• February 3

Bite Club’s First Challenge: King Cakes!!

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Thanks for your patience –  here’s the information you’ve been waiting on for the Baton Rouge King Cake taste off!  This will be the first in a series of blind taste challenges called Bite Club, presented by Bite and Booze in partnership with Visit Baton Rouge.  The competition will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2011 starting at 5:30 p.m.  at Hollywood Casino’s Studio 7.  We are accepting nominations through 5 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2011 in two categories: traditional and non-traditional king cakes.  All traditional entries will be the same flavor – plain cinnamon.  The non-traditional category consists of king cake flavored items such as cupcakes, cake balls, coffee and ice cream.  Our current nominees are:

Traditional – Albertson’s, Ambrosia, Baum’s Bakery, Calandro’s, Cal’s Bakery,  Forte Grove, Gambino’s, Mary Lee Donuts, Matherne’s, Oak Point Fresh Market, Port Allen Bakery, Ralph’s Market, Strand’s Cafe and Thee Heavenly Donut.

Non-tradional - Bistro Byronz, Brew Ha Ha, Community Coffee, Kleinpeter Dairy, Party Pops – Baton Rouge, Splendido and Sweet Wishes Cafe.

The roster of judges is shaping up.  We will announce all judges by next Wednesday, February 9, 2011.

The event will be an official tweetup for the Baton Rouge Social Media Club.  We invite you to follow @biteandbooze, @VisitBatonRouge, @Hollywood_BR and @brsocme on twitter!




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  1. Marlana February 3rd

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    I’d like to nominate Splendido! Frozen Yogurt Bar’s King Cake frozen yogurt!


  2. Theresa February 3rd

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    Great, Marlana! We’ve added it to the list!


  3. Leslie February 4th

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    Funny. That sounds just like the Annual NOLA Eats King Cake Tasting Party. This will be its third year. I had even announced on Twitter (@NOLA_Eats) I would be doing both a traditional and non-traditional category, since locals’ tastes differed so much from new residents’ tastes.

    http://nola-eats.com/tag/king-cake-tasting-party/


  4. Theresa February 4th

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    Nice, Leslie. We need to follow you on twitter. One of our local bloggers did a post from a tasting at a plantation near NOLA. Is that the same event? Looked awesome!


  5. Claire February 6th

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    Oscar’s Pizza and Ice Cream Joint – king cake ice cream – ridiculously good.


  6. Dudley Mire III February 7th

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    I would like to nominate Cal’s Bakery in the traditional category


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Communications Coordinator for Visit Baton Rouge. LSU grad. Bleeds purple and gold. Wine enthusiast extraordinaire. Runner in the making. Traveler. Love everything Louisiana.