JACKSON, La (press release) – Galvez Rum, one of the newest premium craft rums on the market and inspired by Revolutionary War hero Bernardo de Gálvez, is now hitting store shelves, bars and restaurants across Louisiana. After years of development…
Louisiana food is naturally surf and turf. We often stuff our vegetables with seafood and sausage or ground meat. We top a steak with crab meat or crawfish. No one has to cajole us into the special flavors that form…
This can be made with frozen blackberries that have been thawed. Using frozen fruit doesn’t seem to diminish the flavor of this cordial. This drink is so right in Louisiana. Whenever I drink it, I feel…
Bordered by Crescent Park’s half-moon slice of greenspace and the Mississippi River levee is an old power station building in downtown Donaldsonville. Now painted church white, the vast structure is home to a small-batch distillery operated by Chip Noel who…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Raising Cane’s is celebrating the start of Carnival with a FREE 22 oz drink on Kings Day Monday, Jan. 6, through Tuesday, Jan. 7, for all Caniac Club members at restaurants across Louisiana. Offer notes: The offer…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Oxbow Rum Distillery Tasting Room and other participating locations feature special offerings with a portion of proceeds benefiting Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and…
Best New Restaurant King Brasserie & Bar which opened last year within the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, evokes the traditional neighborhood brasseries of France mingled with Mediterranean flare and the rich…
It’s hot out there. But we don’t have to tell y’all that. We do love our state, but summers can be long and a bit on the sweltering side. However, there’s good news. Throughout Louisiana there are numerous hotels offering…
We take our state crustacean for granted, routinely imbibing crawfish at those enormous family crawfish boils or enjoying the more sophisticated crawfish étouffée or bisque in a white tablecloth restaurant. But serving up those popular crawfish experiences wasn’t always a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On June 12 and 13, for the first time in the United States of America, the 2024 Americas selection for the Bocuse d’Or will take place in New Orleans. A doubly original selection as it…
LOUISIANA (press release) – On the 40th anniversary of Chef Paul’s seminal "Louisiana Kitchen" cookbook, Magic Seasoning Blends is offering a special one-day promotion that commemorates the book’s original release date. On Wednesday, April 17, "Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen" can be purchased for just $19.84.…
PONCHATOULA, La (press release) – Get ready to savor the sweetness of spring at the 52nd Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, happening from April 12th to April 14th, 2024, in Memorial Park. This beloved annual event celebrates the delicious Louisiana state fruit,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The sixth annual Cook-Off for the Coast will offer free family-friendly fun on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Docville Farm in St. Bernard Parish. The event – co-hosted by Restore the Mississippi River Delta, Vanishing…
Often listen to music when I cook. Lately, my choice has been “The Complete Million Dollar Quartet,” an impromptu jam session that took place at Sun Records in Memphis on December 4, 1956, with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee…
As the holiday season approaches, we’ve already started making plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Those big family celebrations are wonderful, but we also look forward to small seasonal meals with close friends. Here’s a menu loaded…
While it may also be known as Sportsman’s Paradise, Louisiana is home to more than just natural beauty. From top restaurants and breweries to music venues, museums and dance halls, the state is brimming with individuals keen to make Louisiana…
Since ice cream knows no season, this is a good time to enjoy some of autumn’s fruits and nuts in frozen form. Pecans, persimmons and apples, three fall favorites, can be turned into delicious ice creams. There are an infinite…
The scientific name for the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) means “tasty (or savory) beautiful swimmer,” and that is a most fitting description considering how delectable crab is and how many ways it can be prepared and served. The sweet…
If ever there was an optimum time to become a vegetarian, it is now. With all the fresh local produce available this month, a person could make the change and not feel at all deprived. A visit to the farmers…
photo courtesy delta biscuit; herons on the bayou; landry vineyards We must admit we’re skeptical when people rave about Louisiana red and white varietal wines. Most vineyards in the Deep South produce sweet muscadine or fruit-based wines. But we…
SPRING/SUMMER Spring and summer are the seasons seafood lovers look forward to during the cold, gray winter. Shrimp, crab, red snapper and redfish are some of the most longed for delicacies. Start dinner with crab cakes and then have red…
Lafayette’s year-long bicentennial revelries continue with the Celtic Bayou Festival bicentennial celebration March 17-18 (celticbayoufestival.com) followed by the March 26-30 Festival International de Louisiane bicentennial celebrations (festivalinternational.org). Chartered by the Louisiana Legislature in 1823 two years after its founding, the…
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Hometown Lakeland, Louisiana Age 32 Occupation President/CEO, Oxbow Rum Distillery Web oxbowrumdistillery.com Wheeling through the fields, the pickup bumps and bounds past walls of tall golden stalks. Windows rolled down, a small hand hanging out of the truck…
