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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 § LOUISIANA § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § SOUPS ‡ Comments Off on LAKE CHARLES, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SHRIMP CHOWDER ° Also 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 § LOUISIANA § MANDEVILLE § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on LIZ’S WHERE Y’AT DINER & GREAT GRITS ° Also 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 § LOUISIANA § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on RUM, W.C. FIELDS AND A TERRIFIC COCKTAIL ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

BOUDIN

Not just a sausage, boudin is an icon of culinary heritage in this part of the world, sold in restaurants, grocery stores, butcher shops, roadside stands and even filling stations.

Posted 10 May 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on BOUDIN ° Also tagged: , ,