Ralph Melton ([info]ralphmelton) wrote,
@ 2009-05-01 14:30:00
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Missed Vacation
Had I known about this, I would have yearned to go. Maybe it'll get repeated next year.

http://www.louisianaroadfoodfestival.com/


Roadfood.com and the Louisiana Culinary Trails are bringing sixteen of the state's best restaurant cooks to the French Quarter, setting them loose to make their signature dishes for visitors to enjoy. Festival fun takes place in a milieu that evokes the adventure of Louisiana culinary trails and includes strolling brass bands and soloists, panel discussions and ad hoc debates about the nation's outstanding Roadfood, and the camaraderie of like-minded foodies from around the nation and the world.

You could travel for miles and weeks throughout Louisiana and you'd still never discover all the great eats visitors will find in one weekend along 4 city blocks in the heart of the French Quarter! Here is an opportunity for locals as well as travelers to sample fare that is exotic indeed to appetites from Minnesota or California, and to discover exquisite specialties little-known even to Louisianians.

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[info]echoweaver
2009-05-01 08:06 pm UTC (link)
Man, I'd've loved to be there too.

I don't know if I mentioned it, but we got a copy of Roadfood on your recommendation. We have only eaten one place in Oklahoma so far, but it was well worth it.

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[info]ralphmelton
2009-05-01 08:18 pm UTC (link)
Is there an equivalent of Roadfood for England? I bet English regions have hundreds of local foods.

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[info]echoweaver
2009-05-01 08:37 pm UTC (link)
That never occurred to me. We've just been wandering around the random way, and we've had a good time with it.

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[info]ralphmelton
2009-05-01 08:55 pm UTC (link)
That's certainly a good strategy too. My own experience with Roadfood has been that we get almost as good results when we go to non-listed restaurants in a Roadfood frame of mind.

But I'd have fun on an airplane trying to make plans to eat bubble and squeak and tiddy oggy.

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[info]sethcohen
2009-05-03 03:25 am UTC (link)
We don't normally eat dairy on Friday nights, it being the Sabbath, and meat normally being considered "extravagant" historically. We broke with tradition and Karen served homemade pizza. We had lots of guests, and she broke out (not broke) all the dairy serving platters. This included the one y'all gave us for our wedding. I thought you should know. Sorry we can't send you any pizza. You'll just have to visit. 8^)

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