{"podcast":{"title":"Retire Southern with James Lewis","slug":"retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192","podcast_index_feed_id":7029192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/520508/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/520508","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/e/a/d/aeadcd08efa61ad416c3140a3186d450/Track_1_Retire_Southern_Square.png","author":"James Lewis","episode_count":40,"summary":"On the Retire Southern podcast, host James Lewis shares authentic experiences and meaningful connections from the heart of the American South. From chefs and athletes to business leaders and entertainers, get ready to meet the people who leave lasting impressions on those they encounter. Listen to new episodes every other Monday to discover and revel in the tales of these inspirational Southern Characters who live life with purpose and follow their compass. The message is simple—Don't Wait for Retirement to Start Living!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192"},"episode":{"title":"Commander's Palace: A Master Class in Hospitality with Ti Adelaide Martin","slug":"commander-s-palace-a-master-class-in-hospitality-with-ti-adelaide-martin","published_at":"2025-04-07T09:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/commander-s-palace-a-master-class-in-hospitality-with-ti-adelaide-martin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192","url":"https://a19cb0be-7d92-4018-9194-6cb203b8b8a4.libsyn.com/commanders-palace-a-master-class-in-hospitality-with-ti-adelaide-martin","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a19cb0be-7d92-4018-9194-6cb203b8b8a4/022_-_Ti_Adelaide_Martin_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4469813","summary":"In this episode, James Lewis sit down with Ti Adelaide Martin inside Commander's Palace to talk about what hospitality actually looks like in practice. Not in theory. Not in slogans. But in the daily discipline of answering phones, reading tables, training people, and caring about details that most guests never consciously notice. Ti shares how growing up under the influence of her mother, Ella Brennan , shaped her understanding of service, why Commander's Palace operates on a fanatical commitment to fundamentals, and how that philosophy extends into her work as a co founder of the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) . We also talk about training the next generation of hospitality professionals and why organizations like Aramark , Sodexo Live! , and Viking River Cruises turn to NOCHI for workforce development. This conversation is about consistency, leadership, and the long game of building a restaurant that earns trust one table at a time.","meta_description":"In this episode, James Lewis sit down with Ti Adelaide Martin inside Commander's Palace to talk about what hospitality actually looks like in practice. No…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2483,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/episodes/commander-s-palace-a-master-class-in-hospitality-with-ti-adelaide-martin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/commander-s-palace-a-master-class-in-hospitality-with-ti-adelaide-martin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}