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GALVESTON

Mario Pacetti December 5, 2014 Comments Off on GALVESTON

Chelsea and I were recently invited to the Lone Star Rally by my friend Seth Vincent. I knew for sure that I was going to see more bikes than I would believe would fit

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Pint House Pizzeria

Mario Pacetti November 21, 2014 Comments Off on Pint House Pizzeria

329 Broad St. • Lake Charles • 337-419-1931 I had been hearing a great deal of gossip about the new pizza place that opened in the old Rikenjaks Brewery building. Of course, I knew about

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Austin

Mario Pacetti November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Austin

I and my wife Chelsea’s food mission in Austin started with a visit to Hopdoddy Burger Bar on South Congress Street. Two of my oldest friends, Brian and Sherard, agreed to meet us, and

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BBQ West

Mario Pacetti October 1, 2014 Comments Off on BBQ West

People who know me and love my food would think that I’m all about sandwiches, which I am. But I’m also a huge barbecue fan. However, I can only think of a couple of

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MIAMI

Mario Pacetti September 22, 2014 Comments Off on MIAMI

  I just came back from a trip to South Beach Miami and Coconut Grove in Florida. We were in town for our friends Dave and Jessica’s surprise engagement party, and I and Chelsea

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LAGNIAPPE MEAT CO.

Mario Pacetti September 5, 2014 Comments Off on LAGNIAPPE MEAT CO.

So I decided to revisit the Lagniappe Meat Company in Westlake since it’s been a couple of months since they opened. I don’t stop in as often as I’d like, but when I do,

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Dairy Barn

Mario Pacetti August 20, 2014 Comments Off on Dairy Barn

Not too long ago, the Taco Bell location on Hwy. 171 closed its doors, and re-opened in a brand new location a little bit north of their old one. I wondered if the old

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3TOPIA • QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE

Mario Pacetti August 7, 2014 Comments Off on 3TOPIA • QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE

3topia 409 W. Prien Lake Road • Lake Charles • 439-7099 So me and Chelsea had been talking about checking 3topia. I’ve been following them on Facebook since they opened, but never could quite figure

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WESTLAKE DINING

Mario Pacetti July 25, 2014 Comments Off on WESTLAKE DINING

I grew up in SWLA, from the third grade up until I was 20 years old, and during that time I can only remember going to one restaurant, and it was the home of

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BAYOU BALLS: WILD BEAST FEAST REVIEW

Mario Pacetti May 14, 2014 Comments Off on BAYOU BALLS: WILD BEAST FEAST REVIEW

This article is a little different from those of weeks past as I’m going to review an event instead of a restaurant. I was asked to be a judge at Wild Beast Feast 2014

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