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We need your holiday events
Planning a food-centric holiday event? Send it to us for listing in the print and online Food sections. Email your event, including the time, date, place and admission charge, if any, to...
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Jay Ducote, Tin Roof host pop-up dinner
Chef Jay Ducote of biteandbooze.com, chef Aaron Brown of Taco de Paco and Tin Roof Brewing Co. will host a pop-up dinner, “The Truck, The Brewer and The Blogger II” at 7 p.m. Thursday. The menu starts...
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Londoner to host Sazerac Whisky Dinner
The Londoner Grill, 4214 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, will host a Sazerac Whiskey Dinner Dec. 5 at 6:45 p.m. The dinner will start, of course, with cocktails and a whisky tasting of Sazerac...
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St. James to host gingerbread contest
The St. James Parish Festival of the Bonfires will host a Gingerbread House Decorating Contest at 10 a.m. Dec. 15. Entries and a $15 entry fee, which includes a pre-baked gingerbread kit, must be...
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Meatless Monday: Pesto Rice
Pesto Rice Recipe is from Jennifer Trahan and Christine Fulton, co-owners of Cajun Country Rice. 2 cups cooked long grain rice 1/2 cup pine nuts, divided 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered and seasoned to...
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Donner-Peltier Distillers sets open house
Check out Thibodaux’s own Donner-Peltier Distillers , 1635 St. Patrick Highway, at their open house Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. The distillery will offer free tours and samples of their rice vodka Oryza...
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Meatless Monday: Corn Spoonbread
Corn Spoonbread Serves 8. Recipe is from Martha White. 4 large eggs, beaten 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 (8.5-oz.) can cream-style corn 1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped mild green chilies, undrained 1 (6-oz.) pkg....
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Louisiana Cookin’ goes national with Restaurant IPO
The January issue of Louisiana Cookin’ magazine is going national, and Baton Rouge’s own chef Chris Wadsworth of Restaurant IPO is featured. The Office bar — located above IPO — is celebrating at 6:30...
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Meatless Monday: Vegetarian Spaghetti
Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce Serves 6. Recipe is by Suzanne Vandyck. 1 lb. eggplant, peeled and cut in 1-inch cubes 1 red bell pepper and 1 green bell pepper, cut into small strips 1 carrot, finely...
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Restaurant IPO’s chef Chris Wadsworth wins Community Coffee contest
With a menu titled “A Day at the Office,” chef Chris Wadsworth of Restaurant IPO won the WYES-New Orleans Cooking With Community Coffee contest held earlier this year. His dinner, which was Sept. 25,...
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SoBou offers cocktail lesson
SoBou bar chef Abigail Gullo will lead a seminar discussing the history, techinques and variations of the Manhattan at a 5 p.m. Monday workshop, “I’ll Take Manhattan: A Cocktail Seminar,” at SoBou, 310...
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Meatless Monday: Kale Chips
Kale Chips Makes 4 servings. Recipe is by Helana Brigman. 1 bunch kale, washed, dried and torn into bite-sized pieces Olive oil, for dressing Kosher salt, for dusting 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees....
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Win big in cooking contests
The home cooks who win the national cooking contests now seeking entries will take home thousands of dollars in prizes. Competitors in the 46th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest will be vying for...
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Londoner to host beer dinner
The Londoner, 4215 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, is hosting a beer dinner Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. featuring five courses and cocktails from four breweries. Brooklyn Brewery’s Local 1 will be...
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Meatless Monday: Basil Tomato Soup
Basil Tomato Soup Serves 3 or 4. Recipe is by Corinne Cook. 2 tbls. butter or margarine ½ onion, chopped 1 or 2 carrots, peeled and shredded 1 (14.5-oz.) can peeled whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1...
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Curbside crew to open N.O. eatery
The crew behind Baton Rouge’s popular Curbside food truck are bringing their grub to a brick-and-mortar store in New Orleans. Owner Nick Hufft said the bar of Barcadia, 601 Tchopitoulas St., wNew...
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Cowbell launches new menu
Cowbell, 8801 Oak St., New Orleans, will now open for brunch on Saturdays and all day on Monday, except from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Chef Brack May’s brunch menu will include dishes such as sourdough pancakes...
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Meatless Monday: Greek Vegetable Sandwiches
Greek Vegetable Sandwiches Makes 6 sandwiches. Recipe is from Margo Bouanchaud (Hayes) and Mary Ann Monsour’s “Culinary Secrets” cookbook. 1 medium eggplant, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds 1 large onion...
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Registration slated for Kay Ewing’s class
Kay Ewing’s Everyday Gourmet will offer a spring cooking class, Southwest Cuisine. Registration begins at 10 a.m. March 15 for weekday sessions and at 10 a.m. March 16 for Saturday sessions. The menu...
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Meatless Monday: Avocado Apricot Almond Salad
Avocado Apricot Almond Salad Serves 4 as a side salad. Recipe is from Earthbound Farm. 5 ozs. prewashed mixed baby greens (6 cups) 1/4 cup fresh whole tarragon leaves About 1/4 cup Lemon Vinaigrette...
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