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Food & Drink

Local market owner fulfills sweet dream of selling his grandmother’s holiday pie

Some might argue that the turkey, ham or sides are the most important part of a holiday meal. But for Matthew Landry, it’s all about a special peanut butter pie. He grew up loving the chilled pie his grandmother, Lynn Allen, made every year. His "Maw Maw" reserved the recipe just for the holidays, and as a boy, Landry promised to open a restaurant one day and sell her famous…

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Style & Home

TikTok’s color analysis trend has arrived in the Capital Region

Emily Pourciau is glowing, and she says a lot of that has to do with her outfit and makeup. Today, she dons a dark teal, velvet headband with an olive green top and an orange lip. These days, most of her closet consists of autumn-hued pieces. It’s hard to believe she once only gravitated toward bright, cool-toned colors. Then she realized how those shades clashed with her features. Now, Pourciau…

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Things to do

Things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge: Live shows, Brat Night and more events

Attend a wine tasting Friday Head over to BLDG 5 this Friday, Nov. 15, for its Wine Tasting Pop-Up.  BLDG 5 and Tommy Van Geffen of Artisan Fine Wines are teaming up for this event, sharing samples from BLDG 5’s wine menu at the restaurant's entrance. The selection of wines includes Sommariva's prosecco, Ovum Wines' Old Love, Folktale Winery & Vineyard's Whole Cluster pinot noir and Luigi Giordano's Langhe Nebbiolo. …

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Our City

Comedian and former ‘Impractical Joker’ Joe Gatto talks bringing his tour to Baton Rouge

Joe Gatto’s main goal is to give people a much-needed laugh. And the former Impractical Jokers star hopes to do just that when he heads to Baton Rouge’s River Center Performing Arts Theatre this Friday, Nov. 15, armed with new material for his “Let’s Get Into It” tour.  Gatto announced his departure from the hit TV prank show in late 2021, citing personal reasons. Since then, the comedian has worked…

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