Pete Bush pours a comeback
The former LSU first baseman swings for the fences with his BamVino wine label.
Get Out
Cane, meet Destiny
Galvez Rum is the most recent distillery making rum. A visit to its tasting room will show why it won medals at the international spirits competition this year.
Cross the damn bridge
Plume is the best Indian restaurant in Louisiana, and it isn't in Baton Rouge. It isn't even run by an Indian chef.
Cheesecake Lab has the formula
Start a conversation about carrot cake and the room warms up. Everybody has a favorite, and everybody knows the place that makes it best.
Mention cheesecake, and the quarreling begins. Cheesecake draws out strong—and strongly negative—opinions. It’s pasty. Gummy. Eggy. Too rich.
But even people who curdle
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 3–9
Why it matters: Saturday at Manship is one of the most loaded single days of the summer—Harry Potter, a free artist talk, a R-rated comedy-adventure and a 25-year-old cult classic all under one roof. The week opens with a moving piece of Louisiana history at
Running wild
Jenni Peters has built a community around running. They travel well together.
