July 5, 2011 This morning Debbie Ray and I were talking about peeling onions and how to not cry while doing so. Research states, chew gum...who knew? So we asked our Facebook family how they managed to not cry when peeling an onion and here are just some of the suggestions...
July 5, 2011 Our Eat Lafayette Adventures continued at Rochetto's in Scott, and, boy, am I glad we went! Each Rochetto's pizza comes with your choice of hand-tossed or cracker crust and you can choose fresh tomato sauce, olive oil, garlic ricotta, alfredo sauce, bar-b-que sauce or ranch dressing, but they have way more than pizza! Take a look at our vist with Brady and his great staff, then head to Rochetto's on the I-10 Frontage Rd. down from Cajun Harley, and don't forget to register for the cruise at every Eat Lafayette restaurant!
June 30, 2011 Listen to Steve Wiley from 12 noon to 1 pm on Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the 'Fezzo’s Office Lunch Word of the Week!'
Sign up or Sign into the KTDY Winner’s Club, and enter the Word of the Week and YOU are entered to win a $50 Gift Card to Fezzo’s in Scott or Crowley, your choice! One weekly winner will be announced on
June 24, 2011 Eat Lafayette is a great opportunity to try new places and revisit old favorites. Our local restaurants serve up unique cuisine which makes our culture so appetizing. At Village Cafe, in the River Ranch Town Square, they specialize in fresh, local ingredients.
June 23, 2011 Bernadette Lee & I had the pleasure of dining at Abacus, 503 W. Pinhook Rd., as part of the Eat Lafayette campaign. We love having the chance to talk about food, but especially local cuisine, so Eat Lafayette is right up our alley! Abacus serves a wonderful buffet lunch every weekday.
June 22, 2011 Some of the fondest memories and heartiest celebrations involve coming together with loved ones to share a good meal, especially in Louisiana. In its seventh year, the 2011 EatLafayette™ brought to you by The New Fly Lafayette Club campaign is underway, now through August 15; with 57 participating restaurants offering a variety of cuisines, Acadiana diners will have plenty of options to choose from.
If there’s one knock against Kool-Aid, it’s that it’s not fattening enough. Sure those sugars are going to turn into fat at some point, but what if you need a quicker fix? Who has time to sit around all day waiting for their metabolism to convert that excess glycogen to fatty acids? Enter deep-fried Kool-Aid, the newest oil-injected creation from the reigning king of fair food, “Chicken” Charlie Boghosian that’s a major web obsession right now.
99.9 KTDY has your tickets to see JOURNEY, FOREIGNER & NIGHT RANGER at The New Orleans Arena Saturday September 10th. Win Them Before You Can Buy Them This Week! Just listen to the station with the Best Variety of the 80’s, 90’s & Today, 99.9 KTDY!
June 16, 2011 Fifty-seven locally owned restaurants have signed on as participants for Eat Lafayette 2011! Join us as we celebrate Lafayette's one-of-a-kind restaurants and food, plus you might win a Caribbean Cruise! Register as many times as you like at all of the local EatLafayette™ participating restaurants from June 20 to August 15, 2011!
June 16, 2011 When Marie Callender's declared bankruptcy this week, they weren't kidding around.
The chain shut the doors on 64 of its 600 restaurants around the country, and shut them with such haste that anybody who happened to be enjoying one of its signature homestyle meals in one of the doomed locations was told to put down their fork and exit the premises.
June 11, 2011 Health officials in San Francisco are hopping mad over one restaurant’s decision to sell grasshopper tacos.
La Oaxaquena Bakery and Restaurant has been selling the popular Mexican dish until the health department stepped in and put the kibosh on it.
June 6, 2011 The food pyramid, which since 1992 has demonstrated the proper amount of grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat a person should consume per day, is no more.
The USDA has rolled out the government's new food icon: A plate divided into two larger sections of grains and vegetables, two smaller sections of fruit and protein, with a glass of dairy on the side.
