The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias

Pictured above – (from left, upper right panel) Katilin Wilkes and Kristine Bocchino of The Ada Coleman Project.

Pictured above – Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show and Eileen Wayner of the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (from left, left panel) at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

We always look forward to bringing you our annual Tales of the Cocktail preview show! As always, we are joined by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s CEO and friend of the show, Eileen Wayner. We let you know everything you need to know about this year’s event – the most important drinks business

We’re back with a new show! On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we are talking about two projects spearheaded by two talented bartenders and hospitality industry veterans. Both projects involve community gardens for and by the industry. We chat with Keyatta Mincey-Parker, founder of Atlanta’s “A Sip of Paradise Garden,” and great friend of the show. Also joining us is Elise Hanson, who recently won Bombay Sapphire Gin’s “Most Imaginative Bartender” competition with her project, “Higher Harvests,” that will transform Toronto rooftops into hospitality venue driven gardens.

Pictured above – Anthony Advincula, National Communications Director (far left), and Brandon Arnold, New Orleans Community Organizer, of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, along with two members of the New Orleans hospitality industry who bravely shared their stories of sexual assault and violence on the job at a recent press conference at We Dat’s Chicken and Shrimp in downtown NOLA.

This time on The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk with Anthony Advincula, National Communications Director, and Brandon Arnold, Community Organizer for New Orleans, of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, aka ROC United. We discuss this national

Pictured above – (Lower left panel) Tammera Catchings, Government Affairs Manager for the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation. (Lower right panel) Last year’s Policy Committee in action.

On this episode of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we talk about the policy initiative being undertaken by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation supporting bar prof

Pictured above from left – Matthew Sharpe, Director of Operations, and Wayne Curtis, Head Judge of the New Orleans Spirits Competition.

This time around, we’re bringing you a preview of the 2024 New Orleans Spirits Competition, now in its 3rd year. We chat with Head Judge and noted cocktail author, Wayne Curtis, and Director of Operations and spirits indust

Pictured above – various shots from French Quarter Festival and, upper left panel from left, Kenneth Spears, Director of Food & Beverage and Hospitality, Morgan Valier, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Emily Madero, President and CEO. Photos courtesy of French Quarter Festivals, Inc. and photographers Cedric Ellsworth, Zack Smith, and Justen Williams.

Pictured above, from left, clockwise, Jackie Summers, aka Jack from Brooklyn, founder of Sorel, Crystal Lilly, key accounts manager, and Josh Davis, mid-US representative and founder of Brown and Balanced.

On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we welcome some of the folks behind Sorel Liqueur! We chat with founder Jackie Summers, along with Josh Davis and Crystal Lilly. Aside from telling you about Sorel, a Caribbean inspired liqueur connected to Jackie’s family history (and more!), we also talk about Brown and Balanced, an organization started by Josh advocating for black bartenders. Along th...

The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias – Speed Rack and Winning Cocktails – 2024Ep03. Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix. Photos Courtesy of Speed Rack, Jim Vondruska, Erick Medsker, and Gabi Porter.

On this edition of The NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we welcome 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.

We’re pleased to welcome Lynnette and Ivy back to the show! Th

Pictured above – Group picture from left – Chef Richard Papier, Rich Szydlo of Calliope Beer Works, and Bryan Dias of The NOLADrinks Show at Calliope Beer Works in Uptown New Orleans.

We’ve talked beer a lot here on The NOLADrinks Show over the years. But this time around, more of our focus is talking about pairing beer with

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