Noodles & Dumplings
Inside a red building with black trim at the south end of Johnston Street in Lafayette, you will find master Chinese kitchen skills on display. Behind a glass window, you will see a small group of men expertly mix ingredients…
Author: Eric Cormier
Katsu Ramen Bar
Kayla Liu, 42, has many reasons to smile. First, she is just a happy person who calls herself an extrovert. Second, she loves the food industry. Third, she, along with her husband Shirayishi Katsu, 42, owns one of Lafayette’s best…
To Pho
Even in his youth, the allure of food captured To Po’s soul. While Po was growing up in Vietnam, his family traveled throughout his hometown, Ho Chi Minh City, in search of and eating delicious food. Fast-forward to the first…
Osaka
It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday inside Osaka, and Hyeran Le stands at a stainless-steel table with neat piles of flour, dough and a filling on it. She patiently preps the dough and places it in a press machine. Le…
Camp Ambience at Allons Mange’ Restaurant in Crowley
Wonderful food, memorable service, all held together by a phenomenal restaurant family. Those are words that can describe the essence of a restaurant based in Acadia Parish that has visitors traveling from near and far to enjoy traditional Louisiana cuisine…
How La Truffe Sauvage Blends French and Mediterranean
When patrons walk through the doors leading into La Truffe Sauvage in Lake Charles, they eagerly anticipate classy service and delicious food. The eatery, located in Bayou Pines, which is perched along Contraband Bayou, has the type of ambience that…
Santa Picanha Brings Southern Brazil to Lafayette
Lafayette chef and restaurateur Gustavo Rosenstengel has a passion that was born in southern Brazil. The pull of wood, fire, smoke and meat drove him to open Santa Picanha in Lafayette’s downtown in January. The restaurant’s menu is Rosenstengel’s homage…
Welcome to the Lunaverse
Lake Charles Chef Dave Evans can’t help himself. He is driven to express himself, and food is an area of his expertise. Evans has grown the Lunaverse — the restaurant, nonprofit organization and culture Evans has developed — with the…
Generations of Goodness at Laura’s II Next Generation
Here is a bit of culinary wisdom compliments of an Acadiana kitchen master. “Without gravy, rice is just a grain,” according to Laura’s II Next Generation owner, Madonna Broussard. If anyone wants to argue against that notion, then they should…
Best of Dining in Acadiana 2025
Editor’s note: At the time of publication, we were not aware of the Lafayette location of SoLou closing. SoLou in Baton Rouge, however, is open. Famed food personality Julia Child once said, “People who love to eat are always the…
Masala Indian Kitchen is Naan-Stop Flavor
Dr. Surinder Gupta still has it. More than 20 years ago, I met him at a function that he was catering in Lake Charles. After eating some of the food (I recall getting seconds), it was obvious that Gupta was…
Where to Live Next in Acadiana
One of life’s significant, yet fun, challenges is deciding what city and neighborhood to live. The region offers many places to build and grow, depending on where a person or family is in their life path. Here are three areas…
Lafayette’s Hawaii Grill Delivers on Flavor
Forty-three-year-old Sky Huang is sharing a few things in Lafayette that make diners at the Hawaii Grill happy and coming back for more. The eatery's owner cannot help himself. He has to share the most comforting smile along with a…
Lafayette’s Parish Biscuit Company – Where Warm, Flaky Biscuits Headline
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but Steven Laborde and his team at Parish Biscuit Company have elevated the meal to a divine art form. The menu at the eatery — located in Lafayette’s Oil Center…
Balancing Flavor at Mama Reta’s Kitchen
There is a growing list of foodies who exit Interstate 10 on Belden Street in Lake Charles daily. Why? They are soul food pilgrims who travel near and far to get good food and love at Mama Reta’s. Visit Mama…
Old World Pastries and More from The Bekery
Nestled within Walnut Grove in Lake Charles is The Bekery, a unique bakery that offers nuanced and deftly prepared pastries, sandwiches and coffee. The aroma of baked goods with European culinary influences will greet you when you enter the eatery.…
Best of Pizza
As easy as it is to find boudin on the roads and byways of Acadiana, a food lover can also seek out pizza. The ancient art of making a pizza is practiced in convenience stores, fast food restaurants, casual restaurants…
Maw-Nita’s Dishes Live on at Pinchers in Maurice
Many restaurant owners and chefs have been influenced by their grandmothers. Pinchers owner and head recipe guy — Kevin Colomb — is one of them. The 33-year-old Erath native is building a long and distinguished career in the culinary industry.…
Best of Dining
Best Restaurant | Park Bistro Park Bistro has been open a little more than two years and it already has become the Hub City’s go-to culinary venue for New American cuisine. Chef Peter Cooke — a French Culinary Institute graduate…
Super Taters and More Puts a Spotlight on Potatoes
When you walk into Super Taters and More, the pictures of dishes prepared in the eatery are displayed on the right side wall. The custom-stuffed potato selection is on the far-left side, and hot sandwiches are featured in the middle.…
A Flavor Explosion at Southern Kreole Cravings & Pastries
On any given Saturday, a red food trailer with the image of a tall chef hat-wearing culinarian with the company name — Southern Kreole Cravings & Pastries —can be found at Parc De Oaks in Lafayette. A few feet from…
Lafayette’s Mae Sone Noodle House
Inside an unassuming restaurant, located in a salt of the earth-style strip mall off of Johnston Street, a foodie will find culinary bliss in the way of fusion- styled Asian food. Hub City eaters who appreciate the complexities and nuances…
Weekend BBQ: Allison’s BBQ in Eunice
Conventional restaurant wisdom dictates that being open six or maybe seven days a week ensures an establishment will remain open over an extended period of time. Allison’s BBQ in Eunice has defied that thought. The restaurant — regarded as one…
Food for the Soul
Every day,…
Best Seafood
Start a conversation about seafood anywhere in Acadiana/Southwest Louisiana and eyes will immediately light up with excitement. Facial expressions will get animated too after a plate piled with cooked catfish, shrimp, crawfish, crabs or oysters is placed on a table.…
Best of Dining
For Acadianians, food is like, art, a hobby and -- for some -- practically a sport. Each year, with that visceral and deep connection to sustenance and where we get it, we set out to discern the best restaurants, dishes,…
Getting Smoked
In order to understand the MidCity Smokehouse ethos, a person needs to have their senses at attention. From the moment you park in the gravel parking lot, owner Ryan Pécot wants you to feel, smell, see and taste. Why? Because…
Palate Pleasers
As far…
Journey to Cuba, By Way of Southwest Louisiana
Sun and Gulf breezes elicit thoughts of island fun, food and drink. For those not able to jump on a…
Through Good Times And Bad
Resourceful and committed restaurant owners share a similar trait exhibited by successfully married couples. How on Earth can someone compare participants in the culinary industry to people who developed a personal relationship that evolved into a union? Well, both…
Cajun Done Right
Food lovers interested in traditional South…
Cheap Eats
ith talk of inflation and recession dominating the news cycle, saving a few shekels is on a lot of people’s minds. But how can we go about a day in Bayou land without partaking of a delicious culinary treat? Thankfully,…
Lasting Passion
Pat’s of Henderson 1500 Siebarth Dr. Lake Charles 337-439-6618 patsofhenderson.com Good old-fashioned Cajun food is being served again, albeit inside new digs, at Pat’s of Henderson in Lake Charles. Owner Nicholas Perioux, 44, reopened the eatery in Lake…
Best of Dining
In Acadiana, cooking is a way of life. It’s also a family affair and a community event. Home cooks abound, so the pros cooking in the region’s restaurants know they’re gonna be put to the test daily — and they…
Lightning in the Kitchen
Inside a Cajun restaurant situated amid Evangeline Parish’s rice fields, you will find a little lightning bolt who cooks, manages, smiles, shares stories and gives hugs to all who ache for that home-grown dining experience. A patron will…
Local Flavor
Regatta Seafood and Steakhouse 508 Hawkeye Ave. Lake Arthur 337-774-1504 regattarestaurantla.com It’s Friday afternoon and small waves on this city’s namesake lake gently caress the piers underneath a restaurant where quintessential bayou-style food is served. Patrons at…
Gulf Coast Twist
Lafayette Chef Jeremy Conner had one stipulation prior to joining forces with two other investors and concocting a plan to open up a new restaurant in Lafayette. Based on his personal experience — which like most kitchen professionals consists…
Shock and Aww Yeah
People who love to indulge themselves on meats, seafood and vegetables prepared with strong Cajun-inspired influences know they are at a happy place when visiting the Steamboat Warehouse restaurant in Washington. What diners may not know is that the…
FearlessFlavors
SUNSET — It’s 4:44…
Oysters
Within Louisiana’s coastal waters resides a creature that is relatively unattractive on the outside…
Cajun Comfort
Slow and relaxing days in Louisiana’s prairie and bayou region are enhanced by good food. Fezzo’s staff prepares well-crafted margaritas and a superb grilled oyster combo platter. Attention to detail and kitchen patience are the foundation…
Answering a Call
Photos by Joseph Vidrine Latin foodways are on full display at…
Common Bond
Having been born from the union of a Cormier and a Prudhomme there is no question about the legitimacy of my Louisiana nature. Still, a sense of soulful belonging tended to evade me as a child and teenager. In south Louisiana,…
Let’s Taco Bout It
South Louisiana’s finger food terrain — which for decades has been dominated by boudin — has a new feature compliments of Mexico. Tacos! From Vinton to Lafayette and all the way down south to Morgan City, tacos are being served…
Grit + Glory
Star Power | Prior to opening Luna Bar and Grill in Lake Charles, Chef Dave Evans had a satori. He conceived of the notion of selling sandwiches named after the planets. The Earth Burger, Venus, Neptune,…
