I’m not going to try and b.s. you, folks: I wouldn’t know authentic Peruvian food if it bit me on the face. But I do know when something tastes delicious, and if the cooking at newly opened El Mono (2400 East 70th Street, Shreveport) is representative of the culinary traditions …
Shreveport-Bossier’s mobile food vendor scene, which brought local food lovers Hawaiian food and German food in 2016, has added another fantastic international eatery. Mucho Rico Colombian Food has been popping up these last few weeks in the parking lot of Summer Grove Baptist Church, serving traditional Colombian favorites like arepas, …
Featured photo: A photo of a bowl of saimin soup, a popular Hawaiian noodle soup that is a lot like Japanese ramen. If I were asked to name one food item that’s popular across the U.S. but strangely unavailable in Shreveport-Bossier, I’d say “ramen.” The national ramen craze of the …
Featured photo: Marilynn’s Place is a Cajun and Creole restaurant located at 4041 Fern Avenue in Shreveport. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Like anything that happens at Marilynn’s Place – a festive Cajun and Creole eatery located in a converted Texaco station in Shreveport’s Broadmoor neighborhood – there’s a story behind …
Featured photo: Gabriel Balderas will open a restaurant this fall in South Shreveport’s Provenance neighborhood. Gabriel Balderas is having a really interesting year. Named to Louisiana Cookin’ magazine’s “Chefs to Watch” list for 2016 (six chefs are featured each September; past groups have included folks like Cory Bahr in 2011 …
Featured Photo: A bowl of spicy vermicelli noodle soup from Southern Phở. About halfway through my bowl of Bún bò Huế ($6 small, $10 large) during a recent visit to Southern Phở (2100 Benton Road, Suite D, Bossier City), I’m pretty sure that my spirit left my body. As I worked my way …
Featured Photo: Sione Maumalanga (far right) and members of the Ono’s Traditional Hawaiian Cuisine team are preparing for the June 4 launch of their food truck at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market. It boggles the mind that there’s not a restaurant serving Hawaiian cuisine on every other corner in every major …
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 image: A promotional image from the documentary film City of Gold, which will screen at Robinson Film Center on May 26. I try not to get too personal on this blog. It is, after all, the official destination blog of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. Occasionally, however, there’s …
Featured Photo: Four tacos (clockwise: chicharrón, barbacoa, al pastor, lengua) from Los Potrillos in Bossier City. 20×49.com would like to thank reader Webster Stewart for the tip about Los Potrillos. It’s getting harder and harder to not eat tacos in Shreveport-Bossier. That’s because places like the new Los Potrillos Taqueria (1835 …
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 …
Featured photo: A combination bánh mì from All in the Phamily. One thing about the food and drink scene in Shreveport-Bossier: when change happens, it almost never happens at a slow, steady pace. The sudden proliferation of really good Vietnamese bánh mì sandwiches – served at only one or two places …
Featured photo: Tacos al pastor (I ordered them without minced pineapple, but the pineapple is an option) from Smokey Coyote. I know that I’ve posted about several taquerías and taco vendors recently, but I can’t help it. For taco lovers like me, the local quality of life just continues to …
Featured photo: Chilean sea bass prepared in a traditional Vietnamese “clay pot” method by Chef Frederick Ngo of Jimmy’s Steak & Seafood. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Whenever I’m attempting to sum up what I find so special about Shreveport-Bossier’s food scene, I always end up circling the idea that this …
A Vietnamese bánh mi sandwich is a crispy French baguette stuffed with charbroiled pork, ham, herbs, liver paté and pickled vegetables. While extolling the virtues of these incredible sandwiches, I usually lose a certain percentage of people at “liver paté.” But please, trust me on this one: the paté is essential, both for …
Featured photo: A photo of the Moni’s Brats trailer, courtesy of Monica Rogers. Shreveport-Bossier’s mobile food vendor scene could be called a lot of things, but “predictable” is not one of them. Take, for example, the newest mobile food vendor to debut: Moni’s Brats, a food trailer serving bratwurst, currywurst, …
***Update: La Costenita, sadly, has closed. Those tamales will be missed. We’re leaving this post up, but this restaurant is CLOSED.*** Sometimes, when I have a really terrific dining experience at a place where I didn’t expect to have one, I think: “Maybe I just caught these folks on a …
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 …
Bibimbap, a traditional Korean dish with a name that is as fun to say aloud as the dish itself is to eat, is just one of a dozen or so Korean options on the menu at Kabuki Sushi and Roll, located just north of Shed Road on Airline Drive in …
