NEW ORLEANS - Organizers of the National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane's have decided to cancel the 2020 festival to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of its guests, restaurants and team members. The three-day festival was set…
LOS ANGELES – Viking has announced more 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the lower and upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS – PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans recently launched a partnership with food services provider Sodexo to feature its coffee in nine United States Marine Corps bases nationwide. Military personnel will enjoy an array of coffee blends in 51…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the start of its COVID-19 meal assistance program, which will engage local restaurants to provide food to eligible New Orleanians experiencing food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know that…
MADISONVILLE - Chef and restaurateur Michael Gottlieb welcomed diners on Friday, June 26 to a new restaurant called the Anchor at 407 St. Tammany Street in Madisonville. Gottlieb, who helmed the family-owned Gottlieb’s Bakery in his hometown of Savannah, Ga.,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kathryn Conyers is not a baker, but she tried. And she failed. When she sought advice from her friend Carla Briggs, a trained pastry chef, Conyers was too embarrassed to send photos of the lackluster loaves.…
NEW ORLEANS - Cue the outraged editorials. Gayle Benson - the owner of the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans and Dixie Brewery - said in a statement she plans to re-brand Dixie Beer in light of cultural changes that…
NEW ORLEANS – The owners of Semolina restaurant said that on Friday, June 26 they will close the last existing location - located in the back of Clearview Mall - of the once-mighty regional chain. Owned by Hans Limburg, Gary…
NEW ORLEANS - The team behind the James Beard Award-winning CureCo (Cure and Cane & Table) has announced the opening of “La Ventana at VALS” at 4632 Freret Street. La Ventana at VALS, which translates directly to “the window at…
NEW ORLEANS – Café Reconcile will reopen for lunch service beginning Monday, June 22 with limited dining room seating and enhanced health and safety measures to comply with the city the state phase two guidelines for reopening. Reconcile said it…
NEW ORLEANS - Husband-and-wife team Andres De La Puente and Yvette Tablada have turned a blighted property at the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and Bayou Road into a charming, Cuban-influenced coffee shop/juice bar/snoball stand called the Flagpole. The whole project…
NEW ORLEANS - Alton Shaya's Saba restaurant is offering a special Father's Day meal package to support Son of a Saint, a New Orleans-based organization whose mission is to mentor and transform the lives of fatherless young men. From a…
NEW YORK (AP) = Starbucks took a virus-related revenue hit potentially exceeding $3 billion in its third quarter. The brewer said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the virus outbreak also slashed its operating income between $2 billion and $2.2.…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — New Orleans will let the good times roll in casinos and bars again beginning Saturday, with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Tuesday. The city was once a major hot…
NEW ORLEANS - A national group that created The Great American Takeout Day earlier this year is now encouraging diners to show solidarity with the black community by ordering from black-owned restaurants on Thursday, June 11. New Orleanians can find…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s move Friday into the next phase of loosening COVID-19-related restrictions will include reopening the state library and highway welcome centers, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said Wednesday. Nungesser, who is the state’s top tourism official, also struck…
NEW ORLEANS -- Café Hope and Delgado Community College announced a partnership to offer Café Hope participants and alumni free online culinary classes this summer. This collaboration is facilitated through the Portable Bridge Program and is made possible by the…
NEW ORLEANS - While New Orleans hotel occupancy remains in the single digits, local hoteliers are getting creative to bring in business. The Higgins Hotel has a new offer for diners seeking a high-end experience: For $1900, eight diners can…
NEW ORLEANS – Waitr, provider of on-demand food ordering and delivery, has announced the addition of more choices for its grocery delivery service in the New Orleans area. A new partnership with Lakeview Grocery is underway for same-day grocery delivery…
NEW ORLEANS — Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts is reopening many of its restaurants following the COVID-19 closures with specially priced six-inch, $6 poor boys in an effort to support the local community. In celebration of getting back to business, the…
NEW ORLEANS — Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts announced the opening of the Elmwood location of Boulevard American Bistro, which is offering seated, to-go and delivery service. “This is an unprecedented time to be opening a new restaurant, but Boulevard Elmwood…
NEW ORLEANS - From Frontline Foods: Actors Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Kravitz, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley of the Big Little Lies cast have sponsored donations of meals from two female owned/operated local restaurants to frontline workers in New…
NEW YORK (AP) - Fast food restaurants — well equipped for drive-thru and takeout service — have fared better than sit-down restaurants as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the U.S., but that gap could start to close as dining rooms reopen.…
NEW ORLEANS - From Saba: Saba restaurant will offer reduced occupancy, on-premise dining starting Friday, May 22. The Saba team is following the CDC recommendations for sanitation, cleanliness and social distancing as well as the local and state guidelines for…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana resumed the release Monday of detailed information on coronavirus infections in nursing homes, and officials announced investigations of outbreaks among workers at three crawfish farms in the state's Acadiana region. The Health Department said about…
NEW ORLEANS – The downtown location of Walk-On’s restaurant has temporarily closed to embark on a two-month remodel project. The nearby Metairie Walk-On’s location remains open for curbside service and delivery along with Copper Vine, a neighboring restaurant at the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once a hot spot for coronavirus infections, Louisiana is officially easing up Friday on economically devastating business closures and public gathering restrictions that Gov. John Bel Edwards credits with slowing the spread of the virus. With…
METAIRIE — In August, Fat Boy’s Pizza will open a location on Nicholson Drive across from Tiger Stadium. “At Fat Boy’s Pizza, our slogan is 'size matters,'” said owner Gabe Corchiani in a press release. “The people of Baton Rouge…
LAKE CHARLES – SOWELA Technical Community College is expanding its newly instituted Online Culinary Program to all U.S. residents with the exception of those in California. The program was initiated in response to Louisiana Workforce Commission data – prior…
NEW ORLEANS – Galatoire's Restaurant said its Christmas and Mardi Gras Auctions raised more than $163,000 benefitting local organizations. Each year, the Galatoire Foundation events raise funds to aid local nonprofits. This year’s recipients are Roots of Music, Junior Achievement,…
