Bella Fresca Bistro, located near Twelve Oaks at 608 Absinthe Court in Shreveport, is an offspring to Bella Fresca owned by Zoran Tomic. After years of working in the restaurant industry, Tomic took over Bella Fresca and in 2013 opened Bella Fresca Bistro.

“A friend of my mother’s got that recipe from her friend that has since past away and they made that for my rehearsal dinner, when I got married,” he said. “The beautiful thing about the bread pudding is that is the cheapest thing to make that you can find.