Cricket pizza, deep-fried Oreo cookies, Rocky Mountain oysters…The State Fair of Louisiana offers adventurous diners the chance to eat lots of unusual dishes. For the 2018 fair, organizers are introducing a new way for curious foodies to sample many of the most unique dishes at the fair. The first-ever Louisiana …
The live music lineup for Shreveport’s Let the Good Times Roll Festival is always an eclectic mix of hip-hop, zydeco, gospel, old school and R&B that – honestly – I’m not sure you’d find at any other festival. Organizers of the 2018 festival, which will take place June 15-17 at …
Let’s cut to the chase: You’re here for the list of food vendors for the 2017 Mudbug Madness Festival, which is schedule to take place, May 25-28, in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. You can download the food vendor list here. The list was kindly provided by festival organizers Downtown Shreveport …
Featured photo: Filipino sisig prepared by Linda Garagan Patton. The 2016 season of Shreveport Farmers’ Market is right around the corner (check their excellent new website for dates and info), and organizers have published a complete list of vendors expected to take part in the Summer 2016 market. For food lovers, …
Featured photo: Creole sauce piquant purchased from a vendor at Mudbug Madness in 2012. Each year around this time, I start planning what I’m going to be eating at Mudbug Madness. The annual crawfish and zydeco festival will return to Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport for its 33rd year, May …
Featured Photo: Fried plantains sit atop a bowl of peppered chicken gizzards served by the Pacemakers, an African food vendor at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market. One of the joys of the Fall edition of the Shreveport Farmers’ Market is the unpredictable variety of vendors who show up, seemingly out of …
Photo note: Photos used in this post are from our archives, and were taken at the 2010 festival. The 12th annual Highland Jazz and Blues Festival presented by Twisted Root Burger Company will be held, 12-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at Columbia Park in Shreveport’s historic Highland neighborhood. Festival …
Photo: My very amateur photo of the elusive Nokey Rotel, a twist on the popular party dip that will be available at the 28th Annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival. Long before I’d ever had my first taste of Nokey Rotel, I’d heard about it from friends. The story …
As frequent readers of the food posts here at 20×49.com will know already, I am a fan of the various styles of Asian cuisine. The variety of Asian food offerings available in Shreveport-Bossier has exploded in recent years, bringing new options like Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches (available at Dahn’s Deli …
