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Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouller

Fat Tuesday at Last Cajun music is thumping and grinding as morning revelers dance a freestyle Zydeco mash-up of mambo, tango, two-step and whatever. Accordion, drums, guitar, fiddle and “frottoir” (washboard) are so boisterous you can’t hear yourself think. Then … Continue reading

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Throw Me Something Mister

Day 1 at Mardi Gras in Lake Charles, Louisiana, home of the shiny, beaded and fried (pronounced “fraahd”). It’s Mardi Gras and we’re throwing green, gold and purple beads from Gumbeaux Gator’s parade float. We roll past hundreds of  kids … Continue reading

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Epicurious California

Biggest Farmer’s Market I’ve ever seen! Our latest epicurious trip to California brought us to the Sunday San Rafael Farmers Market, with over 200 local farmers, specialty food purveyors and artisans celebrating a vibrant local food scene.

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