225 Magazine

01/28/2025

From pop-up to “coffee lab.” ➡️☕️

House Brew and Smoky Bean Roasting Co. have opened a new storefront where customers can see their drinks being made. While the House Brew cart at Pelican to Mars will still roll in and out, the new downtown location offers a more permanent spot for the concepts.

🔗:https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/coffee-pop-house-brew-opens-first-location-downtown-baton-rouge

01/28/2025

Time's running out for Best of 225 nominations ‼️⏰

This is your final week to ensure your favorite local businesses claim spots on this year’s ballot.

We’re celebrating 20 years of the Best of 225 Awards in 2025—and nominations are officially open! We’ll be accepting write-in entries for the 2025 Best of 225 Awards from Dec. 9, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025. HOW TO NOMINATE – INSTRUCTIONS • Click on the categories below to type your favorites. ...

01/27/2025

Made plans for this week yet? We’re rounding up things to do around Baton Rouge: 🍽️📸

Monday, Jan. 27, to Saturday, Feb. 1: January Restaurant Week at dozens of restaurants around BR
Tuesday, Jan. 28: Speed Dating Adoption Event at Companion Animal Alliance
Wednesday, Jan. 29: Meet photographer and artist Sean Gasser at La Divina Italian Cafe.

Dine out during January Restaurant Week January Restaurant Week kicks off on Monday, Jan. 27, and will run until Saturday, Feb. 1. Check out the dozens of local favorites offering special menus and prices throughout the week. And be sure to bring your appetite. January Restaurant Week will be from M...

01/27/2025

Restaurant Week in Baton Rouge is here! 🌮🍽🍔

From January 27 to February 1,enjoy 3-course meals at top spots like Rocca, Tio Javi’s, Elsie’s Plate & Pie, Doe’s Eat Place, and more. With options for every budget, it’s the perfect time to experience the city’s culinary gems.

Post with , and $2 goes to local hospitality causes.

Don't wait - make your reservations now! Ready to ?

01/27/2025

The Shaw Center for the Arts turns 20 this year. 🎨🎭

Home to spectacular vistas and a hive of cultural activity, the 125,000-square-foot, multiuse arts center is the crowning jewel of Plan Baton Rouge, the 1998 master plan that successfully pulled then-declining downtown back from the brink.

🔗:https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/turning-20-this-year-the-shaw-center-has-been-key-to-downtown-baton-rouges-return

01/27/2025

Need a pick-me-up?

Sister companies House Brew and Smoky Bean Roasting Co. have opened the doors to a new storefront in downtown Baton Rouge. ☕️🤝

Sister companies House Brew and Smoky Bean Roasting Co. have opened the doors to a new storefront in downtown Baton Rouge. The shop at 227 Florida St. operates like a “coffee lab,” say co-owners Manning Bergeron and Joe Foster, and shares the space with art and multimedia studio Digital Knomad. ...

01/25/2025

So many king cakes, so little time. And today, there’s a chance for Baton Rougeans to try some famous New Orleans-style versions closer to home at the King Cake Drive-Thru. 👑🍰

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/new-orleans-born-king-cake-drive-thru-to-pop-up-in-the-capital-region-this-weekend

01/25/2025

From Greater Baton Rouge Business Report:

Alan Walter, a Baton Rouge mixologist and former City Group Hospitality consultant, has been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “outstanding professional in cocktail service” category. 🏆

Alan Walter, a Baton Rouge mixologist and former City Group Hospitality consultant, has been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “outstanding professional in cocktail service” category. Announced on Jan. 22, Walter is the first Baton Rouge professional to be featured on the nation...

01/24/2025

This blend of berries and bananas gives you lots of antioxidants and vitamins, along with lots of lean protein from homemade protein powder and Greek yogurt. This is a complete meal in a glass.🥤🍓

There are countless combinations of fresh fruits and veggies for making a smoothie at home, but this one is my favorite. This blend of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and bananas gives you lots of antioxidants and vitamins, along with lots of lean protein from the homemade protein powder an...

01/24/2025

Organizing a Mardi Gras krewe is no small feat. And, when Krewe Mystique de la Capitale decided to form one from scratch almost 50 years ago, it was navigating relatively uncharted territory. 📿

While the Capital Region had krewes and parades by that point, this ambitious new group wanted to introduce a slice of the Crescent City’s traditions.

Organizing a Mardi Gras krewe is no small feat. And, when Krewe Mystique de la Capitale decided to form one from scratch almost 50 years ago, it was navigating relatively uncharted territory. While the Capital Region had krewes and parades by that point, this ambitious new group wanted to introduce....

01/24/2025

Greater New Orleans’ King Cake Drive-Thru will pop-up for the first time in Baton Rouge this Saturday, Jan. 25, at Rally Cap Brewing Company for one-day-only, one-stop-shop king cake distribution. 👑🍰

So many king cakes, so little time. And this weekend, there’ll be a chance for Baton Rougeans to try some famous New Orleans-style versions closer to home—from experimental combinations to flavors that spark childhood memories. Greater New Orleans’ King Cake Drive-Thru will pop-up for the firs...

01/24/2025

From Greater Baton Rouge Business Report:

Baton Rouge wing spot Empire Wingz is opening its fifth location in Zachary.

The carry-out focused chicken restaurant is slated to open at the end of February, following the opening of its new location in Gonzales.

Baton Rouge wing spot Empire Wingz is opening its fifth location in Zachary. The carry-out focused chicken restaurant is slated to open at the end of February, following the opening of its new location in Gonzales. As with previous expansions, Empire Wingz owner Vic Smith selected the latest locatio...

01/23/2025

Broth is a key component when making a ramen bowl. It is a rich and flavorful base that can take hours to make—but here are a few shortcuts. 🍜

This article was originally published in the January 2021 issue of 225 magazine. Homemade Ramen Broth The broth is a key component when making a ramen bowl. It is a rich and flavorful base that can take hours to make. While I appreciate the painstaking efforts in making a traditional broth from scra...

01/23/2025

Things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge: ⭐️🔭

Friday, Jan. 24: Attend Lunchtime Lagniappe at the West Baton Rouge Museum
Saturday, Jan. 25: Shop ‘til you drop at Local Pop-Up’s First Market of the Year at Electric Depot
Saturday, Jan. 25: See the stars at Landolt Astronomical Observatory at LSU

Editor’s note: Events details are as of 225’s publication deadline the morning of Thursday, Jan. 22, but may be subject to change due to the winter storm. Check with the organizers for the latest updates before attending. Attend Lunchtime Lagniappe on Friday Head over to the West Baton Rouge Mus...

01/23/2025

We’re going on more than 48 hours snowed in. But local restaurants are slowly trickling back to life, serving warm meals to those who need it. ❄️👀

Missing your fave restaurant yet? We feel you. We’re going on more than 48 hours snowed in, following a rare winter storm that has shut down much of the city’s infrastructure. But local restaurants are slowly trickling back to life, serving warm meals to those who need it. On our Instagram story...

01/23/2025

Fresh flavors are coming to Gails Fine Ice Cream, like Carnival Cake—a sweet cream base with cream cheese chips, cinnamon and hunks of Counterspacebr’s beloved king cake.🍦

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/new-direction-flavors-gails-fine-ice-cream-counterspacebr-owner-joins-team

01/23/2025

From Greater Baton Rouge Business Report:

A rare winter storm has left much of the Gulf Coast frozen, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling classes for millions of students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days. ❄️

A rare winter storm has left much of the Gulf Coast frozen, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling classes for millions of students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days. Locally, portions of Interstates 10, 12 and 110 and more than a dozen city-parish roads have been for...

01/22/2025

Tag a friend you’d love to see featured in 225! Our second annual Twenty in their 20s issue, a special edition celebrating Baton Rouge’s up-and-coming leaders, creators and difference makers, returns this spring. 🗳️👀

Psst—send this link to a friend you’d love to see featured in 225. Our second annual Twenty in their 20s issue, a special edition celebrating Baton Rouge’s up-and-coming leaders, creators and difference makers, returns this spring. We are searching for young people who are doing amazing things...