Food and Beverage Trends for 2023
December 26, 2022 – 8:14 pm | Comments Off on Food and Beverage Trends for 2023

What will food and beverage menus look like in 2023? Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice, and ingredient source, predicts five emerging trends. “We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with targeted …

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King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings
January 6, 2023 – 12:31 am | Comments Off on King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings
King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings

By Susan McKeeThe Road Trips Foodie
OK, Road Trips Foodies: it’s quiz time. Why is the traditional dessert served each January 6 called a king cake?
Those of you who learned about Christian holidays probably mustered …

International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana
August 30, 2022 – 10:23 am | Comments Off on International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana
International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana

The 85th International Rice Festival will be held October 20 through 23, 2022, in Crowley, Louisiana.
Eating rice is not the focus of this agricultural festival, but there’s a Rice & Creole Cookery Contest during …

Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana
March 22, 2021 – 8:05 pm | Comments Off on Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana
Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana

Special to Road Trips for Foodies
By Christiaan Mader for Lafayette Travel
Some time in 1960s, businessmen with the Japanese electronics company Hitachi flew to southwest Louisiana, specifically, we are told, to Ville Platte. Of interest …

World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off
March 11, 2020 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off
World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off

The World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29, 2020, in the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 501 Samuel Drive, Eunice, Louisiana.
This event, sponsored by the Eunice Chamber of …

Lundi Gras Boucherie in Louisiana
February 5, 2020 – 8:04 am | Comments Off on Lundi Gras Boucherie in Louisiana
Lundi Gras Boucherie in Louisiana

It’s said that the best way to taste Louisiana is at an old time boucherie. The Lundi Gras Boucherie features dishes prepared by Acadiana’s best chefs. The event takes place every year in Eunice, Louisiana, …

Port Barre Cracklin Festival
October 31, 2019 – 8:05 am | Comments Off on Port Barre Cracklin Festival
Port Barre Cracklin Festival

There’s only one thing Louisiana loves more than boudin and that’s cracklins, Road Trips Foodies. Wait, what’s a cracklin? You’ve probably heard of pork rinds. Well, a cracklin is a pork rind’s bigger, better, and …

Acadiana’s Soirée Royale in Opelousas, Louisiana
September 6, 2019 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Acadiana’s Soirée Royale in Opelousas, Louisiana
Acadiana’s Soirée Royale in Opelousas, Louisiana

At the Soirée Royale, chefs from throughout Acadiana compete in seven categories: appetizer, chocolate, dessert, meat, seafood, soup, and yam.
The competition, starting at 5:30 p.m. September 16, 2019, will be held in Evangeline Downs Racetrack …

Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road
September 1, 2019 – 8:56 am | Comments Off on Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road
Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road

Special to Road Trips for Foodies
By Kevin Revolinski for CraftBeer.com
Fall is a great time for road trips, and beer lovers will want to try this one: Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road.
The first …

Sport Suites Eats in Lafayette, Louisiana
August 22, 2019 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Sport Suites Eats in Lafayette, Louisiana
Sport Suites Eats in Lafayette, Louisiana

Dance, sports, and good eats are promised in Cajun Country August 25, 2019. “Sport Suites Eats” takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in CENTRAL Pizza & Bar, 423 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Get a …

Delcambre Shrimp Festival
August 6, 2019 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on Delcambre Shrimp Festival
Delcambre Shrimp Festival

The annual Shrimp Festival will be held August 14 through 18, 2019, at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds, 611 South Richard Street, Delcambre, Louisiana.
Held on the third weekend of August,the Delcambre Shrimp Festival honors the …