Tag Archives: Food

I've noticed an interesting developing trend in Baton Rouge print media: out-of-state imports with no fear of gratuitously expressing distaste for beloved local institutions.

A newcomer to the restaurant business expects to be a smashing success in a building where several other eateries have failed in the past decade.

Nowadays, fall has a distinctive scent, something the kids call "pumpkin spice," and something I like to call "what the hell is this fucking cinnamon smell?"

The Cheesecake Factory, in spite of its name evoking images of wheat-grass extract and raw kale, has a menu replete with numerous unhealthy dishes.

The nice thing about hating fads is that you know, if you wait long enough, your moment of schadenfreude will come - as it has with the cupcake chain Crumbs Bake Shop.

The former four-term governor and current congressional candidate/convicted felon managed to win yet another election by garnering more votes than fellow South Louisiana native boiled crawfish.

A couple of scavengers from the Louisiana swamps that some people find disgusting are facing off in the finals of this year's March Madness tournament.

It's the Final Four: The Kingfish takes on the Silver Zipper while étouffée fights mudbugs for the right to be called the penultimate state faire.