Episode Details

Neal Bodenheimer: Crafting Culture and Cocktails in New Orleans

Episode 153 Published 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Description

The Banter

The Guys talk about actors being waiters and whether that is a good thing.

The Conversation

The Restaurant Guys catch up with bar owner and author Neal Bodenheimer. They wax sentimental about their glory days behind the bar, discuss clinging to standards and talk about the trajectory of New Orleans. At some point Mark commits Francis to a whole big thing!

The Inside Track

The Guys, who only briefly met Neal prior to the podcast, were taken by his commendation.

“What an honor to be on with you guys, and thank you so much for what you've done to make my career possible. Because if it's not for you guys doing what you do, there's no way I could have done what I do,” Neal Bodenheimer on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025

Bio

Neal Bodenheimer is the award-winning New Orleans bartender, bar owner, and hospitality leader best known for founding Cure, the cocktail bar that helped kick off the city’s modern drinks renaissance. A native New Orleanian, he returned home after years in the industry to open CureCo, the group behind Cure, Cane & Table, and other acclaimed projects that blend serious craft with the city’s unmistakable soul.

While his bars have won praise and awards, Neal is also a guiding force behind the global cocktail community, serving as a longtime leader of the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, where he helped shape education, philanthropy, and industry standards worldwide.

Info

Neal’s book

Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em from the Award-Winning Bar

By Neal Bodenheimer, Emily Timberlake

Cure NOLA

https://www.curenola.com/

Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regular

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Magyar Bank

https://www.magbank.com/

Stage Left Wine Shop

https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/