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 Harris’s Us Up North Kitchen (300 North Allen, Shreveport). Us Up North Kitchen is the …
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 car and driving to Cassandra’s Louisiana Kitchen (9001 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport). If you’re reading this …
When I was growing up, for some reason, we called them “catfish camps.” These restaurants – always located outside of town, usually situated on the banks of a lake or creek, sometimes all-you-can-eat – have become harder and harder to find as tastes have changed and the cost of serving …
Jacoma’s Bistro and Lounge is a new restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner inside of the Ramada Shreveport Airport (formerly the Holiday Inn Financial Plaza) at 5555 Financial Plaza. Since opening in December 2016, Jacoma’s owner Shamus Germany has gradually introduced a menu that attempts to split the difference between …
Fresh from being named one of eight “Louisianians of the Year” in the January/February issue of Louisiana Life magazine, Chef Hardette Harris will host a public cooking class at The Woman’s Department Club in Shreveport on Sunday, Feb. 19. The class will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission is $30 and …
Featured Photo: Catfish, onion rings, frog legs, fried shrimp and boiled shrimp from Wilson’s Steak and Seafood. It isn’t an urge that will strike everyone, but I occasionally feel compelled to drive way out into the countryside for the purpose of eating fried whole catfish, frog legs and jumbo shrimp …
Last Spring, I spent a month or so looking into the origins of Shreveport-style stuffed shrimp, a unique style of stuffed shrimp made popular by the historic Freeman & Harris Café (which, at one point, was the oldest black-owned restaurant in America) and, later, Pete Harris Café. That story, “Secrets in …
For a country-boy-turned-city-dweller like me, the rural location of Shockley’s Fish and Fixins, located at 1332 Robinson Road in Haughton Elm Grove, was reason enough to visit. A pretty spot-on, hilarious Yelp review advised that first-time visitors would need to “put a little gravel in your travel” in order to …
I must have looked pretty confused, standing there just inside the entrance to Murrell’s, a camera slung over my shoulder, looking like I’d seen a ghost. But then, I was confused. I’d been under the impression that Murrell’s, a 24-hour diner on East Kings Highway that closed in 2009 after …
The next installment of the 20×49.com Dine-In series will be held at Louisiana Seafood and Pho Sai Gon, 273 E. 70th Street in Shreveport, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 16. All-inclusive cost will be $25 per person. This event has been limited to 15 participants at the request of the restaurant …
