Food and Beverage Trends for 2023
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What will food and beverage menus look like in 2023? Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice, and ingredient source, predicts five emerging trends. “We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with targeted …

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Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
October 10, 2017 – 8:50 am | Comments Off on Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
Boudin, Bourbon & Beer

More than 60 chefs are expected to participate in “Boudin, Bourbon & Beer“, set for November 3, 2017, at Champions Square in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Now in its seventh year, the fest spotlights boudin (that …

50 Most Iconic Restaurants in America
August 2, 2017 – 8:23 pm | Comments Off on 50 Most Iconic Restaurants in America
50 Most Iconic Restaurants in America

What are the 50 Most Iconic American Eateries?
Here’s a list from Rave Reviews. (Your Road Trips Foodie thinks their methodology is a bit funky, but whatever.)
Their list puts Alinea in Chicago in first, Blue Hill …

Louisiana’s Frog Festival
May 11, 2017 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Louisiana’s Frog Festival
Louisiana’s Frog Festival

Long before the Muppet movie with all those leg-less frogs getting around on crutches, frogs’ legs were a staple on restaurant menus. In some places, they still are.
One of those places is Louisiana, where the …

Dining Out for Life
March 31, 2017 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Dining Out for Life
Dining Out for Life

What are you doing on April 27, 2017, Road Trips Foodies?
That’s the date set for Dining Out For Life. Some 3,000 participating restaurants in more than 60 cities across North America will donate a portion …

Debut of the New Orleans Bourbon Festival
March 19, 2017 – 8:32 am | Comments Off on Debut of the New Orleans Bourbon Festival
Debut of the New Orleans Bourbon Festival

The inaugural New Orleans Bourbon Festival is set for next weekend (March 24, 25 and 26, 2017) between the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center and the Sugar Mill in the Warehouse District.
This Louisiana …

Louisiana’s Acadiana Po’Boy Festival
March 7, 2017 – 8:52 am | Comments Off on Louisiana’s Acadiana Po’Boy Festival
Louisiana’s Acadiana Po’Boy Festival

OK, so it’s scheduled for April 1, 2017 — but this is no April Fool’s Day prank, Road Trips Foodies.
It’s the second edition of the Acadiana Po’Boy Festival in Parc San Souci, 201 East Vermilion …

Top Taco Fest in New Orleans
February 6, 2017 – 8:23 am | Comments Off on Top Taco Fest in New Orleans
Top Taco Fest in New Orleans

The Top Taco Festival, a new event, takes place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 27, 2017, on Riverwalk’s Spanish Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana (the plaza’s between the World Trade Center and the Mississippi …

Crawfish Season in South Louisiana
February 5, 2017 – 3:37 pm | Comments Off on Crawfish Season in South Louisiana
Crawfish Season in South Louisiana

Crawfish, also known as crayfish, crawdads or mudbugs to some visitors, are freshwater crustaceans found in the swamps and marshes of south Louisiana.
Crawfish have become as much a staple of Cajun and Creole culinary …

Mardi Gras in New Orleans
January 21, 2017 – 8:59 am | Comments Off on Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Special to Road Trips for Foodies
From Zatarains.com
In New Orleans, Mardi Gras isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon … of eating. Parade-route fried chicken, steaming pots of jambalaya and muffalettas thick with meat, cheese …

Epiphany? King Cake!
January 6, 2017 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on Epiphany? King Cake!
Epiphany? King Cake!

By Susan McKee
The Road Trips Foodie
OK, foodies: it’s quiz time. Why is the traditional dessert served on January 6 called a king cake?
Those of you who learned about Christian holidays probably mustered up the …