort to raise awareness, Tamworth Distilling is producing a whiskey that utilizes culled green crabs (think: crab boil seasoning flavor) in a unique spirit, “Crab Trapper.” Our guests are Steven Grasse and Will Robinson of Tamworth Distilling and Dr. Gabriela Bradt of the University of New Hampshire.
To see more on this show, get important links to things, and get the podcast from our website or your favorite podcast platform, just click the link in our bio! Cheers and Be Well, You All!✌️❤️🦀
Photos courtesy of University of New Hampshire Sea Grant and Tamworth Distilling and Mercantile.
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What does this invasive green crab in the Northeast US have to do with whiskey? We’ll let you know on this week’s installment of The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias out tomorrow! Cheers and Be Well, You All!
Photo courtesy of @nhseagrant
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On this week’s The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we discuss the return of live music to New Orleans and, specifically, to its iconic music district – Frenchmen Street. We welcome Patrick Williams of Midnight Revival, a new music venue and bar located in the Frenchmen Hotel, Duane Bartels of The Duane Bartels Band, and Andrew Portwood of Fox Pocket, a talent management and booking agency. We discuss what it means to have music back, what the “new normal” looks like, and what we might expect looking ahead to the summer and beyond. It’s an interesting conversation on a culturally and economically important part of our city and region!
Check out - @duane_bartels_band - @midnightrevivalnola - @foxpocket.co
To see more on this show and get the podcast from your favorite podcast platform, click the link in our bio. Cheers and Be Well, You All!
Please note – this show was taped over a week ago prior to today’s disheartening and destructive news. As regular listeners know, The NOLADrinks Show is about equity, inclusivity, and human rights. This certainly includes a woman’s right to choose. We stand firmly against the Supreme Court ruling and will continue our messaging of social justice moving forward.
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On this important episode of The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with Chef Dee Lavigne, owner of the Deelightful Roux School of Cooking, and Professor Zella Palmer, chair of the Ray Charles Program in African American Material Culture at Dillard University. We discuss the story of famed New Orleans African American chef and entrepreneur, Lena Richard. Her incredible story is something you need to hear!
To see more about this episode and to get the podcast from our website or your favorite podcast platform, please click the link in our bio. Cheers and Be Well, You All!
Lena Richard Photos courtesy of Lena Richard papers, Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Collection, Newcomb Institute of Tulane University.
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On this week’s The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with Bacardi’s National LGBTQ+ Portfolio Ambassador, Chris Cabrera. We talk about this unique role that they have pioneered and how it has evolved over the past couple of years. We talk about the importance of representation and the growing and necessary recognition of the queer community’s significance in the liquor and hospitality industries.
Connect with Chris - @chrscab
To find out more about this show and the podcast from our website or your favorite podcast platform, just click the link in our bio. Cheers and Be Well, You All!
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Happy Carnival, All! Whether you’re here in New Orleans or here in spirit, we hope you are enjoying the Mardi Gras vibes! No new show this week, as we are out reveling in the fun and festivities (and kinda trippin’ on how weird, but great, it is to be back!)
But we’ve got some great shows coming up right after Fat Tuesday! Among others we’ll be talking to –
Chris Cabrera, LGBTQ+ US Portfolio Ambassador for Bacardi - @chrscab, @bacardi
Jackie Summers aka Jack from Brooklyn, educator, activist, and founder of Sorel Liquor - @sorelofficial, @theliquortarian
Chef Dee Lavigne and Professor Zella Palmer on the famed African American chef and entrepreneur, Lena Richard - @eatdrinksofab, @chefdeelavigne, @dillarduniversity
Author Sue Strachan about her new book on the legendary NOLA cocktail, The Café Brûlot - @suestrachan504
Bart Watson, the preeminent craft beer and beer industry economist with the Brewers Association - @brewersassoc
Lots of coverage from the upcoming 4th annual New Orleans Bourbon Festival - @nobourbonfest
Our annual preview of the amazing French Quarter Festival - @fqfest
And much, much more! Stay tuned and be safe out there! Cheers and Happy Marid Gras, You All!✌️❤️🍹
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We’re back with our first new podcast version of the show here in 2022! On this edition of The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with the leaders and latest student group from Turning Tables. This is the 3rd cohort to pass through the organization. Turning Tables seeks to provide professional training and life skills for persons of color in New Orleans looking to build a career in bartending and adjacent industries.
To check out the show and learn more about this terrific and inspiring organization, just click the link in our bio! Cheers and Be Well, You All!
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This time around on The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat with Tracy Stuckrath, founder of Thrive Meetings and Events and host of the Eating at a Meeting podcast.
As the owner and principal of Thrive Meetings and Events, Tracy is an expert in both event planning as well as nutrition and dietetics. Her focus is assisting those putting on events of all shapes and sizes to be smart about the food and drink they serve with a focus on inclusion and safety. It’s a fascinating conversation whether you plan large events or are just looking to be smarter and more welcoming with your next family gathering!
To get the show and see more, just click the link in our bio. Cheers and Be Well, You All!✌️❤️🍽️
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Our current show – link in bio – is all about the terrific organization, Son of A Saint! They provide years of support to boys growing up without a father in their lives in the New Orleans area. We discuss the organization, its programs, and why it matters so much. The margaritas? Why not?
Actually, there is much more to it than that! Here, one of our guests, Nick Guth of Proximo Spirits and Jose Cuervo Tequila (and a Son of Saint mentor), mixes us up some ‘ritas with a purpose! Learn how you can support the cause by purchasing a margarita at numerous establishments around the NOLA area (a list of participating spots can be found on our site by using the link in our bio, as well). Along with Nick, we chat with Son of a Saint founder, Bivian “Sonny” Lee III. Cheers and Be Well, You All!
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On this week’s The #NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we chat about the terrific “Son of a Saint” organization, a non-profit that mentors and supports at-risk boys and young men through much of the formative years of their lives. We also let you know how you can purchase a special margarita at select locations to benefit the cause!
We discuss the broad-based program that provides mentorship, teaches life skills, and much more. We chat with the organization’s founder Bivian “Sonny” Lee III, whose father was a Saints defensive back and passed suddenly when Sonny was only three. Also joining us is Nick Guth of Proximo Spirits. He is a program mentor and shepherded an initiative with Jose Cuervo Tequila supporting the organization.
Link in bio! Cheers and Be Well, You All!✌️❤️🍹
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Health and Wellness and Access to Care in the Hospitality Industry
On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias we kick-off our “Sustainability Series” with an important episode. We discuss health and wellness and access to healthcare for members of the hospitality industry. We’re joined by Dani...