A season to remember
Up Front
Remembering Rebecca
If the fluffy pink flamingo she placed on top of the cubicle wall separating our desks told me one thing it was that this co-worker was going to be different.
Kevin Berthelot’s wooden creations
Show me yours
2012 People to Watch
They are up-and-comers. Decision-makers. Game-changers.
Jenni Peters
Signature
Fat Cow
Restaurant review
Hot Toddy
Grape Crush
Slender Blends
Sips
Beyond Cajun country
Last summer NPR mused about a new wave of musical popularity, pinning its hopes on string bands—the likes of Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers and Joy Kills Sorrow—and just maybe their South Louisiana brethren, who for generations have been keepers of a Zydeco spin on a similar American roots sound.
A day at the Salon
Baton Rouge Gallery’s surreal art event returns
Staying Active
On an early October day last year, during the city’s first stretch of real fall weather, Andrew Bond takes to a corner patch of grass outside of Celtic Media Centre and brandishes a sign that reads, “Local film grad 4 hire. Will PA and work hard!”
Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives
Book review
Harlan: Night Loop
Album Review
When music gets social
How Spotify affects your playlist and your friends
Riffs: Hank Langlois
My favorite director is P.T Anderson.
Too Close for comfort
When Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, my first thought was of Oskar Schell.
A rabbi walks into a bar
hen the annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival returns this month to Manship Theatre for its sixth year, the often heavy-hearted affair will be a lot funnier.Watch and learn
This year’s People to Watch represent the best Baton Rouge has to offer and provide real hope for a better future.Ode to Jarrett Lee
It’s one thing to fail. It’s another thing to get up, dust yourself off and humbly start over.
Four little words
A Wee BletherMultimedia
How to master the fish fillet
Step-by-step instructions for filleting fresh fish, which is a particularly useful culinary skill for those of us fortunate enough to live in southeast Louisiana.
Social media style
With our cover story featuring 25 must-follow Twitter accounts in Baton Rouge, and examining the growing social media site's impact on the local community, we wondered what Twitter might look like in the flesh—living, breathing, fashionable flesh. Prices are approximate, and price and availability are subject to change. (Styling: Erin Mehta)
Bad Guys, Good Eats! Pop-Up Dinner at Restaurant IPO
Chef and 225 contributor Jay D. Ducote and Chef Chris Wadsworth hosted the Bad Guys, Good Eats! dinner at Restaurant IPO Wednesday night. The dinner was themed around famous movie villains, pairing cocktails and ales with plates of food resembling famous baddies like The Joker, Lord Voldemort, Hannibal Lector, and many others. The highlights of the night were the three middle courses—a black bean soup laced with blood sausage to signify Lord Voldemort, a brace of coneys on black eyed peas resembling Sauron, and lamb medallions atop a fava bean puree to pay homage to the famous favorite of Hannibal Lector.
Summer Crush
Elizabeth Arkley Hammett, a local nursing student and Fur Ball co-coordinator, and her husband Grey Hammett III, who works in commercial real estate, will take you through our summer guide. And they'll look good while doing it, too. Where noted, their clothes and accessories are available from local retailers.
