Three of the highest-profile chefs in Shreveport-Bossier will be opening new restaurants within the next few months, and the local dining scene could change dramatically as a result. First up to open is Chef Hardette…
Café Roux’s (2508 Hollywood Ave., Shreveport), a new Cajun and country cooking spot that is still in the “soft opening” phase, more than makes up for what it lacks in atmosphere by serving the best…
One of the things that I love most about the restaurant community in Shreveport-Bossier is the ready availability of delicious, creative cuisine in totally casual, affordable restaurants. Case in point: The baked and fried chicken…
Andrew Caskey, the 29-year-old pitmaster behind Ruston’s immensely popular Bad Wolf BBQ, calls the style of slow-smoked, Instagram-friendly barbecue that he serves “craft barbecue.” Caskey will serve barbecue in Shreveport-Bossier for the first time during…
To be completely honest with you, I don’t know if I believe that there’s such a thing as “a bad snow cone.” On a hot enough Louisiana afternoon, even the most average snow cone is…
Featured photo: Chef Gabriel Balderas, of El Cabo Verde, will host a cooking demo during North Louisiana Seafood Week at SALT Restaurant. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Whether you’re a local food enthusiast, a home cook,…
2019 is shaping up to be the year of quirky food trucks in Shreveport-Bossier. Hot on the heels of the debut of May the Cheese Be With You, a Star Wars-themed grilled cheese truck, Sal…
Overdoing things is just kind of a way of life for Marilynn’s Place owner Boz Baucum. So, when he introduced me to Alfred – the restaurant’s new “tactical catering command post” – I was not…
I’m as big a fan of Cajun and zydeco music as the next Louisianian, but what typically attracts me to Mudbug Madness – downtown Shreveport’s enormous annual Memorial Day Weekend festival – is the food….
Do you love sweet potato pie? If so, then you don’t really need to read any more of this blog post. You can save yourself some time by just going ahead and getting in the…
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub, the craft brewery and pizza joint located at the heart of Bossier City’s new East Bank District and Plaza, is joining forces with the Bossier Arts Council to host the…
Wine Country Bistro, Chef Jason Brady’s long-running restaurant at 4800 Line Avenue in Shreveport, quietly introduced an exciting new feature this past winter. Wine Country Bistro’s new chef’s table is one of only two that…
Since rockstar chef David Chang featured the dish on his Netflix show Ugly Delicious, “Viet-Cajun”-style boiled crawfish has been all the rage, earning headlines like “Vietnamese-style Crawfish is the Hot New Thing” and “Vietnamese-Cajun Crawfish…
I’ve lived in Shreveport-Bossier since 1998, and attended Centenary College of Louisiana – which is located just across Kings Highway from the original location of Strawn’s Eat Shop – for four of those years. During…
Popular local restaurant El Cabo Verde (1023 Provenance Pl. Blvd. #210, Shreveport) will host the proprietors of Mezcaloteca for three public, ticketed events, April 3-4, 2019. Mezcaloteca is a revered mezcal library and bar located…
If you’re planning to eat your approximate weight in boiled crawfish this Spring in Shreveport-Bossier, you ought to check out the new 318 Crawfish Crawl Sponsored by Boomtown Casino and Hotel. This “passport”-style promotion of…
Right smack dab in the middle of 318 Restaurant Week 2019, I caught up with Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins while he and several of his staff were having lunch at Real BBQ and More. Mayor…
318 Restaurant Week 2019 has hit full swing, with about 50 local restaurants offering lunch and dinner specials as well as a big list of one-night-only dining experiences underway. Market 104, the restaurant located inside…
As you may have noticed from just about every single post on this blog for the last few weeks, 318 Restaurant Week 2019 is all set for March 18-23. While I’m a big fan of…
For 318 Restaurant Week 2019, Whisk Dessert Bar‘s Chef Blake Jackson is partnering with Real BBQ and More‘s Harvey Clay for a one-night-only dinner called Where There’s Smoke, 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19 at Real…
