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Award-Winning Chefs in Shreveport-Bossier Create Authentic Culinary Treats To have great food is to have great chefs behind it. We’re lucky to have some of the best. Chef Anthony Felan and Chef Frank Harris are two of our community’s most renowned chefs. You can taste their talents any day at Fat …

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CHEF TOOTIE MORRISON TO BRING A TASTE OF LOUISIANA TO CHARLOTTE

One of 14 Louisiana Chefs Selected to Participate in 2022 North Carolina Culinary Event Our very own Chef Ernestine “Tootie” Morrison is one of 14 top Louisiana chefs heading to Charlotte, N.C. to feature Louisiana’s unique flavors in several of the area’s top restaurants. The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, …

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New Website Lists Black-Owned Food Businesses in Shreveport-Bossier

Featured photo by Chelsa King of Crowned ShreveportBlackRestaurants.com is a new website produced by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, in collaboration with Loving This Life Jada, that aims to serve as a one-stop-shop for anyone seeking information on Black-owned food businesses in Shreveport-Bossier. The site launched on Tuesday, July …

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With Chef Libby Patterson Smith, SALT is Better Than Ever

Chef Libby Patterson Smith and team have completely turned around SALT, the restaurant at Shreveport Aquarium.

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Super-Savory Fried Rice at Geaux Wings N Rice

If you’re under the impression that one takeout order of fried rice is pretty much equivalent to the next, I’d point you in the direction of Geaux Wings N Rice (2100 Benton Road, Bosser City) for an example of just how good fried rice can be. Formerly known as Wings …

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Meet May the Cheese Be With You, Shreveport-Bossier’s Star Wars-themed Food Truck

In 10 years of conducting interviews with food entrepreneurs in Shreveport-Bossier, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much as I did while discussing the new May the Cheese Be With You food truck with co-owner Debbie Williamson. Williamson and her friend and business partner Donna Higgins bought the grilled …

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Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins Talks 318 Restaurant Week, Eating Local and More

Right smack dab in the middle of 318 Restaurant Week 2019, I caught up with Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins while he and several of his staff were having lunch at Real BBQ and More. Mayor Perkins, who describes himself as a foodie, is an enthusiastic supporter of the promotion, which …

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Kim’s Chicken and Waffles Now Open in Shreve City

Though it doesn’t currently have a website, a Facebook page, or any other social media presence that I could find, Kim’s Chicken and Waffles (1203 Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy., Shreveport) appears to have had no problem getting the word out since opening in Shreveport on Nov. 24. I stopped in on their fifth …

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Menu Explorer: Angie’s Lumpia at Biscotti’s

You could be forgiven if, upon arrival at Biscotti’s – the first-rate little restaurant attached to Lewis’ Gifts at 5807 Youree Drive in Shreveport – you didn’t look around and say to yourself “Here’s a place where I can get some killer Filipino food.” Mike Lewis, co-owner and chef at Biscotti’s, has …

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Menu Explorer: Peruvian-Style Rotisserie Chicken at El Mono

Like a lot of you, I consider myself an adventurous eater. When I visit a restaurant that serves the food of another culture, I’m not going to order a cheeseburger. Food provides a window into international cultures and an opportunity to learn about the people, places, and flavors of communities …

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Outstanding Plate Lunches at Bergeron’s in Shreveport

Luckily for local food lovers, there are two locations of Bergeron’s Boudin and Cajun Meats in Shreveport-Bossier, and they’re both great in different ways. While the Bossier City location serves some of the best smoked hamburgers to be found in either city, the Shreveport location (7805 East Kings Hwy., Shreveport) …

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Glenwood Tea Room Introduces Full English Breakfasts

One wonderful thing about the restaurant community in Shreveport-Bossier is the randomness with which we are gifted with incredible international eats. You can get what may be the best Hawaiian food in the South from Ono’s Traditional Hawaiian Cuisine, outstanding Peruvian food from El Mono, or pick up the national …

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Menu Explorer: Bánh mì Sandwiches at Pho L’amour

If there’s anything that beats a good bánh mì sandwich – the popular Vietnamese sandwich that consists of grilled pork, chicken, Vietnamese ham and a ton of veggies – it’s two bánh mì sandwiches for the price of one. At Pho L’amour, a Vietnamese eatery located at 530 East Kings …

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Third Edition of Eat Here Guide Now Available

The third edition of Eat Here: A Food Lover’s Guide to Shreveport-Bossier, a publication of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, has arrived! The 32-page, photo-filled guide to Shreveport-Bossier’s local food and drink scene can be downloaded or viewed at Shreveport-Bossier.org or can be picked up in-person at the Visitor …

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Hungry for Hungarian? Try A Taste of Vienna

In what may be the least-expected restaurant opening of 2017 to date, A Taste of Vienna (3325 Industrial Drive, Bossier City) recently opened in the space that formerly housed Sabores Dominican Restaurant. Fans of the recently closed bar Maurice’s will be delighted to know that this restaurant is the domain …

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Six Of Our Favorite 318 Restaurant Week Specials

318 Restaurant Week is coming up, March 14-18, and complete details of the lunch and dinner specials being offered by dozens of local restaurants are starting to pop up. While some participating eateries have opted to simply throw in a bag of chips or a side salad when popular menu …

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Get to Know Riverview Restaurant and Brewhouse at 318 Restaurant Week Event

Riverview Restaurant and Brewhouse—the new restaurant concept that Margaritaville Resort Casino Bossier City unveiled on March 3—was designed for parties. There are sharing plates, huge desserts, 30 beers on tap, a couple of wines on tap and an upstairs, adults-only game room with everything from a The Walking Dead-themed pinball …

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All 12 318 Restaurant Week Special Events, Described in One Sentence Each

The second installment of 318 Restaurant Week is scheduled for March 14-18, 2017. This edition of the local restaurant promotion will be a citywide event with nearly 40 participating eateries, 12 special, one-night-only dining experiences, plus a guided food tour hosted by Chef Hardette Harris. That’s more than twice the …

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Healthier Southern Options at Jacoma’s Bistro and Lounge

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 …

A photo of a pupusa from El Bazar Mexicano #2 in Shreveport

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Outstanding Pupusas and Friendly Faces at El Bazar Mexicano #2

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Featured Image: Pupusas filled with cheese and shredded pork are served with a cabbage slaw called curtido at El Bazar Mexicano #2 in Shreveport. Photo by Shannon Palmer Art. In recent years, it has become easier and easier to locate authentic, inexpensive and delicious eats at taquerias, noodle shops and …

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