South Louisiana is known for a wide variety of delicious food: muffalettas, boiled crawfish, grilled oysters, po boys of all varieties, and more. This time of year, however, we are generally focused on just one of our favorites: king cake! (in a week we promptly flip over to crawfish). Long-time,…
Every year a few brave bakers put themselves out there and try something new. This year, the king cake that caught my eye was the very unusual-looking Mardi Gras Medley King Cake served at Maple Street Bakery in Abita Springs. If you’re never been to Maple Street Bakery, you should…
This time of year is king cake time. You may think that Carnival season is about parades and fancy balls, but really. . . it’s about king cake. The great equalizer, king cakes can be bought practically anywhere this time of year–I just spotted some for sale at my pharmacy!…
Having a great idea can be exciting, but Sierra of Sugar Love Cakes in Slidell had a great idea that she couldn’t share with anyone. She wanted to wait until she had her own bakery to reveal it, and that dream was several years in the making. She pulled it…
Photograph by Brei Delahoussey Dong Phuong Your selfie game is on point. Your instagram is gorgeous. You are the first of your friends to try a new restaurant when it opens. You may be in a Mardi Gras Krewe but not one of the old lines. You could be a…
When everyone else is singing that it’s the most wonderful time of the year at Christmas, I’m counting down the days until 12th Night when my most wonderful time of the year begins. Mardi Gras is my Christmas. I love everything about Carnival time, but I especially look forward to…
Every year a lot of people ask us about gluten free king cakes. It’s not surprising, many people these days are avoiding gluten for a variety of reasons and who wants to skip a delicious treat like king cake? A few years ago it was almost impossible to find a…
This year my massive family will gather around multiple tables to celebrate Thanksgiving. I signed up for several slots on the SignUp Genius link, which will organize the smorgasbord of sumptuous eats. But with my siblings/aunts/uncle/etc having multiple kids, demanding jobs, and even traveling from afar to be here, we…
Attention: this list is for 2019. While I have done my best to verify all of these deals it does help to call ahead and make sure the are still participating when you are ready to go. If you’re looking for our regular Kids Eat Free list, that can be…
If you ask former south shore residents what new restaurant they’re excited about, they’ll invariably tell you Oak Oven. A fixture in River Ridge for many years now, Oak Oven is the kind of restaurant that’s difficult to find and a treasure when you do. It’s a modern update of…