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Oct 4th, 2022
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Owner Eric Williamson and Chef Sean Welsh have created a place where people can come anjoy modernized Southern staples in a cool atmosphere. Article by VANELIS RIVERA | Photography by KELLY MOORE CLARK WHEN ERIC WILLIAMSON BEGAN conceptualizing his restaurant, he knew it would have to incorporate the...
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Sep 7th, 2022
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Jo-Els in Monroe officially opened its doors on July 12th of this year. And while their customer-base has been eagerly waiting to devour their favorite menu items, this re-opening also ushers in a few brand new items the sister-friend team can...
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Jun 30th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK “We’re going south of the border next door,” said Tommy Stewart to Emily Elizabeth Ellis, now general manager of one of Monroe’s newest and most vibrant eateries, Papi Loco Taco Bar & Margaritas. Stewart, already the owner of Five19 T...
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May 29th, 2022
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Jay Howell’s newest restaurant, Okaloosa, is a family-friendly restaurant that offers patrons an interactive experience. Approachable and affordable fare stays true to the Gulf Coast theme in this restaurant that lives up to its host city’s nickname – Funroe! article by Vanelis Rivera | photography...
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May 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARKSTYLING BY TAYLOR BENNETT To dance “la bamba,” sings Ritchie Valens, all you need is a little bit of grace. Taking a cue from this uptempo Mexican folk song is owner of Ruston’s La Bamba: Authentic Mexican Restaurant, Eduardo “Eddy” Barrientos ...
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Mar 31st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK The Walking Pig is styled as a modern Southern pub serving a varied menu of hand-crafted foods and beverages housed in a renovated 1930s storefront, one of many quaint businesses on Plank Road. The Walking Pig is an unusual name for a re...
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Mar 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Terry and Robin LaForge have provided a dining experience that is distinctly Louisiana in taste, feel and service for nearly thirty years. WHAT STARTED AS AN ACTUAL FOOD shack in 1993 is now a spacious seafood eatery boasting “tail whopping g...
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Feb 1st, 2022
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VANELIS RIVERA | KELLY MOORE CLARK Whether you’re coming from right down the road or a ways away, The Levee Grill is a place to expect friendly, familiar faces reflecting onto the glimmering surface of the bayou. Perched at the intersection of River Landing and Levee Drive in Monroe, The Levee...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 1st, 2022
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article by Vanelis Rivera photography by Kelly Moore Clark recipes by Hope Anderson Frugé Food has always meant something to Hope Anderson Frugé. “It was handed down from generation to generation,” she says, referring to the cooks and bakers in her family. When she remembers when her relationship wit...
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Dec 1st, 2021
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article by Vanelis Rivera | photography by Kelly Moore Clark Shopping the over 40 locally-owned antique shops, boutiques, and specialty stores on Trenton Street in West Monroe, Louisiana, just got a whole lot sweeter. Only in their eighth week of business, Cake has been luring passersbys with the pro...
