Thanksgiving with Vincent's Italian Cuisine & Ochsner Children's Hospitial

Our 2025 Culinary Thanksgiving Special is here yall. This time- with ya papa's favorite- upper end Italian and it is some better than Venice. I said it. I had it. and I know it. But this is deeper than that. It is deeper than the menu, the ambience. This is where legacies are made. And this Restaurant's story is unlike anything I have ever heard. I knew it was special, but boy Heidi. This is a unique rendition of a chef to table story.      

The Late, Vincent Catalanotto Sr. learned to love and appreciate food at an early age, and then spent most of his life working in the service industry, fueling his passion for the restaurant business while allowing him to hone his innate ability to create fabulous meals and to make people happy. His years of experience as a waiter convinced him that people like to eat food that is familiar, but which has a spark of uniqueness about it.

Vincent opened the first of his successful neighborhood restaurants in 1989. The "little Italian place on the side street" quickly became Metairie's hidden jewel. Vincent developed a menu that showcases the finest and freshest ingredients available. He blended his own ideas about New Orleans style Italian cooking with some things he learned while working in fine dining rooms around the city. Locals returned often because of the quality and value of the food as well as for the comfortable atmosphere created by Vincent and his well-chosen staff. It wasn't long before Vincent had more customers than chairs; the addition of a second location was inevitable.

Vincent Catalanotto's son, and new proprietor of Vincent's Italian Cuisine in Matairie, Vincent Catalanotto Jr. sat down with me recently in their Metairie location. It was special. And I very much appreciate V talking to me about his one of a kind, late pops. Wow, what an inspiration. 

I gotta tell ya- it was so moving that the lights flickered a couple times. Not gonna lie. This one was very special.  Happy Thanksgiving you's guys. I am getting the cataloni asap!  

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Then later we welcome back our long time partners, Ochsner Children's Hospital! 

For first time parents, finding your new pediatrician can be a tall order. At least it was for me and Douglas. There were so many boxes to check! Luckily, we have our friends at Ochsner Children's Hospital to walk us through the process! 

Today, we have Dr. Nick Algu joining me to talk about the important key things to remember when selecting your baby's very first doc! He even throws out a couple of pointers for new parents taking their itty bitties into the holiday season this year. From outdoor gatherings to vaccines- Dr. Algu has got ya covered! 

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