May is National Burger Month, and the Red Stick has more than a few options to get your grub on if you want a great burger.

Each week, Maxwell's Market locations have been celebrating the American staple with its Burger of the Week, taking the normal dish and fashioning it into the talk of the town. The event is something Maxwell's started doing last year.

Some of Maxwell's past burgers included the Breakfast Bistro Burger with a fried egg and bacon; the Wang Chuck Burger with peanuts and a teriyaki-Sriracha sauce; and the Blue Apple Burger with slices of red apple and bleu cheese. This week's variation is the Cowboy Burger, dressed with peppered applewood bacon, barbecue sauce, beer-braised onion rings and light mayo.

The store's Corporate Drive manager Paul Hewitt says the response has been consistently positive.

"It's something we've been taking pretty seriously and managed to stick with it and do it right for the last year," Hewitt says. "It started as just an idea to have something new each week, and it's helped us establish ourselves as one of the 'best-burger-in-town' kind of places. Before, people would say, 'Maxwell's has great meats.' Now, people ask me where I work and after I tell them, they'll say, 'Oh my gosh, I love their burgers.'"

Maxwell's isn't the only Baton Rouge stop with a great burger.

In the heart of Bocage, Dearman's (Map it!) always has a packed lunch crowd for its classic take on the cheeseburger. While you're there, get an ice-cold milkshake.

Right outside LSU, Fat Cow (Map it!) features a line of signature burgers. Though your stomach will want to go for the "regular" portion, the petite patty is more than enough. Check out the entire menu here.

The Curbside food truck is another strong candidate for best burger in town as are the local staples Mason's Grill (Map it!) and George's.

Tell us about your favorite burger in the comments section or on Facebook. We'll share your top picks in next week's edition of Dine.

Fresh off the success of his Sensation salad dressing, Richard Hanley and Hanley's Foods has rolled out a new Louisiana Strawberry Vinaigrette dressing.

The new creation features fresh Louisiana strawberries, pecans and cane sugar, and is naturally low in fat, carbs and sugar.

The dressing is available in Baton Rouge now at Our Daily Bread, both Calandro's Market locations, Pam's Capitol Corner, Calvin's Bocage Market, Matherne's Supermarket on Bluebonnet Boulevard and Alexander's Market. For more information, click here.

American Craft Beer Week is in full swing. You still have some time to celebrate by grabbing a specialty brew at your favorite Baton Rouge pub. Below, we've got a few special events you shouldn't miss if you're in the beer spirit.

Tonight, The Pelican House (Map it!) will feature Tin Roof Double Dry Hopped Juke Joint IPA at 5:30 p.m. The Bulldog (Map it!) will have a special cask of Stone Brewing IPA that is best served by May 17, the Harpoon Barrel Series and Brooklyn Brewmaster Series, all starting at 6 p.m.

On Friday, Tin Roof Brewery will host the Food Truck Friday event, benefitting Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, at 5 p.m. The Bulldog will feature a cask of NOLA Brewing's Girl Scout Cookie beer starting at 5 p.m., and the Samuel Adams Little White Rye at 6 p.m.

On Saturday, The Bulldog will have special taps of artisan brewers, such as Prairie 'Merica, Brash Bullocks, Yeastie Boys and Pot Kettle Black, starting at 5 p.m.

On Sunday, The Bulldog will host a "pot luck" with leftover beers from the week.

Fresh food is coming to some of Baton Rouge's food deserts. The Scotlandville Branch Library (Map it!) will host the Red Stick Mobile Farmers Market Wednesday, May 22 at 9 a.m. The market will then set up shop at 1 p.m. at Star Hill Baptist Church (Map it!). This will be the second week for the program.

The market will be open every Wednesday and features seasonal produce from the same farmers who participate in the Red Stick Farmers Market. It will provide a consistent retail source of locally grown produce in areas of north Baton Rouge that lack access to grocery stores and other sources of healthy foods.

Later this year, the market will increase its number of weekly stops from two to eight locations. The mobile market is funded in part by a million-dollar grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation obtained by the Mayor's Healthy BR initiative.

In the ongoing childhood obesity debate, the school lunch is the perpetual whipping boy. However, there’s good reason to be concerned about children’s weight gain over the summer when they’re at home. Researchers at Indiana and Ohio State universities released a study a few years ago that found that children’s body mass indexes increased twice as much during the summer as they did during the school year. To get tips on what you can do to fight back against the weight gain, read Maggie Heyn Richardson's blog here.

Portico is tucked away on Coursey Boulevard. Blink and you could miss the rustic building with a large, open, breezy patio. Ambiance aside, Portico's large menu has a range of dishes. The carnivore in you will want to try the filet with broccoli and purple onion rings; while the health enthusiast in you might try a salad.

In this month's 225, our food critic D.J. Beauticia looks at the pros and cons of Portico. Read the full review online.

Right under the Perkins Road overpass, Chelsea's Café is known for its live music in the evenings and home cookin'. But on Saturday mornings, the local hotspot has been preparing an off-the-menu brunch item for those who might have had too much fun the night before—chicken and biscuits.

The dish is a heaping helping of golden fried chicken breasts atop a flaky biscuit, served in white onion gravy with a side of green beans. The dish is served starting at 9 a.m. until it’s sold out.

To check out Chelsea's Café's full menu, click here.

The Radio Bar will host its monthly Radio Bar Olympic games Sunday. The event will feature four games—beanbag toss, ping-pong, shuffleboard and darts—for four-player teams. The winning team will receive $25 Radio Bar gift cards. Each team must have at least one female participant. To get a peek at what goes down at the games, check out 225's video here.

Community Fund for the Arts (CFA) has teamed up with Bistro Byronz (Map it!) this month for a weekly dinner, CFA Bistros for a Cause. Each week, 20% of your bill will be donated to CFA when you dine in; 10% from to-go orders will be donated as well. The special runs each Tuesday in May with CFA member organizations hosting the 5 p.m. dinners. Next Tuesday's hosts include LA Sinfonietta, Baton Rouge Gallery, Friends of Magnolia Mound Plantation and Manship Theatre. CFA members WRKF 89.3, Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Theatre Baton Rouge and The DeBose Foundation will host the May 28 dinner. For more information, call 344-8558.

The first product to carry the Certified Authentic Louisiana Wild Seafood label was announced at LSU Tuesday by officials behind the certification and branding campaign. The Vermilion Bay Sweet White Shrimp gumbo pack is the first of what officials at the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board hope will be many products in the state to carry the seal. For more information on the new program and the shrimp, read the full article from Baton Rouge Business Report here.