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A Round with Steve and Cole
by Steve Yamada and T. Cole Newton
Explore the culture of New Orleans through the lens of decorated barmen Steve Yamada and T. Cole Newton.
Episodes
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Going for The Bronze
Welcome back faithful listeners! Big news: we have our first patron on Patreon! Who will be #2? Could it be ... you? Sign up to give us a tiny amount of money each month here: https://www.patreon.com/ARWSAC. Oh, and we have a fresh new episode for those ears of yours. Steve and I had the honor to...
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Creative Rounds
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! This episode, we talk with one of my favorite people, a rare example of that all-too-elusive creature: the “working artist”. Some of you may know Ann Glaviano from her alter ego, DJ Ann Glaviano of the twice-monthly Heatwave! dance party at Twelve Mile Limit and...
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Can't Beat Our Price
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! We’re back at it with some fresh new episodes in SEASON 3 of A Round With Steve and Cole! Before we get into it, a little housekeeping: we’re asking for a little help from our friends to keep this rolling. If you have the means, please consider supporting our...
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Taking It to the Streets
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! We’ve invited a couple of real social justice warriors on the show this week! Sue Mobley might be the busiest person I know. Her primary hustle is Public Programs Manager at Tulane University’s Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design, which works,...
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Vodka Pays the Bills
Welcome Back Faithful Listners! Some of y'all might not be aware, but there are many instances in the liquor industry the companies producing and selling spirits make extended efforts to give back to local communities. Among these initiatives is the (relatively) local Cathead Vodka, which, since...
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What's Your Real Job?
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! I hope y'all didn't miss us too badly. On this episode, we explore two aspects of two different jobs in the service industry and discuss the perception and dual nature of each job. Do help us navigate those dualities, we (fittingly) have two guests shedding light…
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In the Nick of Time
Hey Y'all, After a brief break to enjoy a wonderful Mardi Gras, we're coming in hot! Our guest this week is Nick Detrich, one of the most celebrated bar professionals in our community. Nick cut his craft cocktai teeth working at multiple Cure Co. projects including Cure, Bellocq, and Cane &…
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Meet Me at Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras faithful listeners! With the first major parade of the season just a couple of days away, we thought that it would be appropriate to talk about some of the things that we love about Mardi Gras. On the first half of our show, Andre Bohren joins us to talk about being a musician…
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Tall Tales
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! Well, it had to happen eventually. Since starting this podcast, there has been one subject that we haven’t really had a chance to properly address: the controversy surrounding Tales of the Cocktail that came to the forefront a little over a year ago and sent...
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From Moderate to Sober
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! We've got a real doozy of a show here for your today. To preface, this is an episode that Cole and I have wanted to do for awhile, but we were not sure the most responsible way to address the issue of addiction and sobriety. Cole drinks in a highly moderate…
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Barstool Politics
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! As the political landscape shifts drastically across the nation, New Orleans has elected Latoya Cantrell as our first female mayor. Counicilperson Cantrell has been active for years, bringing about change to a city that she clearly cares deeply about. It's an...
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Going All Gin
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! Another fresh, tasty episode is here for you to enjoy. Our topic this week is gin, but from two very different perspectives. In the first half of our show, Fred Parent joins us to talk about his role as brand ambassador for Hendrick's gin. Fred is no stranger to...
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No Laughing Matter
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! On this episode we have the chance to pick the brains of two local comedians and get their take on the state of the New Orleans comedy scene. Our first guest, Brock LaBorde, is a veritable jack of all trades. He's one of the owners of the New Movement Theater…
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A Very Spooky Episode
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! Halloween celebrations in New Orleans are one of the things that make this city so incredibly special. I've been a huge fan of this ghoulish holiday ever since I was a little kid. Candy, mischief, scary stuff, and getting to be a completely different person for a...
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Meat Me at Toups
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! One of the greatest parts of doing this show is getting the chance to sit down and talk with people that I have met but really don't know too well. It's even better when the people you get to chat with are as interesting as our guests this week: Isaac and Amanda...
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Bummin' Around
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! This week we had the pleasure to host two of the hardest working "Bums" on the planet: none other than Jeff "Beachbum" Berry and Annene Kaye, AKA Mr. and Mrs. Bum. My personal history with Jeff and Annene goes back many years. I first met them as a bartender and...
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How Sweet It Is
Welcome back faithful listeners! It's good to be back online. We took a brief hiatus re-tool the show a bit, and we are extremely excited to bring to you Season 2 of A Round with Steve and Cole! On this week's episode, we get a chance to chat with Skylar Stroup and Stephen MacDonald, two members…
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Before the Flood
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! With the recent flooding in New Orleans, there has been a lot of talk about water and the way that our community deals with it. On this week's episode, we decided to approach the subject of water from a more macro perspective, as opposed to concentrating solely on...
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The Bar's a Stage
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! To most out there, our guest this week needs no introduction. To everyone else, allow me to introduce the one and only Kimberly Patton-Bragg. Kim has been a fixture of the New Orleans cocktail scene for years. She was the first President of the USBG Chapter here…
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Keep the Change
Welcome Back Y'all! Tipping is a subject that may seem a bit taboo in polite company. People may know how much to tip on a typical meal, but there is a lot of debate on how to appropriately tip in many other situations. Cole and I are intimately familiar with what we see as the proper way to tip…
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The Road to Wellness
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! The life of a typical bartender often entails long shifts, late nights, junk food, and some hard partying. Don't get me wrong. All of that is fun, but especially now that many of my peers and I are well clear of our 20's it's time to start considering how to take...
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No Shirt, No Problem
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! It's Tales of the Cocktail time! This week we welcome a guest who is synonymous with not only Tales, but many other bar related events around the world. That would be none other than the man, the myth, the legend: Rocky Yeh! In this episode, we get to know a…
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Bliz-ness is Good!
Welcome Back Faithful Listeners! Have we got a sweet treat for you this week! Summertime in New Orleans is characterized appropriately by an oppressive and nearly inescapable heat. It's a joy to learn that the folks who have lived down here for a long time have come up with measures to combat…
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Friends and Neighbors
Welcome back y'all! On this week's episode of A Round with Steve and Cole, we have the pleasure of welcoming two fantastic guests: Pauline Patterson and Tyler Chauvin. Pauline is probably best known for being the original owner and operator of Finn McCool's, one of the most well known and…
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Live Music Nightly
Welcome back faithful listeners! What is it that people like most about New Orleans? When asked, the response will usually involve an affinity for our music and culture. From an outside perspective, these two aspects are what make New Orleans so special. These unique attributes, surprisingly, are...
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Boiled Alive
Welcome Back y'all! On this week's episode we welcome Mid-City resident and entrepreneur James Clesi of Clesi's Restaurant and Catering. For many of us, Clesi's has set a new standard in boiled crawfish, fried catfish, jambalaya, and so many of the other essential South Lousiana food staples that...
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In the Weeds
Welcome Back Y'all! Continuing with having great guests on the show, we get a chance to sit down and talk with Lucy Weed this week. Both Cole and I have a relatioship with Lucy that stretches back almost to when she first moved to New Orleans. Personally, she is one of my favorite bartenders in…
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Play It Again, Sam
Welcome Back Y'all! After a week on the road, it's great to be back with another fantastic guest. Sam Perez, the brand new Food and Beverage Director at the Catahoula Hotel, joins us to discuss their history as a long time resident of Southeast Louisiana. Besides being a talented hospitality...
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Friends with Benefits
Welcome Back Y'all! We've got a fun episode this week that focuses on an ongoing debate within the bartending community. That debate concerns whether or not it is appropriate to take advantage of benefits offered to bartenders by brands. These benefits can consist of merchandise, travel, and…
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Let's Talk About Sex
Welcome Back Y'all! More precisely, Let's Talk About Sexual Health and Wellness! That's exactly what we get to do with our guest this week Mrs. Hope Kodman VonStarnes. Hope is one of the co-owners of Dynamo, a soon to be open female-run adult boutique. Dynamo has been popping up at a myriad of...
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Bird is the Word
Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the show! We've got a good one this week with a very special guest: Chris Hannah. Chris' bar, the French 75 was recently honored with a James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program. In this episode, we discuss how Chris got into bartending and eventually moved to New...
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Beyond Compere
Welcome Back Y'all! If I weren't such a nerd, I would apologize for the punny name of this episode. But I am, so there you go. This week we are thrilled to be joined by one of the most talented and recognized bartenders in New Orleans: Abigail Gullo of Compere Lapin. I'd like to think that…
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Bar Famous
Welcome back everyone! It's been a busy couple of weeks here in New Orleans for some of us bartenders! French Quarter Fest, Easter, and Jazz Fest always have a great impact on many of our businesses. Besides that, we have also had a couple of great educational opportunities in the form of Lush...
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3 Peas in a Pod(cast)
Welcome back y'all! This week, we welcome our good friend Bryan Dias as a guest to the show. Bryan is the GM of Pontchartrain Vineyards as well as the NOLADrinks podcast and radio show. The inspiration for A Round with Steve and Cole was born in the same studio that broadcasts Bryan's show. It...
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A Cure for What Ails You
Welcome Back Everyone! The relevance and proliferation of cocktail bars in the city of New Orleans is due to one thing and one thing only: Cure. A bold project that became an anchor to a street left nearly vacant from Katrina, Cure for many of us is the reason why we decided to become bartenders....
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A Place of Our Own
Welcome back y'all! When first establishing A Round with Steve and Cole, me and my co-host were determined that we didn't want to produce a podcast that solely focused on bartending and cocktails. There are already great shows out there that addresses that subject matter much better than I think…
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To Miss New Orleans
Welcome back everyone! We have a very special episode this week featuring two amazing guests: Jonathan Shock and Bazil Zerinsky. Our topic this time around concerns something that was covered by The Advocate last week. In summary, we are talking about moving away from New Orleans. During this...
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Haters Gonna Hate
Welcome Back Y'all! On this weeks episode of A Round with Steve and Cole we are taking a full swig of hatorade! That is, we get to chat about why things get hated upon and whether or not it is justified. This episode was a lot of fun to make. Much like our Jukebox discussion, we went off the…
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One Night Engagement
Hey y'all! Just in time for the weekend, here's our third episode of A Round with Steve and Cole! On this weeks episode, we discuss our experience hosting and attending special events at 12 Mile Limit as well as around the city. This also marks the first chance that we are welcoming a guest to…
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Jukebox Heroes
Hello Again Everyone! This week we discuss the importance of music in bars and restaurants as well as get some insight into how certain music is chosen for the jukebox over here at 12 Mile Limit. Now, before anyone jumps at us, there are a couple of pretty obvious mistakes made by me and Cole.…
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Here Goes Nothing
Hello Everyone (or Anyone)! Here's a little project that me and my friend Cole have been working on. Both of us are bartenders who have worked for quite some time in the city of New Orleans. We've had many unique experiences along the way. With the city changing so rapidly around all of us, we…
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Explore the culture of New Orleans through the lens of decorated barmen Steve Yamada and T. Cole Newton.
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A Round with Steve and Cole is created and hosted by Steve Yamada and T. Cole Newton.
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