Coffee & Treats in Gretna
Ice Cream at Baskin Robbins (Up to 54% Off). Five Options Available.
Groups of five or ten can dig into frosty treats; cakes enliven birthday parties and celebrations
Terrytown
Coffee or Treat Deals
$14 for One Dozen Signature Pecan Pralines at Tee-Eva's Old Fashioned Pies and Pralines ($24 Value)
West Riverside
$24 $14
Pralines made from a generations-old recipe with a blend of cream, syrupy sugar, and crunchy pralines
Five Medium Smoothies or $5 for $10 Worth of Juice and Smoothies at d’Juice
Leonidas
$10 $5
Vegetable- and fruit-based smoothies, including a specialty blend with cucumber, apple, kale, spinach, green pepper, mangoes, and bananas
6 or 12 Gourmet Cupcakes at Crème de la Crème (Half Off)
Slidell
$24 $12
A rotating roster of gourmet-cupcake flavors includes peppermint brownie, lemon ginger, and espresso
One Dozen Gourmet Cupcakes or $7 for $15 Worth of Cupcakes and Coffee at Cupcake Couture
South Baton Rouge
$15 $7
Sister-in-laws build ornate array of gourmet cupcakes, with rotating menu of new flavors that changes each day
$15 for $30 Worth of Soul Food for Dinner at The Table is Bread
Greenwell Springs/Central
$30 $15
Potato stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, and crab; fried catfish with hush puppies; sautéed boudin balls
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Chef David Gotter brings his mighty cache of culinary insight to the fresh, sophisticatedly simple menu at Gambit award-winning Gott Gourmet Café. House-cooked meats mingle with organic herbs, and produce schmoozes with artful interpretation in dishes such as the slow-braised pulled-pork wrap, a tortilla snuggler hugging ancho-honey slaw, roasted tomatoes, avocado, greens, and chili sour cream ($9.95). Salads and soups are also conjured by hand, evidenced by the blue-corn fried-oyster baby-spinach salad ($11.95) and the loaded gumbo, chocked with andouille, chicken, shrimp, crab, ham, okra, and a small wallop of potato salad ($6.50−$8.50). Members of the environment will be glad to know Gott Gourmet is committed to sustainability, with to-go containers derived from corn, sugar cane, and everlasting gobstoppers.
The decor of the Kupcakes Etc., with its alternating lines of dark and light lime green, brings to mind the crinkled ridges and grooves of a cupcake wrapper, perhaps putting visitors in the mood to select from the menu's 20 cake and frosting flavors. Strawberry-shortcake, lemon-meringue, and red velvet cupcakes can be consumed in one of four sizes, ranging from bite-size minis to gigantic cakes that feed up to 10 people. Cakes can be decorated with chocolate candies and multicolored sprinkles, which sends out a festive vibe—much like hitting a piñata with a folded Ouija board does.
Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Mr. Apple is the place to go to savor crisp granny smiths coated in creamy caramel and other dustings such as nuts, cookies, and holiday-inspired decorations. The shop also outputs inventive concoctions, such as chocolate-dipped bananas and strawberries, pralines, almond clusters, and practically anything a witch would use to spackle her gingerbread drywall.
Fourteen of Tutti Frutti's treasure trove of frozen-yogurt flavors grace the shop's daily selection of desserts, chilling taste buds and flecking tongues with a choice of more than 50 toppings. The staff prepares the self-serve, pay-by-weight yogurt in a choice of tart or creamy flavors that complement the selection of fruit, nut, and candy toppings. Tutti Frutti encourages democratic principles by allowing every patron to create and enjoy their own delectable masterpiece without having to smudge self-portraits onto fruit roll-ups. The roster of cold treats has included kiwi, peach, and red velvet, and the probiotic-filled yogurts offer a healthier iced alternative than traditional ice creams. Tutti Frutti, like an airline, maintains an international presence, only serves peanuts to augment the enjoyment of its primary service, and offers outdoor seating.