Having checked into our hotel, we had a chance to reset before dinner at City Pork Brasserie & Bar, Executive Chef Ryan Andre’s award-winning full-scale restaurant has an elevated take on Louisiana cuisine, with a refreshingly approachable vibe. The elevator, the vault, the mail box…it’s gorgeous! But so much of the stunning old pieces remain, with every corner begged to be ‘grammed. The epitome of modern glamour, the Watermark was a bank back in the day that has very recently been restored. If you are going to Baton Rouge, I highly suggest staying at the beautiful Watermark Hotel. Just know that before you go, there are no tables, so either grab it as takeout, or be prepared to eat it in your car.Īfter filling ourself to the brim, we were thankful our hotel was waiting and ready with open arms.

It was the perfect low-key lunch to nosh on after our short drive. The rest of Team WOM was a little more adventurous, diving into crab fingers and gumbo, all with sides of hush puppies, cole slaw, french fries and plenty of tarter and hot sauce of course. Honestly, I just stared at it all for awhile before being completely “basic” and going with fried catfish and shrimp. We arrived around lunch, so there were at least 15+ team members ready to help you pick out a plate, from what seemed like a never-ending menu. Tony and his team knew what they were doing. The minute we walked through the front door, we knew that there was a reason Tony’s has been around for so long.

We had heard from some locals and not-so locals that this was the place to stop if you wanted no-fuss, no-muss, just great seafood. Ha! Our goal during these three days eat our way through the cities making sure to stop in to all of the familiar faces of Food & Wine Festivals of the past and maybe stumble on a few new fresh faces and places of our own.įirst stop Baton Rouge, home of the LSU Tigers and Louisiana’s largest seafood market, Tony’s Seafood. During our three day excursion we spent time in New Orleans, Lafyette, and Baton Rouge and I’m sure you saw via Snapchat (username WAITINGONMARTHA) and Instagram that we just had a terrible, terrible time. We recently set out on a feast-filled road trip throughout Louisiana (twist our arms, right?!) in partnership with Atlanta Food & Wine Festival and Louisiana Travel.

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