On The Back Bar #22 Kirk Estopinal on New Orleanian lifestyle, creating Cane & Table and survival strategies for the restaurant sector.
05/18/20 • 44 min
Kirk Estopinal is a Partner and Bartender of New Orleans' James Beard Foundation award-winning bar Cure and beloved Cuban inspired restaurant and bar, Cane and Table. Prior to that, he lived in Chicago where he was an opening bartender for renowned craft cocktail spot, The Violet Hour.
Estopinal left Chicago to return to New Orleans and help Neal Bodenheimer and Matt Kohnke open Cure in 2009.
Cure was named one of “America’s Best Bars” by Esquire, listed as one of the “Best Cocktail Bars in the U.S.” by Food & Wine, and hailed among New Orleans’ best cocktail bars by Forbes, Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today, Thrillist and Coveteur. Cure received the coveted nod for the James Beard Foundation Awards “Outstanding Bar Program,” in 2018.
In 2013, Estopinal along with Bodenheimer and Kohnke, opened Cane & Table. Which since then has been showered with praise being named one of the “Five Best New Cocktail Bars in America.” by Bon Appétit, cited as one of the best bars in America by Food & Wine, Esquire Network, Eater, and Thrillist.
We talk to Kirk about living in New Orleans and the strategies he has put in place to look after his staff and keep his businesses functioning during the 2020 events.
Enjoy!
Contact details & resources:
Instagram: caneandtable
https://www.caneandtablenola.com
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Kirk Estopinal is a Partner and Bartender of New Orleans' James Beard Foundation award-winning bar Cure and beloved Cuban inspired restaurant and bar, Cane and Table. Prior to that, he lived in Chicago where he was an opening bartender for renowned craft cocktail spot, The Violet Hour.
Estopinal left Chicago to return to New Orleans and help Neal Bodenheimer and Matt Kohnke open Cure in 2009.
Cure was named one of “America’s Best Bars” by Esquire, listed as one of the “Best Cocktail Bars in the U.S.” by Food & Wine, and hailed among New Orleans’ best cocktail bars by Forbes, Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today, Thrillist and Coveteur. Cure received the coveted nod for the James Beard Foundation Awards “Outstanding Bar Program,” in 2018.
In 2013, Estopinal along with Bodenheimer and Kohnke, opened Cane & Table. Which since then has been showered with praise being named one of the “Five Best New Cocktail Bars in America.” by Bon Appétit, cited as one of the best bars in America by Food & Wine, Esquire Network, Eater, and Thrillist.
We talk to Kirk about living in New Orleans and the strategies he has put in place to look after his staff and keep his businesses functioning during the 2020 events.
Enjoy!
Contact details & resources:
Instagram: caneandtable
https://www.caneandtablenola.com
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If you could support us by joining our Patreon it would really help this podcast grow.
Patreon is a platform where you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation. This funding will help with all manner of things to equipment costs, editing and even getting some hard to reach people to sit down with me.
Or you can just buy me a coffee to say thanks with the link below! :)
https://www.patreon.com/onthebackbar
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On The Back Bar #21 Caroline Rosen on turning digital, home gardening and the global strategy of bringing Tales of the Cocktail Foundation to the world.
In this episode we are honoured to have Caroline Rosen, President of Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, join us as a guest.
Caroline's role in the New Orleans culinary community has seen her providing scholarships to culinary schools for qualified minority applicants and by providing micro-loans to farmers in the New Orleans region.
Her career has developed deep relationships with chefs, food brands, and numerous publications as she created events, community partnerships, and fundraising opportunities as part of the Besh Foundation before taking on her current role as President of the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation.
In 2018 she was named one of the "55 Most Influential People in Dining and Nightlife" by The Observer. With current global events, the 2020 Tales theme is CATALYST, the spark of change.
In 2020, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation will celebrate how growth is fostered within the drinks industry from craft to people. CATALYST communicates the Foundations desire to facilitate innovation and transformation by providing a platform to collectively collaborate and influence the global drinks industry.
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Contact details & resources:
Instagram: carolinerosen
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation
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Or you can just buy me a coffee to say thanks with the link below! :)
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On The Back Bar #23 Camille Vidal on healthy hedonism, mindful drinking and the foundation of La Maison Wellness
In this episode of On The Back Bar Podcast, Chris talks to Camille Vidal, the founder of La Maison Wellness a mindful drinking brand and creative consultancy.
Camille spent her career as a consultant and global brand ambassador for St-Germain and the Bacardi family of brands. She is internationally recognized as a leading voice in the drinks industry and now combines her craft and expertise into the low/no ABV category.
She was named as one of the Bar World 100 | Industry most Influential figures 2019 and you can find her inspiring content via her Youtube series, Website and on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
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Contact details & resources:
Instagram: madame_cami_vidal
https://www.lamaisonwellness.com
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