If you’ve eaten the occasional lunch in downtown Shreveport over the last two and and a half years, chances are good that you’re on a first-name basis with Scott and Liz of Sevendipity Café, located…
Since it opened in 2012, I’ve regarded the South Highlands coffee house Rhino Coffee as a genuinely beautiful place to grab a cup of coffee, meet up with friends or catch some live music (their…
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…
(Pictured above: A fried shrimp po-boy, served on Leidenheimer Baking Co. bread, from Kim’s Seafood and Po-Boy in Bossier City.) If you were asked to recommend just one item of Carnival season food or drink,…
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…
As we mentioned earlier this week on this blog, the good folks at Herby-K’s will be hosting their Third Annual Block Party and Benefit, 2-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20. The shindig serves as both a…
If there’s any accurate barometer by which one could measure Shreveport-Bossier’s increasing interest in celebrating our local food scene, that barometer could well be the number of special dinners and food-centric events currently being promoted…
Dear Mr. Kwon, First off, in case you find the idea of an open letter to you creepy, please allow me to explain. As an Avett Brothers fan and a food blogger, I know that…
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…
Update: What’s Up Diner has relocated from Shreveport to Bossier City since this post was originally made. Their new address is 2826 Barksdale Blvd. in Bossier City, the former location of Beam’s Restaurant. I grew…
The recently-opened Bella Fresca Bistro, located at 609 Absinthe Court in Shreveport (just off of E. Flournoy Lucas Road), is a smaller, more casual offshoot of the original Bella Fresca location. The menu ranges from…
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…
For a country-boy-turned-city-dweller like me, the rural location of Shockley’s Fish and Fixins, located at 1332 Robinson Road in Haughton Elm Grove, was reason enough to visit. A pretty spot-on, hilarious Yelp review advised that…
I must have looked pretty confused, standing there just inside the entrance to Murrell’s, a camera slung over my shoulder, looking like I’d seen a ghost. But then, I was confused. I’d been under the…
Sitting across the table from me in his new restaurant, China Legend – the third Chinese take-out spot that he has opened in Shreveport-Bossier in 11 years – Sky Lin is having a hard time…
Blue Southern Comfort Foods, a tiny, neighborhood eatery with a fantastic signature burger, recently opened at 1173 Louisiana Avenue. If the location seems familiar, that’s because it has been home to a series of beloved,…
With the incredibly popular Shreveport Farmers’ Market returning for 2013 this Saturday, June 1, there’s no better time to celebrate the benefits of eating local. One local program that is teaching young people to grow,…
Daq’s Wings and Grill, located at 1705 Old Minden Road, is a popular Monroe sports bar that recently opened a second location in Bossier City. With about a dozen giant televisions tuned to sports and…
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…
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…
