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YUMZ, A New Juice & Smoothie Shop, Coming Soon To Downtown Lafayette, LA
A new locally owned juice and smoothie shop called YUMZ is coming soon to 302 Jefferson Street in Downtown Lafayette, LA. This site was originally planned to become Bahn Mi House. However, for reasons not shared with us, those plans were halted. Founded by Adam LaFleur, also known professionally as...
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From King Cake To Biscoff, This Louisiana Bakery Takes Cheesecake Flavors To Another Level
A cheesecake built on an actual king cake crust exists, and it comes topped with mascarpone icing, colorful sugar, and berries. I can’t stop thinking about that sentence. It feels like Mardi Gras and dessert shook hands and made a deal. The same bakery swirls cookie butter into its...
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Free Brewery Tours and Thursday Trivia: A Saturday Stop at Parish Brewing in Broussard
Canebrake is the beer Parish Brewing Co. says it is still best known for in Louisiana. The brewery that makes it sits in the industrial heart of Broussard, and its taproom is an easy add-on to any Lafayette-area day trip. How Parish Got Started. Founder Andrew Godley moved from Louisiana...
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New restaurant in Lafayette to move into former Tokyo Steakhouse location
Bubba’s 33, a chain restaurant owned by Texas Roadhouse, will move into the old Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse location. Bubba’s 33, named after former Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor, was issued a building permit by Lafayette Consolidated Government for the location at 3511 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, records show. Named...
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Best Stop turns 40 as Scott Boudin landmark celebrates growth
What started as a small neighborhood supermarket with a gravel parking lot and a handful of gas pumps has become one of Acadiana’s most recognizable food brands for the four decades. The Best Stop Supermarket will celebrate its 40th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 1, at its original Scott location, with Cajun food, family traditions, and community ties that have helped turn a local meat market into a business with customers across the country. The celebration marks exactly 40 years since Robert Cormier and Lawrence “Brud” Menard opened The Best Stop on Nov. 1, 1986, when South Louisiana faced economic challenges tied to the region’s oil downturn. Their vision was simple: provide quality groceries and authentic Cajun products while serving the community they called home. Through the years, that family-run operation evolved into far more than a neighborhood grocery store. Today, The Best Stop is known throughout Louisiana and beyond for its boudin, sausage, cracklins and other specialty foods. The company has expanded with locations in Louisiana and Texas, ships products nationwide and operates a USDA-certified wholesale manufacturing facility that supplies customers well beyond Acadiana. Despite its growth, family members say the business remains rooted in the values that helped build its
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This Award-Winning Louisiana Meat Market Is The Ultimate Stop For Filling Your Freezer
More than 2,500 pounds of boudin leave one Cajun meat market every single day. Read that again and do the math on how many links that is. Now tell me that isn’t worth knowing. That little operation started back in 1986 in a vacant parking lot. The economy was...
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They know your name — and your order: Meet the family behind Mae Sone Noodle House.
At Mae Sone Noodle House, a small family is the face of nearly every part of the restaurant. Keith Amonsin and his wife, Khamsamone, prepare the food, while their daughter, Sierra, serves customers and handles takeout orders. Together, the Amonsins have kept the Lafayette restaurant running since 1999, with help...
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The Best Stop will hold 40th anniversary celebration Saturday
The Best Stop will hold a 40th anniversary celebration at its Scott headquarters at 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is open to family, longtime employees, customers, community leaders and friends to celebrate its four decades of Cajun food, family and community, the company announced. The Best Stop, 615 LA...
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Zeus Mediterranean Kitchen to close one of its locations this weekend
The Zeus Mediterranean Kitchen in Crowley will close this weekend. Owner Yaser Balbeisi announced the closure of the store at 512 N. Parkerson St. in a Facebook post on Wednesday, noting that the location will close Sunday after 14 years in business. “While it’s no surprise to hear of another...
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These 11 Lafayette Louisiana Restaurants Deserve A Spot On Your 2027 Food Bucket List
A Union general once used a cypress house as his headquarters in 1863. Today, you can order crawfish beignets inside that very same house, and I had to read that twice. The surprises keep stacking up in this Louisiana city. One kitchen serves Gulf seafood inside a restored 1930s gas station that still has its original neon sign. Another has been cooking the same stuffed turkey wing recipe since 1968.
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A spooky taste of Mercy Kitchen
Located at 1312 Verot School Rd., Mercy Kitchen is a Lafayette restaurant specializing in modern American cuisine. Its menu features handcrafted cocktails, shareable appetizers, gourmet sandwiches and dishes made with locally sourced ingredients. Lafayette natives Stuart and Colleen Ottinger opened Mercy Kitchen in 2021 to bring the dining experiences they...