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 …
J’Shanae’s Magnolia Tea, a soul food buffet located at 7601 Pines Road in Shreveport, is unlike most local soul food restaurants in several noteworthy ways. For starters, J’Shanae’s Magnolia Tea is an all-you-care-to-eat buffet. Buffet features change daily and, for the most part, run the gamut of traditional soul food/Southern …
Word began to circulate on Monday that Chipotle Mexican Grill’s first Shreveport location will open for business on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The restaurant, which is located at 7030 Youree Drive in the University Place shopping center, will be open daily, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Chipotle is a chain – and an …
A relative newcomer to Shreveport-Bossier’s food scene, Rib Tip Express (2112 S. Market St., Shreveport) is a no-frills, drive-through ‘cue joint serving rib tips, brisket, Maxwell Street-style Polish sausages and more. If you manage to miss the phrase “Chicago Style BBQ,” which is written all over the small, colorful building, …
Until I actually spent some time talking to the folks who run the Lilah’s Bakery food truck, I admit that I didn’t appreciate what made it special. “Grown-up grilled cheeses,” I thought. “Everyone’s doing grown-up grilled cheeses these days.” But now that I’ve spent some time with Mr. Tike and …
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 …
If you should find yourself with an eggplant, you could do a lot worse than slice it up and fry it. From Sicilian to Cajun, lots of the world’s great food cultures have figured this out. My in-laws pan fry thick slices of eggplant and cover them in Cajun seasoning, …
Located at 724 E. Flournoy Lucas Road in Shreveport, Gullo’s Fresh Produce and Bake Shop is a family-run produce stand and bake shop that has been serving plate lunches, tamales, and some of the region’s best cheeseburgers for more than 30 years. I recently visited Gullo’s with KTAL 6 reporter …
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 …
Before having lunch at the Garden Grille and Bar – a restaurant located inside of the new, dual-branded Hilton Garden Inn® and Homewood Suites in Bossier City – I had managed to get my expectations up pretty high. Several friends who are regular lunch patrons had told me about the …
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 …
For the last year or so, I’ve been hearing talk about the fried catfish at I Fry. I Fry is a mobile food vendor that recently opened a storefront at 101 Travis St. in downtown Shreveport. Friday and Saturday nights In the wee hours of each Thursday morning, owners Dennis …
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 …
The 37th Annual Red River Revel kicks off at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, bringing with it more than 140 art vendors, three stages of live entertainment, roving street performers and more. But, as you may have guessed from the title of this post, some of us – and I …
Housed in a weathered, old wooden building that once served as a country schoolhouse, Shank Cat’s Bar-B-Que sits just a stone’s throw off of I-49 in Frierson, Louisiana. The business is named for the original proprietor, Carrie “Shank Cat” Scott, who passed away in 1995 at the age of 85. …
For folks in the South, fall is that time of year where you can finally consider the notion of getting outside to enjoy a breath of fresh air without breaking a sweat in the process. This year, it also means the return of Lunch on the Lawn, starting Friday Sept. …
The Food Network has changed the way society thinks about food. Specifically, The Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race has made the simple act of eating good food from a restaurant on wheels a badge of coolness. You can get your “cool badge,” along with some really great fries, …
Before you step foot in the Cotton Boll Grill, located at 1624 Fairfield Avenue in Shreveport, there are a few things that you really should know: Regardless of the time of day, it’s going to smell more like bacon than any other place you’ve ever been. It’s going to smell …
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 …
Once you’ve been seated at Market 104, the newly-opened restaurant located inside of the Hilton in downtown Shreveport, your server will present you with two things: a giant vessel of ice water and a hot cornbread muffin accompanied by a dollop of paprika honey butter. Cover the cornbread in that …
