Each year during 318 Restaurant Week, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (publisher of this blog) releases a new edition of Eat Here: A Foodie’s Guide to Shreveport-Bossier. The 2020 edition of the guide is now available to read online, download as a .PDF, or request a free, printed copy …
Featured Photo: Baton Rouge-based chef and food personality Jay Ducote will cook at the Pineywoods Supper Club event on Sunday, Nov. 20. Photo by Jenn Ocken Photography and used courtesy of Jay Ducote. Over the past few years, Baton Rouge-based chef, writer and all-around food personality Jay Ducote has become one …
Click here to view or download Eat Here: A Food Lover’s Guide to Shreveport-Bossier. If there’s one aspect of life in Louisiana that attracts more attention than any other, it’s probably the food. The friendly folks at the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau – publishers of the 20×49.com blog – have …
Photo Note: The featured photo associated with this post is of a Vietnamese bahn mi sandwich ($3) from All in the Phamily Vietnamese Food, a vendor at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market. The Shreveport Farmers’ Market returned for its Fall 2014 season on Saturday, Oct. 25. The fall market is held …
By the time I’d driven out to the Longwood General Store in Mooringsport, taken a seat in the gas station/convenience store/restaurant’s dining area and taken a look at the menu, I was already making a mental list of friends that I’d like to invite to accompany me to this magical …
Garrett Johnson hates sweet tea. Johnson, who works as development director for a Shreveport non-profit and has blogged for 20×49.com about cycling in Shreveport-Bossier, is aware that a hatred for sweet iced tea is not something to broadcast too loudly in Louisiana. “I usually get some dirty looks when I …
By now, local food lovers may have already heard that Food Network will be taping an episode of “Food Court Wars” at Pierre Bossier Mall on Saturday, Jan. 25. While the program’s producers are keeping a tight lid on who exactly will be competing during Saturday’s taping, the competitors will …
Holy cow, there’s a lot going on in Shreveport-Bossier’s food scene at the moment. Restaurants are opening and moving, pop-ups have come to town, and numerous food-related special events are on the horizon. In the spirit of including as many as possible, let’s cut right to the chase: 1. Allen’s …
When a small but popular grocery store in Bossier City closed in 2013, it left Shreveport-Bossier and the surrounding region without a local resource for Indian, South Asian and Mediterranean food products, spices and ingredients. Spice & All, a new Asian and Mediterranean grocery store located at 1047 Barksdale Hwy. …
So, I know it’s a little early to be thinking about lunch on Friday, but how does pizza sound? With a side of pesto noodles? And a slice of decadent cheesecake for dessert? What if you could eat all of those things without feeling horrible afterwards; what if you could …
Technically, Salsitas is a Mexican restaurant located inside of a barbecue joint (Smokin’ A’s) that is connected to a donut shop (King Donut) at 303 East Kings Highway. Looking for a rack of ribs, a bowl of homemade shrimp ceviche and a bear claw? You can get all three in …
Barbecue is a controversial topic in Shreveport-Bossier. Locals have their favorite places, ranging from sprawling, well-known restaurants to tiny rib shacks behind service stations. And I’ve enjoyed meals at many of our local barbecue joints. But it’s an undeniable fact that many of the folks who pour into Shreveport-Bossier each …
Shreveport-Bossier’s international food scene has seen explosive growth in recent years. The arrival of taquerias, in particular, has been a welcome addition to the landscape of international cuisines available to local food lovers. While taquerias aren’t for everyone – they’re usually tiny, and are often located inside of a retail …
April is shaping up to be an incredibly busy (and tasty) month in Shreveport-Bossier. Here are just a few of the many food and wine-related events coming up this month: Cork Wine Festival has, once again, sold out well in advance. However, if you’d like to learn a bit about …
With the Boom or Bust Byway – a new, scenic driving tour of rural northwestern Louisiana via LA Highway 2 – making the headlines recently, I wanted to get a little more familiar with the local eats available in places like Oil City and Vivian, which are featured stops along …
Since Frank’s Pizza Napoletana opened at 6950 Fern Avenue in Shreveport in early 2013, I’ve paid several visits to the unique pizzeria. The centerpiece of this locally-owned restaurant is an open kitchen built around an impressive, wood-fired Stefano Ferrara oven. Stefano Ferrara ovens are acknowledged as elite in the pizza …
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 …
You know you’re in Louisiana when you’re sitting in a Vietnamese restaurant that was a MetroPCS payment center the last time you drove past, eyeballing a menu that lists a possibly (but most likely not) Spongebob Squarepants-inspired dish called squid and pineapple alongside gar and buffalo fish baskets (the Houma …
Julie Anne’s Bakery, a charming little bakery and cafe located at 825 Kings Highway in Shreveport, could be described as “thoroughly Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana.” The bakery does a swift, year-round business in king cakes and other seasonal pies and cakes. As noon approaches, the dining room fills with well-to-do ladies meeting …
Author’s Note: Today’s post was originally intended to profile Stocky’s Pizza in Haughton, La., a family pizzeria that has recently landed in the headlines because of reports of paranormal activity caught on videotape in the restaurant’s kitchen. However, my photos from Stocky’s came out murky and unappealing. So, in a …
