Fatma Aydin, with the newly opened La Vita restaurant

Fatma Aydin is an owner and the general manager of the newly opened La Vita restaurant in Fauberg St. John. Born in Turkey, Fatma has the spirit and love for New Orleans of a true Crescent City native. She radiates optimism and hope for post-Katrina New Orleans. In fact, she is investing in New Orleans by purchasing the old Santa Fe restaurant in the Marigny, which will open in April. Fatma recalls that following hurricane Katrina she had no doubt she would return. In fact, one of her restaurants was one of the first to serve hot meals after Katrina.