Episode 2373 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Restaurants 101 and how to navigate dining out, pay tribute to special family member George, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/08/restaurants-101-episode-2373 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://www.youtube.com/@FitnessConfidential RESTAURANTS 101 Vinnie and Anna have surprise guest Leona (aka, "Lois") on the show today. (2:00) After a bit of discussion about music and doppelgängers, Vinnie asks Leona a couple of questions. (15:00) Vinnie has had consults with Leona before, so he asks her for updates on how her exercise is going. He chats with her about Spartan races and gives her a new challenge to go for. The discussion focuses on Restaurants 101, to help you navigate how you can eat while dining out. (21:15) Vinnie gives some blanket statements about eating at restaurants. Anna gives suggestions about various ethnic foods to help you find selections that can be NSNG®. They both make other suggestions of how you can eat to be satisfied, and not feel like you're "missing out". Vinnie shares an experience of eating lobster and "butter" at a restaurant. (44:30) They talk about a recent Throwback Thursday photo on Vinnie's Instagram and youtube. (48:30) Speaking of Instagram, Anna comments on a recent one from Vinnie's account that addresses the difficulties of menopause. (52:00) She is appreciative of the acknowledgment as there are a lot of people who just don't understand the level of challenge it can be. Many women who go through rough menopause don't even feel like themselves—at all. They will be covering more about menopause in upcoming episodes. A TRIBUTE Anna and Vinnie share a tribute to Anna's brother-in-law and previous show guest, George Kolasa. (56:00) George recently passed recently and Anna shares what an inspirational person he has been. George turned his diagnosis into his purpose with the loving support of his partner, Justin (also Anna's brother-in-law). He was able to fundraise a million dollars for rare cancer research and treatment, at @memorialsloankettering. If you want to listen to George and Justin on the podcast, go to episode 2328 "Pain Into Purpose", here. Don't forget to check out Anna's Eat Happy Kitchen Substack, too! [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!