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Wine And Cheese Boards
Perfect Pairings Charcuterie and cheese. Are they an appetizer? A meal? They’re whatever you need them to be. A charcuterie and cheese plate is a break from the norm. It’s an option that allows
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Food Trucks
Fantastic food is not limited to large fully stocked kitchens in buildings with permanent fixtures, decor and a swanky bar off to the side. Some of the best food you’ve never had might be
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1910 Restaurant And Wine Bar
949 Ryan St. • Lake Charles, LA I try to go to the restaurants I review as often as possible with my wife. Doing so allows for more dishes, more pictures and more detail
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Lagunas Mexican Grill And Cantina
Just on the edge of the business district in downtown Lake Charles at 1201 Lakeshore Dr. is a building that was home to an old car dealership before it sat vacant for many years.
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Prime Butcher And Brasserie
3505 Country Club Rd. • Lake Charles, LA Southwest Louisiana is expanding day by day, and the dining choices that come with this growth are a huge benefit for the residents and also for
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The Brown Bag Café
2251 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy., Moss Bluff What happens when a talented chef finds himself transplanted into the middle of Moss Bluff? Luckily, for us here in Southwest Louisiana, we get to experience some
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‘Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding’
By Bill Coyne A success story doesn’t happen by wishing and hoping. It’s forged through hard work, a vision and the determination to make it happen. In 1948, 18-year-old Pat Huval set out to
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Osaka
3035 Gerstner Memorial Drive • Lake Charles, LA Seven years ago, my introduction to the local sushi options in Lake Charles came from some friends’ suggestion that my wife and I try a place
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Cajun Tales
501 North Adams • Welsh, LA Once a little train-stop town, downtown Welsh is still a cute little community that maintains its old-time feel. Free from major commercialization, it’s home to small businesses, the
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Toga Grill
4439 Nelson Rd., Lake Charles, LA There’s a little strip mall on the corner of Nelson and McNeese. It’s nothing extraordinary, just a stucco facade playing host to a grocery store, tanning salon, Painting
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