Baton Rouge – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room

If you find yourself hungry in Baton Rouge on a Sunday morning, head to the room at 3132 College Drive known as Coffee Call — and save room for beignets and cafe au lait, Louisiana style! The big blue archway with Hollywood lights beckons you to line up and order pillow-shaped dough squares covered in […]

Saturdays are special at Red Stick Farmers Market!

It’s no secret that farmers markets are booming in urban and suburban locations all over the country. The farm-to-table concept is alive and well everywhere especially during the bountiful summer months. And so it was that while visiting my mom in Baton Rouge, I found myself downtown at the corner of 5th and Main between […]

Father’s Day treats at Rue Beignet, Baton Rouge

If you live in Tennessee, your trips to a beignet shop are few and far between. We just don’t have those flash-fried little doughnut pillows sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar nearby — or even within a day’s drive, if you live in Knoxville! But since we were visiting relatives in Baton Rouge on Father’s Day weekend, […]