Restaurants

Writer's Choice

Louisiana’s Poet Laureate, Darrell Bourque, shares his favorite eateries.

Best Chefs

Work in the culinary arts sometimes requires extensive traveling to perfect a craft or to move up in the kitchen hierarchy. Many of Acadiana’s chefs, for instance, hail from other regions of the country, sometimes other parts of the world.…

Food for Football Season

Even though the heat is still on in South Louisiana, fall is on its way. And with fall comes football. And with football comes tailgating. And with tailgating comes food that can only be found in Acadiana. It almost always…

Nouvelles Des Villes

New Adventures Slated for Southwest Louisiana The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau has teamed up with Split Rock, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based interpretive exhibit firm of award-winning designers, developers and artists, to begin construction on the new Creole…

Keeping Cool with Frozen Desserts

Certain foods evoke fond memories of summer as a child. Gelato and snow cones fall into that category. For those who grew up getting a snow cone as a reward on a hot summer day, there are few foods out…

Food With a View

Good food is one thing. Good food in a beautiful setting with a lovely view takes life to a whole different level. Even though the vistas of Acadiana are plenty and beautiful, finding the perfect restaurant with a lovely view…

Where to Go for Soup in Acadiana

Louisiana’s cold days may be few in number, but when they hit, it’s to-the-bone chilly. For many of us, gumbo is the go-to food on wintry days – sometimes defined as any day under 70 degrees.However, life beyond gumbo is…

Recipes: Pecan Treats

This morning the noise caused by pecans bouncing on the tin roof of my office sounded like I was being blasted by machine guns. Not only were the squirrels having a hey-day, but there was a stiff breeze, signaling a…

Oven Fresh

These bakeries are the bread and butter of Acadiana.

Acadiana’s Best Poor Boys

Connoisseurs know the necessities required for this Louisiana favorite, a poor boy sandwich: the right bread, meat done just right and toppings the way you want them. The best bread is a yin and yang sort of blissful thing. It’s…

Pizza Toppers

“Acadiana” may not be synonymous with “pizza,” but there are a lot of fantastic options in the area.

Sur le Menu: Mexed Out

Although Acadiana is best-known for its delicious regional food, Mexican restaurants are flourishing here, too.