With Chef Libby Patterson Smith, SALT is Better Than Ever
Chef Libby Patterson Smith and team have completely turned around SALT, the restaurant at Shreveport Aquarium.
The Thanksgiving Po’ Boy at Marilynn’s Place Is an All-Time Great Sandwich
This is one of my all-time favorite sandwiches that I’ve eaten in 20 years of living in Shreveport-Bossier.
Kim’s Seafood and Po’ Boy in Bossier Expands, Adds Vietnamese Menu
Kim’s Seafood & Po’ Boy, a casual po’ boy and boiled crawfish spot that’s served Bossier City for 14 years, has completed a renovation and expanded their menu to include Vietnamese cuisine. Owner Duc Duong,…
Say “Hello, Luminous You” to Glow Alchemy Kitchen in Shreveport
If you picked up Glow Alchemy Kitchen, Chef Jessica Comegys’s beautiful new restaurant located at 955 Pierremont Road in Shreveport, and dropped it in Beverly Hills, it would feel completely at home. From the breathtakingly…
Del Bob’s Burrito House: A Good Restaurant With a Great Attitude
Deep-fried burritos, it turns out, are a beautiful thing.
Sneak Peek: Zuzul Coastal Cuisine Opening Soon in Shreveport
Chef Gabriel Balderas and his wife and partner, Brooke, are detail-oriented people. This fact is in evidence everywhere you look inside of their soon-to-open second restaurant, Zuzul Coastal Cuisine. The Balderases, who also operate El…
Sneak Peek: Chef David Bridges’ Sauvage Will Open in Shreveport This Fall
This Fall, Chef David Bridges – along with his wife and pastry chef, Stephanie, and partner Zoran Tomic – will open a beautiful new restaurant in the space that once housed Bella Fresca Bistro and…
Great Raft Brewing to Host First-Ever Beer Dinner on Oct. 11
Two wildly independent chefs team up for a different kind of beer dinner.
Giveaway: Win Tickets to Holy Angels’s Annual TASTE Fundraiser on Sept. 26
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Audra W. on winning the giveaway! Holy Angels’ annual TASTE: A Festival of Food and Art is one of Shreveport’s biggest and longest-running food events. The 38th annual TASTE…
The August 28 Opening of Us Up North Kitchen is a Very Big Deal
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 is Oxtail Heaven on Thursdays
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…
Donate School Supplies, Get a Free Beer at Flying Heart Brewing and Pub
Even in these divided times, there are things that we can all agree on. Among those things: kids having the school supplies that they need is a good thing, and free beer is definitely a…
Visit Haughton’s Heirloom Farms for Organic, Hard-to-Find Produce
Caroline King’s Heirloom Farms (895 Allen Town Rd, Haughton, 318-949-9592) opened in 2013, but King’s interest in growing began much earlier. As a 14-year-old growing up in Harrisburg, PA, she worked alongside local Amish farmers….
Menu Explorer: The Baked and Fried Chicken at Pita De’ Novo
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…
Bad Wolf BBQ to Make Shreveport-Bossier Debut on July 4
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…
June is the Perfect Time to Visit Blueberry Hill in Haughton
After years of intending to do so, I finally got out to Blueberry Hill (5121 Bellevue Road, Haughton), a friendly little berry farm located just a few miles east of Bossier City, for their pick-your-own…
The Sno Fox in Bossier City Offers All-Natural, “Gourmet” Snow Cones
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…
SALT Restaurant at Shreveport Aquarium Hosts North Louisiana Seafood Week, June 3-8
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,…
In Case of Pizza Emergency, Call Sal’s Pizzeria
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…
Marilynn’s Place Has a New “Tactical Catering Command” Vehicle, Because of Course They Do
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…