Almost everyone wants to sample the local flavor when they’re in a different city. Some cities can be absolutely overwhelming in the wealth of unique choices available to eaters both timid and adventurous. Savannah is most assuredly one of those cities. There are plentiful choices available for any taste or budget. The historic downtown alone [...]

Guajes, a hard-to-find Mexican treatThanks to a tip from a reader, Taterhead, we’ve embarked on a clandestine love affair. Yes, we’re still on our diet (and shrinking at a rate of 2 pounds per week), but we’ve been sneaky. You see, there are some things that we just can’t resist. And besides, moderation is the [...]

(If you are reading this on an RSS feed, click through to see the slideshow.)With the smell of pies beginning to fill the car and lunch beginning to settle in our bellies, we began our trek toward Houston. We weren’t quite done with Cajun country, though. We already trusted Jim Romero to give good directions. [...]

Jim Romero — magic hands, magic piesWe headed for Jim Romero’s Jim’s Kountry Pies with visions of pies in our heads and an address in our GPS. After just a short drive from Abbeville, Louisiana, and Dupuy’s, our GPS proudly told us “here you are.” Um, no. Jim’s was nowhere to be seen. Knowing we [...]

Oysters Rockefeller and boudin ballsOur recent sojourn to south Louisiana allowed us to enjoy wonderful meals, great people and beautiful scenery. One of the places that gave us all three was Dupuy’s Oyster Shop in Abbeville. Dupuy’s first opened for business in 1869 and has been operating from the same location ever since. The simplicity [...]