4/21/2017 Thibodaux, Louisiana

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 

Tim and Linda Bunyan

Friday-April 21

Our friends, back home: Sam and Kathy Teresi have invested several years into their 1848 Distillery so we decided we would explore Donner-Peltier Distillers in Thibodaux, LA.  

Tim and I were delighted with our own personal tour and tasting and found we liked the creamy texture of their spirits.  We chose: rice-based Oryza Vodka, Rougaroux full moon dark rum, la1 Whiskey. We shipped it to Jason and Erin

We emailed all the information to Sam and Kathy.  We’ll have to have a California tasting party!

Distillery host, Danielle Stein was bright and knew about the start-up.  
She referred us to Spahr’s restaurant, downtown Thibodaux where Donner-Peltier products are served.   

Here we are at lunch at Spahr's with a  Donner-Peltier Distillery 13pennies rum and kalua cocktail sprinkled with cinnamon. 

Spahr’s host was very well mannered and told us he was born and raised in town.  He pointed out the window and told us he lives right there; it was a historic building revitalized into lofts.  He was so proud to live and work there. 

He showed us the gator-fish on the wall……it was taxidermy—good thing.  Been around enough ponds to not care for alligators.  Yet alligators are not feared there. 
Locals say the gators are slow on land.

Onward to New Orleans.

4/20/2017 LeJeune's Bakery

On our way to New Orleans, Since 1884, the same two bakery items: rolled bread and ginger cakes continue to be sold out the side door at Le Jeune's Bakery Inc. 
Established in Jeanerette, Louisiana, the Le Jeune family has been baking for five generations.

The kitchen is open to the street and to all that pass to select from layers of rolling shelves.
Since the beginning, the packaging is brown paper twisted closed at each end. WHY?:


The owner replied: "If it's not broken, why change things?"  

Basic food made with a lot of heart for over 100 years!

Bread Bag

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 

Tim and Linda Bunyan

4/19/2017 New Iberia, Louisiana - Historic Center

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 

Tim and Linda Bunyan

New Iberia Historic Center seemed to expand out from Victor's Cafeteria.                            Centered between the 

local radio 
the station, call letters: CANE 
and City Hall is:

  Victor's Cafeteria. 
 This local cafe rivals any home-town cooking restaurant.  Breakfast is served 6 a.m. to 11:00a.m.

It closes for one hour and then re-opens at noon to serve Lunch.

 

Every local in town was there from the Cable guy to the UPS man.  A stately Mr. and Mrs. arrived by black Cadillac to dine at the historic Cafeteria.

The author, 80-year-old James Lee Burke, still writes the Dave Robicheaux series and remains a frequent guest at Victor's Cafeteria.  His photo and movie billboard "In The Electric Mist' is on display alongside his very own bait shop set up in his honor inside the restaurant.

Historic District of New Iberia, founded 1779 Malaga, Spain.  Rail Road arrived in 1880.  Spanish, French, Acadian history.  Condoleezza Rice is from the area.  New Iberia 30 miles SE of Lafayette, Louisiana,  Population: 13,000, dates back from 1779.