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Category Archives: LOUISIANA

LAKE CHARLES, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SHRIMP CHOWDER

Laissez les bon temps rouler (let the good times roll) is more than a Cajun French catchphrase; the motto captures the spirit of Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana especially at Mardi Gras, when the city costumes in fluff and finery and parades and parties like no other. (And by like no other, we mean no […]

Posted 24 February 2017 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARS § BEACH § CASINOS § LAKE CHARLES § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § SOUPS ‡ Comments Off on LAKE CHARLES, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SHRIMP CHOWDER ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

LIZ’S WHERE Y’AT DINER & GREAT GRITS

Who serves the best grits in the United States? This is a rhetorical question because I know the answer. It’s Liz Munson at Liz’s Where Y’at Diner in Mandeville, Louisiana.                 On the other hand, everything served at Liz’s is special—not just the grits. I love the biscuits […]

Posted 10 June 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREAKFAST § MANDEVILLE § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on LIZ’S WHERE Y’AT DINER & GREAT GRITS ° Tagged: , , , , ,

RUM, W.C. FIELDS AND A TERRIFIC COCKTAIL

“All roads lead to rum,” says W.C. Fields, and roads in Louisiana lead directly to Lacassine, the location of Louisiana Spirits, the largest privately owned rum distillery in the United States and home to Bayou Rum.

Posted 21 February 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § LAKE CHARLES § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on RUM, W.C. FIELDS AND A TERRIFIC COCKTAIL ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

BEST FOOD ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI

Wow, talk about a diverse cooking career. Regina Charboneau has worked as a camp cook in the bush of Alaska; been chef de cuisine on a set of luxurious vintage railway cars; launched numerous top restaurants (including King’s Tavern in Natchez, Mississippi; Regina’s at the Regis  and Biscuits & Blues, both in San Francisco); written […]

Posted 04 June 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § DARROW § DAVENPORT § GALENA § GREENVILLE § ILLINOIS § IOWA § LA CROSSE § MEMPHIS § MINNEAPOLIS § MINNESOTA § MISSISSIPPI § MISSOURI § NATCHEZ § NEW ORLEANS § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS § ST. PAUL § TENNESSEE § TRAVEL § WISCONSIN ‡ Comments Off on BEST FOOD ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

KING CAKE

So I was going to give you a recipe for king cake—you know—that luscious coffee cake that, in Louisiana, reigns over parties, festivities and celebrations from January 6 (to honor Kings’ Day, the meeting of the three wise men with the infant Jesus) to Mardi Gras . Traditional king cakes are iced and decorated with […]

Posted 06 January 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CAKE § DESSERTS § LAKE CHARLES § PRODUCTS ‡ Comments Off on KING CAKE ° Tagged: , ,