While all of the largest retailers in the country are busy promoting their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, there are lots of ways to keep Baton Rouge’s small businesses in mind on Small Business Saturday.

Thanksgiving prep isn’t easy. So close your kitchen this Thanksgiving and try one of...

A common admission around the Thanksgiving table is that it’s the side dishes—not the turkey—that bait our taste buds with anticipation.

Tucked away in the Village Plaza center off Perkins Road sits Bistro Byronz’s pizza...

That trend has only continued, as consumers embrace a to-go infrastructure that is more convenient and varied than ever. 

Thanksgiving is next week, so if you haven’t started planning yet, it’s time to think about what will be on your table. Why not take the stress out of preparing a family meal with some dishes, desserts and sides from local restaurants?

Two years ago, only a modest number of area restaurants offered al fresco seating. Since the pandemic began, however, more have expanded or added patio dining, and customers have embraced it. If you’ve tried to grab an outdoor table on a balmy weekend night, you’ve probably found one hard to come by.

Whether more coffee shops want to control the quality of their coffee by self-roasting or just like the trendy look of an in-house roasting machine, the practice is becoming more common for local coffee shops. Places like Brew Ha-Ha!, Cedar House Roasting Co., City Roots Coffee Bar, French Truck Coffee and Reve Coffee Lab all roast beans for their drinks.

These 10 local specialty meat markets are great spots for sourcing boudin, smoked sausage, stuffed pork chops, cracklins and more for Saturday’s tailgate parties.

It wasn’t that long ago that vegan businesses were unheard of in Baton Rouge....