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Bayou Bests: King Cake Craziness
Mardi Gras is all about celebrating excess. This can take on many forms: gorging ourselves on fattening food, enjoying an adult beverage or two, making spectacles of ourselves to get strings of plastic...
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Valentine’s Day 2015 Specials
It would appear we got caught up in the Mardi Gras madness and forgot about Valentine’s Day this year! There were less special Valentine’s Day menus advertised this year and a few restaurants are...
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Lent 2015, Week 1: Sushi
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Lent 2015, Week 2: Mexican
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Lent 2015, Week 3: Grilled Oysters
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Lent 2015, Week 4: Fried Soft-Shell Crab
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Lent 2015, Week 5: Seafood Poboys
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Lent 2015, Week 6: Fish Specials
Our area’s strong Catholic heritage and coastal traditions shift our attention to certain foods this time of year. Whether or not you observe Lent, you’re sure to notice many local restaurants catering...
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Restaurant Review: The Weeping Willow
The Weeping Willow in downtown Thibodaux is the kind of place where you think about dessert before you even order lunch. It’s hard not to when rows and rows of colorful confections are prominently...
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Redemption at the Foundry
I like to describe myself not as a food critic but rather a food enthusiast. That’s because there’s too much good stuff to eat out there that it’s simply not worth my time or yours to dwell on the bad...
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Foundry on the Bayou
Cuisine: Italian, Creole The sign out front might say “Italian,” but the first half of the Foundry’s menu consists of classic French Creole dishes like escargot and some of New Orleans’ famous oyster...
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La Caretta
Cuisine: Mexican By the time this Louisiana restaurant chain entered our area, a wide variety of Mexican food had already been available for years. Despite that, La Caretta managed to significantly...
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Weeping Willow Cafe
Cuisine: Sandwiches, Baked Goods While it’s difficult to resist jumping straight to dessert at the Weeping Willow, do yourself a favor and have lunch. You’ll be glad you did when your sandwich on...
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Zen Japanese Grill & Sushi
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian Sushi is usually just one part of a Japanese restaurant’s larger menu, but Zen is first and foremost a sushi restaurant with a focus on beautifully constructed rolls that...
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Fremin’s
Cuisine: Creole, Italian Downtown Thibodaux’s perennial upscale restaurant has one of the most sophisticated and eclectic menus around. And while it draws influence from Asian, Italian, Latin, and of...
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Local Guide to Lent
In the past, I’ve approached the season of Lent with its restriction of consuming meat on Fridays by offering weekly lists of seafood alternatives that you can enjoy in our area. If you missed it or...
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Grady V’s American Bistro
Cuisine: American Hidden in the back of the Thibodaux Country Club neighborhood, Grady V’s feels like a very exclusive restaurant but it couldn’t be more accessible to diners thanks to its eclectic...
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Sarah’s Mediterranean Cuisine & Cafe
Cuisine: Greek, Cajun Greek, Lebanese, Mediterranean (whichever you prefer) cuisine was popularized in our area by Sarah’s, which has returned to its humble origins as a small gas station diner in...
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Scarlet Scoop
Cuisine: Ice Cream Visiting Scarlet Scoop is like stepping into a dream. This little ice cream shop transports you back in time to your childhood when your life’s ambition was to eat as much candy as...
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Spigots: “A Cool Place to Drink Beer”
These are a few of my favorite things. Calling an establishment a “pub” conjures a very specific image in my head: a small tavern that serves a few no frills beers alongside hearty, rustic food....
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