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The Spatula Diaries

Lunch at Pho Hoang Anh

In the mood for Vietnamese, I picked up my friend Ann from her office on Florida Boulevard and headed east to Baton Rouge's tight concentration of pho joints.

Cheap thrills: Fries on the road

The best lunch I had this week was a $1.30 bag of french fries from an old-timey, walk-up burger counter on Hwy. 1 in Assumption Parish.

Crawfish are still plentiful, and now they're cheap.

Yes, we're ready for crabs. No, they're not in. But a late season surge in crawfish means the price has dropped.

Two sandwiches. Strong opinions.

There are two grilled cheese sandwich camps: add mayo or not.

New Orleans eats, the Fest and beyond

The rain is threatening to mess with Jazz Fest again this weekend, but here five real good reasons to brave the weather: crawfish bread, mango freeze, stuffed artichokes, beggars' purses and soft-shell crab po-boys.

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Get into Motion! (day two)
Highland Road Park Observatory

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40th Anniversary of the West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Museum

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Focus on Faculty
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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James Napper (New Rock) On the Balcony
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Storytime at the Library
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Computer Programs at the Library
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Computer Programs For Teens at the Library
Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library

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Carver Crochet Club
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ACT Practice Test for Students
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