by Connie Pearson | Mar 31, 2016 | Food, Food blog
It is very easy to see why faculty and students from LSU would be drawn to Restaurant IPO, not to mention the movers and shakers in and around Louisiana’s State Capitol. But, I have it on good authority that a couple of Baby Boomers from Alabama recently found...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 29, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Hailed by 225 Magazine as the “Best French Dining in Baton Rouge,” Galatoire’s Bistro presents an appearance of taste and elegance that matches the incredible food it serves. Guests enter under a black canopy surrounded by white brick walls, green...
by Susanna Gaertner | Mar 24, 2016 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
For a last-minute entertainment emergency, you might have use for this fast yet fancy pasta. It will take you no more than 15 minutes to put this together! You can use any short-cut pasta but I like campanelle, or “little bells.” Other favorites are gemelli (twins),...
by Bill Marsano | Mar 4, 2016 | Wine & Spirits, Wine & Spirits blog
The truism “you can’t get a bad meal in Italy” takes a beating in Venice, sad to say. Venice scores low in fine dining, and it’s inevitable. Ninety-nine percent of visitors have one meal and never return, and that doesn’t inspire restaurateurs to always do their best....
by Noreen Kompanik | Mar 3, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Located on Georgia’s picturesque St. Simon’s Island, this seafood restaurant was a not-to-be missed highlight of our visit to this award-winning Golden Isle. As one island resident proclaimed to a couple browsing the menu outside the restaurant “Trust me. If you only...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 1, 2016 | Food, Food blog
The Bluegill Restaurant has been serving oysters, alligator, shrimp and many varieties of Gulf fish continuously since 1958, with only brief interruptions for repairs after hurricanes. The exterior is deceptively unassuming, but step inside and you will be swept into...
