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Chastain’s Food & Spirits
3922 Ryan St. • Lake Charles, LA Chastain’s is a long-time favorite of Lake Charles. It has been around for well over 20 years, and that kind of longevity speaks volumes. It’s been through
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MacFarlane’s Celtic Pub
417 Ann St., Lake Charles Table Salt • Review By Bill Coyne More and more Lake Area restaurants are joining the Sunday brunch game, and that’s beneficial on many levels. Not only does it
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Fezzo’s
Seafood, Steakhouse And Oyster Bar at 720 I-10 S Frontage Road in Scott, La. Every once in a while, it’s nice to stretch our legs and get away from our own backyard. On this
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Leonard’s Food Quarters
1708 Gerstner Memorial Blvd. • Lake Charles, LA Table Salt • By Bill Coyne There’s a busy stretch of roadway in Lake Charles that is riddled with options to grab a bite. It’s that section
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Paul’s Rib Shack
4800 Nelson Road • Lake Charles, LA Review By Bill Coyne It’s only fair to preface this by warning that if you’re a vegan or vegetarian, or for whatever reason find yourself on a
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Umami Japanese Restaurant
915 East Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles • 337-478-1600 Table Salt • Bill Coyne What is Umami? By definition, Umami is the fifth flavor; after sweet, salty, bitter and sour comes savory and deep.
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121 Artisan Bistro
121 Dr. Michael DeBakey Dr. • Lake Charles, LA Table Salt • By Bill Coyne It seems as if Southwest Louisiana gains a new restaurant every week. People flock to the latest opening to
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The Captain’s Table Of Lake Charles
Table Salt By Bill Coyne Lake Charles finally has its very own oyster bar. What makes for a true “oyster bar”? We can walk into quite a few places around here and be served oysters
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Sunday Brunch At The Villa Harlequin
Sunday brunch. It’s an oddly timed meal. Not quite the breakfast which, perhaps, you had planned for the morning until you realized your failed ambitions of getting out of bed on time. Yet, it’s not
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Chef Larry Mannheimer
Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse Chef’s Spotlight • By Karla Wall When Chef Larry Mannheimer, executive chef at Vic and Anthony’s Steakhouse in Golden Nugget Lake Charles, was invited to be one of the 15
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