‘Stir’ Crazy

Look hard enough in Baton Rouge, and you can find culinary talent lurking in unexpected places. Like behind bars. A pair of inmate cooks—no, let’s call them chefs—proved their chops last year at a tailgate-style cook-off held at state police headquarters to raise money for Capital Area United Way. They competed against a dozen other teams based at the public safety compound on Independence Boulevard, such as the fire marshal’s office and the Governor’s Office on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Find out more about these inmates and what they’re cooking up in this issue of 225 by clicking here.—Chris Frink