Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sunday at Prejean's


Over the weekend a few friends from out of town stopped in and by Sunday, when lunchtime rolled around, they started to ask about Prejean's. They'd heard about it from all their friends who pass through Lafayette and they were dying to make a visit themselves. I knew they were in for a treat, so we piled into my hubby's truck and headed down the highway.

When we walked in and got seated and began to look over the menu, we quickly decided that food sharing would be a must. It all sounded so good! As soon as my corn and crab bisque arrived, we divvied it up and all had a taste of heaven. Our friend Joey ordered the duck and andouille gumbo and although it made him sweat, he said it was delicious. My hubby's fried seafood platter was full of delicious frog legs, shrimp, oyster, catfish, alligator, stuffed shrimp & stuffed crab (it also comes with rice dressing, cajun fries and corn macque choux); he had more food than he knew what to do with! Joey's wife, Megan ordered the Eggplant Pirogue Louis - half an eggplant lightly breaded and fried, then filled with shrimp, crawfish and crab topped with creamy Louis sauce.

There were no complaints and the table was relatively quiet (our mouths were full), save their baby boy, William crying for more fries!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Lunch at Southside Bakery


When consulting the EatLafayette restaurant list this morning, my eyes never got past Southside Bakery. All it took was one memory of the last Southside burger I had, and my mind was made up. I stepped up and eagerly ordered my favorite, the delicious Gourmet Cheeseburger.

I got there slightly earlier than the rest of the lunch crowd, which afforded me a front row seat (a.k.a. - a table in the front window) to watch the hamburger aficionados of Lafayette file in. Some would even leave with large boxes full of food to bring back to their co-workers!

As I took another bite and tasted the perfectly seasoned burger and the sweet bun, I knew I had made the right choice. After all, if you have room left after the huge burger, you don't have to go far to get something sweet for dessert!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Radically Urban BBQ


I had no idea where I would eat lunch today when I left the office, but as I saw the big lime green umbrellas out of the corner of my eye, I made a bee-line for 2Pauls. As I sat there, enjoying my pulled pork sandwich topped with 2Pauls signature asian coleslaw and smothered in mild BBQ sauce, the people began to file in. I dug into my two sides of Pretty Ruby's Rice Dressing (Yes, two. It's easily the best rice dressing I've ever tasted. Sorry, Mom!) and in no time, my stomach was full and it was evident that I was skipping dessert.

Judging by the way they were lining up at the counter, people in Lafayette aren't crazy. They know good food when they taste it, and 2Pauls is good food.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Gerald, Bernadette Lee and Debbie Ray Test Charley Gs Specials.


Charley G's
3-Course Special for $29.95

First Course - Choice of 1
Cup of Seasonal Soup
Small Caesar Salad
Duck & Andouille Gumbo

Second Course - Choice of 1
Pan Seared Sea Scallops, Asian noodle salad and creole tomato ginger jam
Blackened Mahi Mahi Skewers, Watermelon and feta relish with basil pesto
Smoked Barbecue Chicken, Mango salsa and Cuban black beans
Surf & Turf, 4-oz petite filet, grilled shrimp, smashed potatoes and marsala demi-glace

Dessert
Chocolate Praline Tower

Text to Win!

Kick-off is huge success and a whole lot of fun!


The event was packed!

Gerald Breaux from the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commissions leads kick-off press conference.

The before picture. Thank you Kim Veillon from It's A Wrap for all of the fabulous linens and chair covers. It made our event a WOW!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Taste of EatLafayette Tonight!

2 Paul's Radically Urban BBQ
pulled pork sandwich/slaw/bbq sauce

Antoni's
crabmeat ravioli

Bailey's
bread pudding

Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant
chimichanga

Blue Dog Café
crawfish enchiladas

Bonnie Bell's Bistro
smoked duck crepe

Boulevard Grille
quesadillas

Café Habana City
mojitos

Café Vermilionville
bacon wrapped shrimp

Charley G's
gumbo

Ema's
gumbo

Fat Pat's Bar & Grill
mini hot dogs

Fezzo's
crawfish pasta

Hub City Diner
shrimp/artichoke soup with bread

iMonelli's
seafood crepe

Johnson's Boucaniere
sausage sauce piquante

Lil Daddy's BBQ
ribs/brisket

Nimbeaux's
gumbo

Olde Tyme Grocery
poboys

Pamplona Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Chef's choice

Picante
Chef's choice

Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
Rotini Pasta

Pop's Black Pot
Chef's choice

Prejean's
seafood stuffed mushrooms

Tsunami
assorted sushi

Monday, June 15, 2009

Line up for Chamber Taste of EatLafayette

2Pauls Radically Urban Barbeque
Antoni's Italian Cafe
Bailey's Seafood & Grill
Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant
Blue Dog Cafe
Bonnie Bell's Bistro
Boulevard Grille
Cafe Habana City
Cafe Vermilionville
Charley G's Seafood Grill
Dix "Almost Famous" Daiquiris
Ema's Restaurant
Fat Pat's Bar & Grill
Fezzo's Seafood Steakhouse and Oyster Bar
Hub City Diner
iMonelli Restaurant
Johnson's Boucaniere
Lil Daddy's Bar-B-Q
Nimbeaux's Restaurant
Olde Tyme Grocery
Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant
Picante Mexican Restaurant
Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
Pop's Black Pot
Prejean's Restaurant
Tsunami

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sneak peek at Louisiana Home & Gardens article.

Monday, June 08, 2009

42 and Counting!

2 Paul's Radically Urban BBQ
Antoni's
BJ's Pizza and Deli
Bailey's
Baja Beach Grill
Bella Figura
Bisbano's
Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant
Blue Dog Café
Bonnie Bell's Bistro
Boulevard Grille
Café Habana City
Café Vermilionville
Charley G's
Chris' Po-Boys
Deaneaux's
Dean-O's
Dix Daiquiris
Don's Seafood & Steakhouse
Dwights
Ema's
Fat Pat's Bar & Grill
Fezzo's
Hub City Diner
Imonelli's
Johnson's Boucaniere
Jolie's Louisiana Bistro
Judice Inn
Lil Daddy's BBQ
Marcello's Wine Market & Café
Nimbeaux's
Olde Tyme Grocery
Pamplona Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Pete's
Picante
Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
Pop's Black Pot
Prejean's
Randol's
South Side Bakery
Stan's
Tsunami