The second installment of 318 Restaurant Week is scheduled for March 14-18, 2017. This edition of the local restaurant promotion will be a citywide event with nearly 40 participating eateries, 12 special, one-night-only dining experiences, plus a guided food tour hosted by Chef Hardette Harris. That’s more than twice the number of events and restaurants from 2016. So, there’s a lot to digest, so to speak.
I’ve boiled all of the special events being offered by 318 Restaurant Week down to just a single sentence and a few helpful links. You can also swing by the 318 Restaurant Week website for more complete information and to enter to win a prize package featuring gifts from 2439 Fairfield: A Bed and Breakfast, Robinson Film Center, Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets and Fully Stacked.
318 Restaurant Week is presented by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, The Times and Waitr.
A-Maize-ing Corn at El Cabo Verde
Chef Gabriel Balderas will prepare six courses celebrating the diversity of corn as a staple ingredient in Mexican cooking, with some educational demonstrations thrown in for good measure. Hosted by Chris Jay.
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Eat, Drink and Play at Riverview Restaurant and Brewhouse
This unique new casino eatery will strut its stuff during a dining experience that will include brick oven pizza, craft beer (the restaurant has 30 taps featuring 20 local and regional beers), dessert and a trip to the adults-only game room. Hosted by Tiana Kennell.
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Italian Indulgence at Wine Country Bistro
Blogger and bon vivant Jada Durden will host an evening at Wine Country Bistro centered around a four-course, Italian-inspired meal with house-made pasta and more.
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The Walk of Four Winds at Four Winds: An Asian Restaurant
The low-profile but reliably great Four Winds restaurant will share a multi-course tasting menu of pan-Asian cuisine (think Cantonese, Mandarin, Szechwan, Vietnamese and Thai) during an evening hosted by Bossier Arts Council’s Alex Stinchcomb.
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A Night at the Museum at Southern University Museum of Art
Chef Monique Armand of Sassi Cafe in downtown Shreveport will join Southern University Museum of Art for a four-course meal and celebration of great African American women and Louisiana history. Hosted by Roxann Johnson.
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What the Pho? at Bamboo Asian Café
Spend an evening eating pho and learning how it’s made from a man who is likely your favorite local chef’s favorite local chef, Chef Frederick Ngo of Jimmy’s Seafood and Steak and Bamboo Asian Café. Hosted by Clint McCommon.
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A Feast for All Senses at The Levee and Nader’s Gallery
The Levee will serve a four-course tasting menu featuring locally sourced ingredients as well as two craft cocktails or glasses of wine before sending guests on their way to explore the unique offerings found next door at Nader’s Gallery. Hosted by Angie White.
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The Times’ Best of NWLA Awards: Kajun Potions
The Times invites the public to “mingle with the Best of NWLA winners including chefs, mixologists and restaurateurs from Shreveport-Bossier” at an event featuring Louisiana-style food and drive-through style daiquiris from KP Catering.
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Flambé Friday at Ernest’s Orleans Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
Ernest’s Orleans is gonna be setting a lot of stuff on fire atop white linen for this event, which includes an appetizer, a surf-and-turf sampler and flaming cherries jubilee followed by a flamingo coffee cocktail, all for a wallet-friendly price. Hosted by Mark Crawford.
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Party on the Patty-O at Twisted Root Burger Company
Arguably the best value of 318 Restaurant Week, this event at Twisted Root Burger Company will serve up slider versions of four Twisted Root burgers as well as four paired craft beer samples, an appetizer and a drink for $30. Hosted by Michelle Marcotte.
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Up in Smoke at King Hardware
2016 Louisiana Food Prize winner Chef Blake Jackson will prepare five courses of smoked and grilled cuisine (read the menu, it’s a beauty) that will be accompanied by bourbon pairings during this event hosted by Ian Summers.
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“Pure Louisiana Soul” – Food Tours
Chef Hardette Harris, recently named a 2016 Louisianian of the Year by Louisiana Life magazine, will host a guided tour featuring stops at several acclaimed local eateries – the first such local culinary tour ever offered to the public in Shreveport-Bossier, as far as we know.
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Featured photo: The signature bloody mary cocktail at Riverview Restaurant and Brewhouse appears to be served with a smoked pork rib in it. Okay, where do we line up for this thing?
