Stuffed and Busted

The culinary programming of the Revel in its infancy caught Shreveport lightning in a bottle by Chris Jay stuffedandbusted at gmail dot com The creation of this post was sponsored by the Red River Revel Arts Festival The first few years of the Red River Revel Arts Festival were remarkable, in terms of culinary offerings.

How diet guru Nathan Pritikin’s “doomed” effort to slim down the residents of Natchitoches, Louisiana wrecked his life—and created the mythos of the Natchitoches Meat Pie by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the link below. Content warning: This story contains mentions of suicide and a brief description of the act.

Search for: Press Enter / Return to begin your search. Freeman, a major voice in Southern foodways, shines in the Emmy-winning Finding Edna Lewis. The film will screen in Minden on Saturday, Nov. 15. by Chris Jay stuffedandbusted at gmail dot com The creation of this post was sponsored by Slow Food North Louisiana.

One of Shreveport’s first “celebrity chefs,” Shirley Faludi taught a generation of Shreveporters how hot it is to cook by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the link below. There are lots of better-known Shreveport cookbooks out there, but Shirley Faludi’s 1980 collection I’d Rather Cook gets my vote for the most entertaining.

by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the link below. Featured image: Recuerdos Tex-Mex at 109 W. Main Street in Round Rock, TX. Less than a mile from my house in Round Rock, Texas, there’s a sprawling, caution-yellow Mexican restaurant and Hispanic grocery called La Michoacana.

Search for: Press Enter / Return to begin your search. Live-fire yakitori, a genuine omakase bar, and a Michelin-starred sushi chef are coming to Monroe by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the link below. Cory Bahr’s new restaurant sounds completely incredible and also totally, batsh*t crazy. Sushi Koko (Instagram) will be located directly across the street from Parish Restaurant, Bahr’s outstanding bistro in downtown Monroe.

Search for: Press Enter / Return to begin your search. The O. Henry Prize-winning author of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts and Perfect Black will visit Shreveport in October by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the link below. Centenary College’s 2025 John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence will go to Crystal Wilkinson.

Major updates are in the works for the Madison Park po’ boy joint; Boz Baucum’s last brunch as owner will be Sunday, Oct. 12. by Chris Jay stuffedandbusted at gmail dot com The creation of this post was sponsored by the current and future owners of Marilynn’s Place. A group of local investors led by entrepreneur Bob Thames, co-founder of Single Source Business Solutions, has purchased Marilynn’s Place, a long-running po’ boy joint and brunch spot located at 4041 Fern Avenue in Shreveport.

Search for: Press Enter / Return to begin your search. Three summers and a lifetime ago, I realized that I’d have to make a Stuffed & Busted cookbook. I need help finishing it. by Chris Jay This site is funded by tips from readers. Support Chris with a tip of $5 or more using the “Buy Me a Taco” button. Sometime during the summer of 2021, I realized that I’d have to produce a Stuffed & Busted cookbook. I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

Search for: Press Enter / Return to begin your search. The recovery of the Red-N-Sweet watermelon will take center stage at Slow Food North Louisiana’s event in Minden on Saturday, Nov. 15 by Chris Jay stuffedandbusted at gmail dot com The creation of this post was sponsored by Slow Food North Louisiana.