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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Be a Fan of Shreveport-Bossier is a month-long promotion organized each May by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (publishers of this blog) and the Shreveport-Bossier Attractions Association. Be a Fan includes valuable discounts from…
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…
In 10 years of conducting interviews with food entrepreneurs in Shreveport-Bossier, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much as I did while discussing the new May the Cheese Be With You food truck with…
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…
