At the end of January, I had the tremendous pleasure of speaking at Food Blog South in Birmingham, Alabama. The food conference featured speakers and attendees from all over the country. Jason and Shaun, the event’s organizers, invited me back for a second year in a row to speak about incorporating video into a food [...]
On Thursday, November 29, 2012, there will be a feast that you don’t want to miss. I’ll be teaming up with the Taco de Paco food truck chef Aaron Brown, the Tin Roof Brewing Company, and Cupcake Genius Christina Stephens to put on the second-ever pop-up beer dinner at the Tin Roof Brewery! With support [...]
Chef Scott Varnedoe got his call to cook in the James Beard House for the first time in May, 2010. To him, the Beard awards are the pinnacle of the culinary world. While cooking in the house is not quite the same as winning one of the top awards, it still holds some exceptional prestige. [...]
The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without my Easy Cranberry Yam Bread. Make ahead and freeze for all the extras in your house or make as a homemade holiday gift, a gift that keeps on giving. This quick bread takes advantage of cream cheese and biscuit baking mix for one of the easiest recipes ever. [...]
After pouring over 600,000 restaurants, millions of reviews and a billion page-views, the leading mobile restaurant app and reservation system, Urbanspoon, recently announced its 2012 Top High-End Restaurant List. The restaurants on the list were selected based on the attention received from professional food critics, food bloggers and the general public across Urbanspoon’s website and [...]
Are you traveling to Baton Rouge for the holidays, or is preparing your holiday menu turning you into a Grinch? We’ve put together a list of dining options for Christmas Day! We’re constantly adding to our list, so please let us know if you know of other restaurants that will be open in the Baton [...]
This weekend promises to be a great time for visitors and locals alike in the Red Stick …we’ll enjoy perfect weather, great football- and who could forget about the amazing tailgating experience! I also thought I’d share a few things to do in Baton Rouge this weekend while you are not at the game or tailgating. First [...]
Perkins Road is a long street with a many stores and attractions including Perkins Rowe. Closer to the Garden District, Perkins Road offers a pocket of places around what locals call the Perkins Road Overpass. A few staples of this area are Chelsea’s, Zippy’s, The Royal Standard, and Frankie’s Dawg House. Chelsea’s is a restaurant [...]
For those of you who are not going to Tuscaloosa this weekend for the LSU vs. Alabama (game of the season), we’ve put together a list of great places to tailgate in Baton Rouge for away games! Feel free to comment and add your own suggestions of fun game day experiences. The Chimes- Work on [...]
In honor of LSU students going back to school yesterday I thought I’d write about something close to the LSU campus. Chimes Street is one of the first places I thought of. Located right outside the North gates of campus, this one street encompasses the sights, sounds, and especially the tastes of LSU. Here are [...]
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