Trail Blog

July 12, 2011

Like a Local » Lafayette in Running to be Named “Best Food Town”

We’ve known all along that the Bayou Bounty Trail city of Lafayette is a top food destination, and now Rand McNally is making sure the rest of the country does too! Lafayette was named a finalist in the “Best Food Town” category of Rand McNally’s “Best of the Road” competition (www.bestoftheroad.com).

Judges recently spent time at some of the city’s best bites—Hub City Diner, Blue Dog Café, Charley G’s, and Don’s Downtown to name a few—and even took a cooking class at The Accidental Chef Cooking School. The winner of the “Best Food Town” category will be announced on July 22, and we’re sure hoping we get to celebrate with a Louisiana feast!

While you root for this Louisiana food town, don’t forget to also take part in Eat Lafayette, a celebration of the area’s locally owned restaurants, now though August 15 (www.eatlafayette.com).