Restaurants & Retail

Family-run popcorn truck rolling into Baton Rouge

The soon-to-be latest addition to the Baton Rouge food truck scene is Posh Pop, a family-run popcorn business from Zachary that is also a part of the LSU Ag Center’s food business incubator, FOODii.

10 meat markets to source all things pork for LSU-Arkansas game 

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.

Rising ingredient prices making local pizza, pastries more expensive

Higher shipping costs and shortages in labor and goods have driven up prices for almost everything, including perhaps that next slice of pizza or cake.

Plant-based dining carves out Baton Rouge food scene space

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

Agave Blue opening location in Zachary development

Agave Blue Tequila and Taco Bar is opening its second location, this one in the Americana development in Zachary, Elifin Realty announced Wednesday.

BBQGuys terminates planned merger

Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys and Velocity Acquisition Corp. today announced they have agreed to terminate their planned merger due to the impact of global supply chain issues on BBQGuys’ business. 
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Downtown Baton Rouge coming back to life as events return

Tourism in downtown Baton Rouge continues to be on the upswing, according to Karron Alford, director of marketing and technology for Visit Baton Rouge, who presented an update at this morning’s Downtown Development District meeting.

Crazy used car market keeps getting crazier

Anyone who’s shopped for a car this year knows that new ones are hard...

Shop the Area brings Waitr-like experience to Baton Rouge clothes shopping 

Holiday shopping coupled with Baton Rouge traffic can be a nightmare, but a new delivery service aims to make things easier.

Dawn of a digital era: Baton Rouge restaurants taking advantage of new tools

Through the Toast app and site, diners can now order take-out from a slew of local restaurants, including The Chimes, Elsie’s Plate & Pie and Hannah Q Smokehouse. Toast and similar services integrate seamlessly with Google and Google Maps, so when a customer searches for a restaurant, they will be prompted to “Order Online.”