T. Cole Newton is the owner and proprietor of Twelve Mile Limit, the celebrated cocktail dive bar in the Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans. Originally from Washington, DC, Cole moved to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to volunteer full time with Americorps. A bartender in college, he returned to the trade at Commander's Palace and opened his own bar, Twelve Mile Limit, in 2010. In 2019, Cole opened a second bar, the Domino, on Saint Claude Avenue. Cole's writing on bar ownership can be found on the Tales of the Cocktail and Neat Pour websites, and he hosts a podcast with fellow veteran bartender Steve Yamada called A Round With Steve and Cole. Cole is also the current Vice President (and former President) of the New Orleans chapter of the United States Bartenders' Guild.
For creative takes on cocktails galore, plus wisdom gleaned from
behind the bar, it's hard to beat the delightful recipes and
commentary from irreverent long-time Crescent City drink-slinger T.
Cole Newton... Newton's collection brims with personality, stories,
and recipes, with thoughtful reflections on anti-racism and
gentrification, and combatting sexual harassment in the service
industry. Self-effacing humor and dive-y aesthetics make it
enjoyable to peruse--and readers can drink artful cocktails while
optionally coloring in illustrations from Bazil Zerinsky and Laura
Sanders.
--Katie Weed, Shelf Awareness
Newton's book is an original.... The best bars are rarely memorable
for the drinks alone, but more so for the conversations that
unspool in unexpected ways with strangers seated nearby. Especially
if those conversations take a sudden turn toward the unusual or
difficult. Newton's book follows that path.
--Wayne Curtis, The Daily Beast
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