Louisiana Cookin'

Louisiana Cookin' is the only national magazine for the connoisseur of Louisiana's unique culture, cuisine, and travel destinations - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! Each issue contains more than 50 authentic recipes, with tips from professional chefs and home cooks alike.

Louisiana Cookin’ • July/August 2026 Volume 29, Issue 4

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New + Interesting • CATCH UP ON ALL THE LATEST HAPPENINGS ACROSS THE BAYOU STATE, WITH MUST-TRY RESTAURANTS AND SO MUCH MORE

PRESS PAUSE IN FAIRHOPE • A GENTLE WEEKEND ESCAPE TO A CITY FULL OF COASTAL CHARM

Summer Corn Classic • THE NATURAL SWEETNESS OF PEAK-SEASON CORN COMBINED WITH FRESH PEPPERS, ONIONS, AND A TOUCH OF CRÈME FRAÎCHE TURNS A SIMPLE SIDE INTO SOMETHING UNFORGETTABLE

Okra State of Mind • The good news is there’s no shortage of ways to cook the Bayou State’s okra crop. Whether stewed, grilled, pickled, or simmered into a gumbo, okra can take on many forms in all the ways Louisianans love best.

Save Room for Pie • CRISPY FRIED BEIGNETS AND CATFISH PLUS SILKYDESSERTS WILL DELIGHT GUESTS THE MARCELLE WAY

From Tide to Table • PEAK-SEASON SEAFOOD MEETS BOLD BAYOU STATE FLAVOR IN DISHES MADE FOR SUMMER GATHERINGS

MAKING WAVES • LOUISIANA-BORN CHEFS MAKING THEIR MARK ACROSS THE SOUTH

PUTTING HIS HEART ON THE PLATE • CHEF JEREMY LANGLOIS REFLECTS ON HIS DECADES-LONG CULINARY JOURNEY—FROM TRAINING UNDER LEGENDARY CHEF JOHN FOLSE TO HOUMAS HOUSE TO HIS LATEST VENTURE, A SELF-PUBLISHED COOKBOOK

Magic on Lake Martin • THE GUEST LIST IS SMALL, THE CHEFS ARE KEPT UNDER WRAPS, AND THE MEAL IS ONE TO REMEMBER

BIG FLAVOR Down the Bayou (and Beyond) • LOUISIANA COOKIN’ DEBUTS A NEW COOKBOOK THIS SUMMER WITH CLASSICS FOR EVERY OCCASION

AMERICA 250 • JOIN COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOUISIANA AS THEY COMMEMORATE A LANDMARK MILESTONE FOR THE NATION, THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WITH CAN’T-MISS PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS, HISTORICAL MOMENTS, AND SERVICE-ORIENTED INITIATIVES

Ice, Ice Bayou • FROM SMALL-TOWN STANDS TO WELL-KNOWN NEW ORLEANS FAVORITES, PICK YOUR PLACE AND GO GET YOUR FIX OF THESE SYRUPY-SWEET SHAVED-ICE TREATS

Harvesting a Dream • A CALHOUN FAMILY BLENDS LOUISIANA SPIRIT AND HOSPITALITY WITH THE ART OF WINEMAKING

It’s Tequila’s Time • IN A PLACE WHERE THE HEAT DOESN’T QUIT, CONSIDER THIS ICE-COLD TEQUILA COCKTAIL ONE THAT’LL STAND UP TO THE MOST UNFORGIVING OF SUMMER DAYS IN NEW ORLEANS

RECIPE INDEX

Paddling the Ouachita • STEVE BIRMINGHAM SHARES HIS LOVE OF THE WATER WITH MONROE-AREA KAYAK TRAILS