8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (835+ words) Molly Baz's "Cook This Book" was the inspiration cookbook for the Baton Rouge-based "Cookbook Club" to host their July 19, 2026 meal. Rebecca DeLatin represents one of the silver linings of the fire that destroyed our home last August. When we ended…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (448+ words) The Freetown Spice Co. team won "Acadiana's Choice" at Acadiana Wing Wars on May 16, 2026. Brett House, left, and Justin Trascher demonstrate Freetown Spice Co. products. Signature wings from Freetown Spice Co. If you become known as the "wing guys," it…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (374+ words) If you become known as the "wing guys," it just makes sense to craft a wing sauce that's so delicious, it spawns a business of its own. "We kind of made a name for ourselves just being the two guys…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1016+ words) Parts are gathered for orders in the kitting area at the Frymaster factory on Line Avenue in Shreveport, La., shown here Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. A worker seals insulation on a frypot at the Frymaster factory on Line Avenue in Shreveport, La.,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (489+ words) Construction is near completion on Counter Culture’s new truck, pictured here on June 14, 2026. Counter Culture is expanding operations this summer by opening a food truck packed with frozen yogurt, sandwiches, salads and more. The business was founded in Shreveport by…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (347+ words) Louisiana's Jean-Paul Bourgeois didn't shy away from using a pigeon as the main component of his dish on last week's "Chopped Castaways." "As a hunter, I feel very comfortable with cooking pigeon. I know how to treat that," the now-Florida…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (35+ words) The Advocate Chef Kris Allen of Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Lafayette is the 2026 King of Louisiana Seafood beating 12 other chefs to win the 19th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (110+ words) The Advocate From the measuring of flour, butter, and chocolate chips to the first bite of a freshly baked cookie and all the steps in between, the children participating in Southern University AgCenter Nutrition Education Program NourishED K.I.D.S. learned a lot…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Mayor Sid Edwards, second from left, presented the Grace “Mama” Marino lifetime achievement award to the late Ruffin Rodrigue Jr., founder of Ruffino’s Restaurant on June 23, 20206. Rodrigue’s wife, Allison Rodrigue, second from right, accepted the award with their two children,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1100+ words) When the editors sent us food writers a list of recipes to choose from out of “Cooking up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from the Times-Picayune of New Orleans,” a book that was put together to help rally and…...