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Food

Gail's Fine Ice Cream, located at 3025 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge.

Madi May’s Menu: This ice cream parlor will have you asking for seconds

By Madison Martin, Entertainment Reporter March 30, 2025

Sweet treats have become the new hangout in college. Students throughout dorms, fraternity and sorority houses can be heard asking if anyone is interested in getting a sweet treat tonight. I’ve got...

SuSu's New Orleans Kitchen opening soon sign, located in Liverpool, England.

From Louisiana to Liverpool: LSU alumni brings Cajun food across the pond

By Emily Bracher, Entertainment Reporter March 26, 2025

Seventeen years after graduating from LSU, an alumnus and his wife are bringing a taste of Louisiana to Liverpool, England, with the opening of their New Orleans-style restaurant. Reggie and Cassie Pullman...

Red Bean and Rice Festival sign sits Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rhorer Plaza in Baton Rouge, La.

Red Bean and Rice Heritage and Music Festival helps preserve the unique culture of Louisiana

By Ashlynn Baillio, Entertainment Reporter March 25, 2025

The Baton Rouge Red Bean and Rice Music and Heritage Festival brought together food, music and small businesses for a lively celebration of Louisiana’s rich culture. Its origins trace back to former...

Two chicken tacos and a side of chips and guacamole at Barracuda Taco Stand in Baton Rouge, La.

Madi May’s Menu: Barracuda is not just any taco stand

By Madison Martin, Entertainment Reporter March 23, 2025

A neighborhood taco stand excitingly buzzes for the drivers passing by, just a few minutes off campus. The greenhouse-like roof covering an outside seated dining area, strung with lights and filled...

Boiled crawfish on display .

Where to get the best crawfish in Baton Rouge? We put four places to the test

By Ashlynn Baillio, Entertainment Reporter March 21, 2025

Crawfish season is in full swing, and Baton Rouge offers no shortage of places to get a fix. Seafood spots are serving up pounds of Louisiana’s favorite crustacean all across the city; however, not...

Lemon blueberry muffin sits at Light House Coffee in Baton Rouge, La.

Madi May’s Menu: Light House Coffee’s simply irresistible lemon blueberry muffin

By Madison Martin, Entertainment Reporter March 17, 2025

Muffins can be an ordinary treat, but if you’re looking for a fresh, homemade and deliciously unique muffin, Light House Coffee, located at 257 Lee Drive, offers just that. The coffee shop is open...

Front of Baton Rouge dessert shop, Bonjour, located at 5727 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge.

Rev Rank: Is Bonjour’s Dubai chocolate crepe a sweet treat or an overhyped trend?

By Lana Lawson, Entertainment Reporter March 17, 2025

Dubai chocolate has taken the internet by a storm and local Baton Rouge dessert shop Bonjour has jumped on the trend, adding its own twist. Bonjour is a dessert shop, located at 5727 Essen Lane, known...

Owners of Crafted Nibbles, Valencia and Michelle Anderson.

How social media transformed the lives of a Baton Rouge mother-daughter duo’s small business

By Lana Lawson, Entertainment Reporter March 5, 2025

One small trip and a few social media posts forever changed the lives of the mother-daughter duo behind Crafted Nibbles, Baton Rouge’s first build-your-own cheese box business. Valencia, mother, and...

Mardi Gras Float

Lenten-friendly restaurants to eat this Lent near LSU

By Laura Allen, Entertainment Reporter March 5, 2025

With Lent just one week away, it's nearly time for students who celebrate to begin observing all the Lenten traditions that come with the season. Though it can be quite difficult to find places that...

Mardi Gras flavored purple drink in front of king cake babies and confetti.

Ten Mardi Gras menus to check out around Baton Rouge

By Emily Bracher, Entertainment Reporter February 20, 2025

Mardi Gras is here and many restaurants, coffee shops and local businesses have added seasonal drinks and dishes to its menus. Whether it is a purple, green and gold beverage or a festive cookie, here...

Attendees wait to take home their king cakes after a class at Eloise's Market and Cakery on Jan. 31, 2025 in Baton Rouge, La.

King cakes and drag queens: Eloise’s Market and Cakery offers a unique carnival celebration

By Courtney Bell, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2025

Not every bakery in Baton Rouge has a king cake-making class, a drag queen and bingo games on a Friday night in February, but Eloise’s Market and Cakery combines all three to foster Carnival community...

Express Bowl sits on a gloomy day in Baton Rouge, La.

What’s the hype about? Express Bowl’s $8 hibachi bowl goes viral on TikTok

By Lana Lawson, Entertainment Reporter February 18, 2025

Express Bowl, a Baton Rouge hibachi bowl restaurant, has gone viral all over TikTok. LSU student and local social media influencer, Fabian Beaucoudray, posted a video to her TikTok account showing off...