Breakfast at The French Press in Lafayette @FrenchPressLAF
Lafayette is probably second only to New Orleans when it comes to great cuisine, and the city has lots of breakfast choices. But I was …
Restaurant Reviews
A Touch of Nostalgia at Lafayette’s Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppe
Any American of my age or older undoubtedly remembers Borden’s dairy products, and their classic mascot, Elsie the Cow, her cheerful face sticking out of …
Steaks and Seafood on the Vermillion River at @Ruffinos
I had not heard of Ruffino’s on the River in Lafayette before, but I had discovered it while planning my trip, and was attracted by …
Breakfast At The New Orleans Cake Cafe
I had invited my fellow Recording Academy chapter board member Reid Wicks to breakfast, and he recommended the New Orleans Cake Cafe, a place I …
A Waterfront Dinner on the Tchefuncte River at Hook’d Up in Madisonville, LA
When I saw that British R & B singer James Hunter was playing in Lafayette, Louisiana on Thursday, April 10, and that he wouldn’t get …
SXSW Day 5: Ending the Night With A Latte at @Halcyon78701
With its late hours (open until 3 AM on weekends), Halcyon is the quintessential coffee bar in downtown Austin, popular at any time, and stuffed …
SXSW Day 5: Dinner at the Moonshine Patio @MoonshineGrill
The Mooonshine Patio Bar and Grill becomes insanely busy during South By Southwest, and a lot of it is due to its location, literally across …
SXSW Day 4: Enjoying A Mocha at TOMS Roasting Company @tomscoffeeID @TOMS
TOMS began life as a shoe company, making a modified kind of Argentinian shoe for the North American market, and giving a pair of shoes …
SXSW Day 3: Dinner at Downtown Burgers and Down to Rainey Street
Fortunately, this year Downtown Burgers was open across the street from the Convention Center in Austin. The little walk-up stand has amazing charcoal-grilled burgers at …
SXSW Day 3: Beef Brisket Brunch at @RudysBBQ
It was fairly late in the day when I finally woke up on Wednesday morning, and I had had breakfast before going to bed. So …