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.
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.
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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!
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.
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.
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.
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of barbecue season and will find many Americans firing up the grill this holiday weekend.
Part of the beauty of grilling is its simplicity. But that shouldn't mean you can't improve your grill repertoire or technique.
We've compiled a list of recipes and tips that can help you become a master of the open flame.
Check them out after the jump.
An air conditioner repairman made a startling discovery while doing work at a Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia.
According to reports, he found a man living on the roof of the Gordon Highway location. Authorities were quickly notified, and police and firemen were called in to bring him down.
It's unclear how long he had been there, although there are some indications that he was homeless.
Forgive the Star Trek: The Next Generation reference, but it is a fact. I cannot resist popcorn. Every time we go to the movie theater, I say I'm not going to eat popcorn and I get it anyway, with the oily butter-flavor substance. Why are the movies and popcorn so connected to each other?
I found this pack of Lifesavers in my mailbox at work this morning. Maybe it's just my mood today, but is somebody trying to tell me something? Are Lifesavers candy or breath mints? Hmm...
