Louisiana Culinary Trails

— poboys, burgers, seafood — are here, plus plate lunch specials with salad, bread, veggies, and the tastiest mashed potatoes in three parishes. At Nobile’s Restaurant and Bar (2082 W. Main St., Lutcher; 225-869-8900; www.nobilesrestaurant.com) a beautiful mahogany bar greets customers; interesting collectibles are reminiscent of days when cypress loggers stopped in to enjoy a respite from their labor. And you can enjoy butter beans and shrimp with fried catfish or petit pois stew with fried chicken drummettes. Across the river, a quarter-mile canopy of live oaks forms an impressive path to the classic Greek Revival-style antebellum home that’s now Oak Alley Plantation, Restaurant, and Inn (3645 Hwy. 18, Vacherie; 866-231-6663; www.oakalleyplantation.com). Drop in for a tour, stay for a meal of traditional Cajun/Creole dishes and homemade desserts. Back on the east bank, original buildings salvaged from long-gone plantation homes surround The Cabin (5405 Hwy. 44, Burnside; 225-473-3007; www.thecabinrestaurant.com). A living remembrance of antebellum South Louisiana farm life, the complex features artifacts and buildings including a general store and the St. Joseph’s School House, the first Catholic school for children of color in Louisiana. And the food? Fantastic. In White Castle, Nottoway Plantation (30970 Hwy. 405, White Castle; 866527-6884; www.nottoway.com) stands so grandly the town was named in its honor. Try the crawfish pirogue — hearty crawfish étouffée spooned into a pastry crust — and the potent mint julep. If you indulge too much to make it back to your car, stay the night in plush accommodations. It’s hard not to be happy when you’re in the joyful-sounding Iberville Parish town of Sunshine, where Roberto’s (1985 Hwy. 75, Sunshine; 225-642-5999; www.robertosrestaurant.net) dishes up delicious food without pretense. The oysters Laneaux sizzles in a mushroom cap drizzled with a reduction of butter, garlic, and brandy. Of course, Baton Rouge has no shortage of happy-making places either. In the popular student-packed area near the LSU campus, Chelsea’s Cafe (2857 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge; 225387-3679; www.chelseascafe.com) serves top-notch crawfish risotto, pesto cream ravioli, and chicken mojo — a homemade Canary Island marinade of smoky garlic and tomato — right Jacob’s offers free sausage samples and tours of its smokehouse. 9 http://www.nobilesrestaurant.com http://www.oakalleyplantation.com http://www.oakalleyplantation.com http://www.thecabinrestaurant.com http://www.nottoway.com http://www.robertosrestaurant.net http://www.chelseascafe.com

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Introduction Creole Fusion Capital Cuisine Bayou Bountry Seafood Sensation Prairie Home Cooking Chicken & Andouille Gumbo Recipe Delta Delights Food Glossary Red River Riches

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