For Chef Brad Jones, one-half of the culinary team at The Revenir, the upcoming 318 Restaurant Week Beer Dinner at Great Raft Brewing has special significance. A few years back, at his first-ever job in the restaurant industry, Jones was working the dish pit at a popular Baton Rouge bar …
Us Up North Kitchen, Shreveport’s outstanding, lunch-only eatery run by Chef Hardette Harris, will host 318 Restaurant Week: “Made Up North” on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. This casual, five-course dinner will feature food and conversation from a handful of fascinating people who are creating food worth celebrating in …
The fifth edition of 318 Restaurant Week will take place, March 16-21, 2020 at 52 participating restaurants throughout Shreveport and Bossier City.
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 eight local crawfish joints is a way that locals and visitors can be entered to …
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 Perkins, who describes himself as a foodie, is an enthusiastic supporter of the promotion, which …
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 of the Hilton Hotel Shreveport, will be offering a four-course “choose your own adventure” of …
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 the one-night-only dining experiences (this year’s list can be seen here, and includes some 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 BBQ and More. These two culinary professionals specialize in dramatically different styles of cooking. Clay …
318 Restaurant Week 2019 will be held, March 18-23, at more than 50 restaurants throughout Shreveport-Bossier. As in previous years, some of the most talked-about elements of the promotion are the one-night-only special dining experiences being put together by 10 local restaurants in partnership with Shreveport-Bossier dining ambassadors. See all …
318 Restaurant Week returns, March 18-23, 2019, with 50 participating restaurants and 10 special, one-night-only dining experiences. One of those experiences will be a Brazilian Steak Night prepared by Executive Chef Wesley Douglas and his team at The Petroleum Club in downtown Shreveport, 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 19. The evening …
There’s so much fun stuff happening in the local restaurant community right now (Jan/Feb 2019), it’s crazy. Here are a few things that I’m really excited about: Organizers of the Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival have announced details of their inaugural event, which will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 …
Featured Photo: A calzone from Rotolo’s Pizzeria in Shreveport. This photo was downloaded from the restaurant’s Facebook page. If you own this photo and would like it removed, please contact cjay@sbctb.org. 318 Restaurant Week 2018 is here, and Rotolo’s Pizzeria locations in Shreveport and Bossier City are rolling out the Italian …
Photo: The 318 Restaurant Week special at Frank’s Pizza Napoletana. We’re three days into 318 Restaurant Week 2018, which runs March 13-17, and there’s a lot to digest (sorry!). So far, I’ve eaten Chef Cindy Gleason Johnson’s take on Shreveport-style stuffed shrimp at Southern Faire (see the offer here) and …
Featured Photo: This flight of signature desserts from Whisk Dessert Bar will only be available during 318 Restaurant Week, March 13-17, 2018. Whisk Dessert Bar, Chef Blake Jackson’s chef-driven dessert emporium located at 724 Azalea Drive in Shreveport, is doing something really cool for their daily 318 Restaurant Week special. …
Featured photo: Harvey Clay of Real BBQ and More is participating in 318 Restaurant Week. As the 2018 edition of 318 Restaurant Week draws near, local diners are starting to get a better idea of what some of the week’s standout lunch and dinner specials will be. 318 Restaurant Week …
Pictured: Tallarin verde, a Peruvian-style spaghetti served in homemade pesto sauce and feta cheese, is one of many vegetarian-friendly options being offered by El Mono during 318 Restaurant Week. If you’re looking for options during 318 Restaurant Week, March 13-17, you may want to start with El Mono. The Peruvian …
Boy, was I ever wrong about Biscotti’s, the friendly little restaurant located inside of Lewis’ Gifts at 5807 Youree Drive in Shreveport. Prior to my recent visit, I thought of Biscotti’s as a sandwich counter that was mostly there to provide a convenient place for local ladies to grab a …
Featured photo provided by Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City. One thing about 318 Restaurant Week, which is coming up March 13-17, 2018: Historically, it has not been the most health-conscious event. We are in Louisiana, after all, and there’s no shortage of deep-fried, buttery, decadent goodies to indulge in …
Featured Photo: The brown sugar honey barbecue wings at Wing Taxi are a personal favorite. How hot is the snake venom sauce at Wing Taxi in Shreveport? I asked Richard Washington, owner of the restaurant located at 5769 South Lakeshore in Shreveport. “It’s the world’s hottest,” Washington said. “The Devil …
318 Restaurant Week returns for its third installment, March 13-17, 2018, and the website’s been updated with daily lunch and dinner offers from about 30 restaurants as well as several one-night-only dining experiences, a giveaway and more. I’ve been looking through the lunch and dinner standouts and wanted to share …
