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Power List: Tourism & Hospitality 2025

Power List: Tourism & Hospitality 2025 on New Orleans City Business

The 2025 ‘Power List’ highlighting tourism and hospitality proves that New Orleans has some of the best dining and entertainment in the country. From the rapid growth of new festivals, to the latest culinary destinations, these honorees illustrate just how vibrant the tourism industry is in New Orleans.

— Melanie Warner Spencer

Good Catch For Lent, Late Nights at Junebug, New Items at Gianna and more

Good Catch For Lent, Late Nights at Junebug, New Items at Gianna and more on My New Orleans

Psst, you know you don’t have to be Catholic to partake in meat-free dining on Fridays throughout Lent, right? There is a wealth of fresh seafood and vegetarian fare available at local eateries and one such place is Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro at 828 Gravier St. in the Central Business District.

— Melanie Warner Spencer

Cooking from the heart - 14 iconic New Orleans dishes that feed the soul

Cooking from the heart - 14 iconic New Orleans dishes that feed the soul on My New Orleans

— New Orleans Magazine

New Orleans Offers Exceptional “Meat-Free” Options for Lent

New Orleans Offers Exceptional “Meat-Free” Options for Lent on Biz New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – Recognized throughout the world as a great place for food, New Orleans doesn’t disappoint when it comes to meat-free dishes that cater to those observing Lent.

— Kelly Hite

CHEW ON THIS – MARCH 8, 2025 (in-studio interview with Aom and Frankie)

CHEW ON THIS – MARCH 8, 2025 (in-studio interview with Aom and Frankie) on WGSO

The second half of the show is all about Thai Food, Good Catch Restaurant on Gravier street. Don and Patty (and our guest Bernard) sampled delicious food from the restaurant. Chef Aom talks about all the great food available at Good Catch.

— WGSO producer

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro talk about meat-free and seafood options to try for Lent

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro talk about meat-free and seafood options to try for Lent on WWLTV

— WWLTV

2025 Lent Seafood Restaurant Specials

2025 Lent Seafood Restaurant Specials On My New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – As Carnival ends, Lent begins. Local restaurants are sharing their Lenten specials to help you eat well this season.

— Site Staff

Where to Enjoy Lent Specials in New Orleans This Season

Where to Enjoy Lent Specials in New Orleans This Season on Big Easy Magazine

With the Lenten season upon us, New Orleans restaurants are rolling out a variety of seafood-focused dishes and meat-free specials to accommodate those observing the tradition. From upscale dining to casual spots, chefs across the city are offering creative takes on classic Lent-friendly cuisine. Here’s where to find some of the best offerings this season.

— Evangeline Barber Ploof

Mardi Gras Tips from NOLA Locals: What to Know Before You Go

Mardi Gras Tips from NOLA Locals on New Orleans

New Orleans comes alive during Mardi Gras in ways that are impossible to capture until you’ve seen it with your own eyes. The vibrant parades, dazzling costumes, and infectious energy create an experience that's truly one-of-a-kind—but, let’s be honest, it can also overwhelm first-timers.

— New Orleans

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro on WVUE Fox 8

— WVUE Fox 8

Good Catch Valentine's Dinner

Good Catch Valentine's Dinner on WVUE Fox 8

— WVUE Fox 8

Secured front page of Living section print feature - WInter Recipe

Secured front page of Living section print feature - WInter Recipe image on google drive.

— Beth D’Addono

Aom & Frankie’s Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Aom & Frankie’s Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro Celebrates One-Year Anniversary on Biz New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro, located in the CBD, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Jan. 30 with new menu offerings.

— Kelly Hite

New Orleans chefs share their favorite winter comfort foods from around the world

New Orleans chefs share their favorite winter comfort foods on The Gambit Weekly

Called Thai suki for short, this hotpot dish is typically enjoyed together with friends or family, says chef Aom Srisuk, who was born in Ayutthaya, the former capital of Thailand.

— Beth D’Addono

Good Catch Urban Thai Bistro (New Year's Eve Promo Segment - double cooking demo)

Good Catch Urban Thai Bistro (New Year's Eve Promo Segment - double cooking demo) on WVUE Fox 8

— WVUE Fox 8

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro (Reveillon Promo Segment - double cooking demo)

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro (Reveillon Promo Segment - double cooking demo) on WVUE Fox 8

— WVUE Fox 8

Restaurants Open For The Holidays In New Orleans

Restaurants Open For The Holidays In New Orleans on the New Orleans

The most wonderful time of year in New Orleans is filled with award-winning dining, festive pre-fixe menus, decadent desserts, and seasonal craft cocktails around every corner. Ditch the dishes and dine out this holiday season at some of the city’s tastiest restaurants and eateries.

— New Orleans

New Orleans year in dining: new restaurants, big awards and getting back to the roots

New Orleans year in dining on the Gambit Weekly

Chef Aom Srisuk, who expanded from one restaurant, Pomelo, to two with the 2024 opening of Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro, hopes that diners bring their curiosity along when they dine with her.

— Beth D’Addono

Steppin' Out December 12th, 2024

WYES Steppin Out on the WYES' Steppin Out

— WYES' Steppin Out

Where to find New Orleans' Best Gluten-Free Dining

Where to find New Orleans' Best Gluten-Free Dining on the Eater New Orleans

Good Catch, chef Aom Srisuk’s seafood-centric Thai bistro in the CBD, is swimming with flavorful gluten-free options.

— Beth D'Addono and Eater Staff

Hidden Thai Gem in CBD NOLA! Good Catch Thai Bistro is a Must-Try

Hidden Thai Gem in CBD NOLA! Good Catch Thai Bistro is a Must-Try on the EatTheWorks

— EatTheWorks

Night Markets & Asian Flavors

Night Markets & Asian Flavors on the Poppy Tooker

Next, we dive deeper into the local scene with Aom Srisuk and Frankie Weinberg, the husband-and-wife team that has made quite a splash both Uptown and Downtown with their popular Thai restaurants Pomelo and Good Catch.

— Poppy Tooker

Coolinary 2024: Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro

Coolinary 2024: Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro on the WGNO News

Aom is the brains and brawn behind Good Catch - she's the chef and curated the menu. For Good Catches first year doing Coolinary, she said she wanted to take guests on a tasting tour of Thailand.

— WGNO News

Where to eat in New Orleans' Central Business District (CBD)

Where to eat in New Orleans' Central Business District (CBD) on the Eater New Orleans

Good Catch is the second restaurant from chef Aom Srisuk and Frankie Weinberg, a seafood-centric follow up to their popular jewel box Uptown, Pomelo.

— Beth D'Addono

Top Asian-Owned Eateries to Try in New Orleans: From traditional Asian cuisine to fusion favorites

Top Asian-Owned Eateries to Try in New Orleans on the New Orleans

From Chef Aom Srisuk comes Good Catch, an oasis for authentic Thai cuisine and local seafood.

— New Orleans

Steppin' Out March 7th, 2024

Steppin' Out March 7th, 2024 on the WYES Steppin' Out

— WYES Steppin' Out

A new pizza window pops up in the Lower Garden District, and more New Orleans restaurant openings

A new pizza window pops up in the Lower Garden District on the Eater New Orleans

Good Catch serves specialties from all four regions of Thailand while also focusing on seafood, heavy on dishes with crab, shrimp, scallops, and sea bass.

— Clair Lorell and Justine Jones

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro focuses on seafood in CBD

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro focuses on seafood in CBD on the Gambit

At the beginning of their initial romance in Thailand, Aom Srisuk and Frankie Weinberg liked to get away from the city to put their toes in the sand on Ko Samet island.

— Beth D'addono

Good Catch Restaurant Celebrates Grand Opening

Good Catch Restaurant Celebrates Grand Opening on the MyNewOrleans

— MyNewOrleans site staff

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro

Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro on the WWLTV

— WWLTV

A favorite Thai food spot Uptown opens a new seafood restaurant in downtown New Orleans

A favorite Thai food spot Uptown on the nola.com

There’s a new seafood restaurant in downtown New Orleans with dishes that are the stuff of crab lovers' dreams, and others that present whole fish and bring shrimp galore. But this is not a New Orleans or a Louisiana seafood restaurant.

— Ian McNulty

Where to Eat on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans

Where to Eat on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans on the Eater New Orleans

There’s a new seafood restaurant in downtown New Orleans with dishes that are the stuff of crab lovers' dreams, and others that present whole fish and bring shrimp galore. But this is not a New Orleans or a Louisiana seafood restaurant.

— Beth D'Addono

Owners of Pomelo to Open a More Expansive Thai Restaurant Concept: Good Catch to feature Thai dishes that place a spotlight on local Gulf seafood

Owners of Pomelo to Open a More Expansive Thai Restaurant Concept on the What Now New Orleans

Although their restaurant in Uptown has built a loyal following based on authentic Thai street food dishes, the owners of Pomelo are looking to go bigger and bolder with a new restaurant concept called Good Catch.

— Brett Llenos Smith