As we all know, this has been a rough time for MANY of our local businesses. The restaurant industry in particular took a very hard hit having to pivot from dining in to take out and then back to a very limited type of dining in (some couldn’t make this…
Tired of cooking? Looking to feed you whole family with a take out meal? It can add up if you have several children and they all get their own kids’ meal. And if your kids are like mine, there’s no guarantee they’ll eat it anyway! Family meals to the rescue!…
It’s finally starting to feel like more like spring (according to my seasonal allergies, if not always the weather), and crawfish prices are slowly trickling lower and lower. Soon the air will be filled with spicy wafts of steam from weekend boils, and at the end of every boil, there’s…
The governor has officially shut down dining rooms across Louisiana but restaurants are still cooking and still offering food in a number of different ways. We’ve got a list here of places offering a way to keep social distance and get food for your family. I am linking directly to…
In New Orleans there are names that you immediately recognize: Copeland, Haydel, Brennan. There’s one local family that you may not recognize immediately, but maybe you should. This family’s iconic product is synonymous with New Orleans, but most of us don’t know who exactly makes it or the story behind…
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…
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…