Our Story

TURNING TABLES BEGAN IN 2019 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW ORLEANS INDUSTRY NON-PROFIT AND YOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. OUR VISION WAS TO CREATE A BAR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT REFLECTED THE CITY WE SERVE. TURNING TABLES WAS BUILT BY INDUSTRY MENTORS AND INTRODUCED TO NEW ORLEANS WITH ITS FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF EXTERNS IN 2019. WHAT WE FOUND THAT YEAR WAS A THIRST FOR COMMUNITY WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AMONG BLACK AND BROWN BARTENDERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS.

OUR ROOTS ARE VISIBILITY AND MENTORSHIP. WE ARE THE TASTEMAKERS AND LEADERS IN OUR INDUSTRY. THIS IS WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER BAR TRAINING PROGRAMS.