Du Jour: Stuart Ourso, Southern Dawgz

Between his two rescue pooches, Louie and Tehya, and his four well-established weenie carts, Baton Rouge native Stuart Ourso is all about dogs. His Southern Dawgz operation has become a go-to purveyor of hot dogs in the area. He specializes in quarter-pound dogs with trimmings, along with other savory favorites like jambalaya, smoked brisket, pulled pork, boudin, tamales and more. “It’s been a blast,” says Ourso. “We really like interacting with customers, and response has been great. We’re a friendly kind of a food cart. We have great conversations with our customers, and they seem to really like what we do.” Click here to read the whole story. To read previous Du Jour features on local chefs and other culinary experts, click here.