The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce hosted the J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year and The Forum.

I’ve been known to enjoy a bourbon cocktail every now and then. My first choice in bourbon is always Maker’s Mark. Most people ask if I like that brand the best because my name is in the title. I assure you, it’s not. The flavor of Marker’s Mark bourbon is like nothing else and, to me, is as recognizable as Coca-Cola or Pepsi.

Fry Bread: Don’t know what that is? I didn’t either until we ordered it. Think a fluffy sopapilla, smothered in chorizo, onions and peppers, roasted corn, queso and sour cream. Iceberg Salad: Nearly a half a head of iceberg lettuce, topped with bacon, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and creamy buttermilk blue cheese dressing.

Chicken Caesar salad pizza appetizer: Yes, you read that correctly. They take a tangy chicken Caesar salad and serve it atop a crispy brick oven-cooked pizza crust for a unique taste that is superb. Strawberry Salad: Baby spinach, fresh strawberries, candied pecans, feta cheese, grilled chicken and drizzled with a honey vinaigrette dressing.

The BaconFest Burger: the burger patty is 65 percent certified Angus beef and 35 percent ground bacon, topped with a fried egg, pepperjack cheese, mayonnaise and more bacon. This is a bacon burger like none other. Did you see where I mentioned there’s actually bacon in.

Tenderloin Filet Mignon. Served with whipped potatoes, sugar snap peas, Stone Forks cream corn, ripe tomatoes and spring onions. The steak was so flavorful and so tender you could cut it with your fork. I repeat, you could cut the steak with your fork. Cajun Mud for dessert.

First Baptist Bossier’s “Honor Our Heroes Sunday”.

And because I can’t say no to their Alfredo sauce (which is quite possibly the best Alfredo sauce in town), I also ordered a side of fettuccine Alfredo, which paired nicely with the filet.