Real Deal Cajun Crawfish Boil

Posted by Maureen on Mar 24, 2013 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments Crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs… whatever y’all call ‘em, they are in season here in Louisiana, and they are delicious. Rob and I have had crawfish, often frozen, in effoutees and fish pies, but have never been in the south when they are fresh in season. Roadfood’s Foodfest Crawfish boil was the main reason for this trip to New Orleans. Last night’s real-deal Cajun...
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RT6: Lake Placid Last Stop

Posted by Maureen on Aug 6, 2012 in Guest Blogger, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments Left Saratoga yesterday for Lake Placid, a two hour drive thru soft pine forests giving way to deciduous hills. This area will be in spectacular colour in 8 weeks. Soon we see the Adirondacks rise on the horizon and then the clouds break. The rains are quit heavy and the views are obscured. Driving is physical though the windy wet roads. We are glad to pull into Lake Placid, the last stop on...
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RT6: to Saratoga Springs

Posted by Maureen on Aug 4, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments Today, day seven, we leave Rhode Island for upstate New York and a three and a half hour drive.  At 10 am it is already blistering hot and muggy. We skip breakfast and hope to find road food.  Gulf stations and McDonald’s have the Mass turnpike locked up. We make do with cheesy crackers and red twizzlers and decide to wait until we arrive in Saratoga Springs. An uneventful fairly dull...
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RT6: to Providence, RI

Posted by Maureen on Aug 3, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments This morning is our last morning in Boston. We are moving on to Providence, RI.  Before we go we are going to have breakfast at Mike’s City Diner, a Diners, Drive-ins and Dives-featured joint. We once again luck into parking out front but have to hunt down American change for the meter. Boston still resides in the dark ages regarding meter technology. Mike’s is clean and homey. A...
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RT6 Boston: Ghosts & the North End

Posted by Maureen on Aug 2, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip | 1 comment Today we visited the very touristy Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. This is also the the start of the Freedom Trail. Many points of historical interest in regards to the American Revolution are within walking distance of each other. We are most interested in the Granary Burying Spot, home to the remains of Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and many more, known and unknown. It is a...
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RT6: Boston

Posted by Maureen on Aug 1, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments We are spending a relaxing day in Boston. No Driving. Doing a little shopping and lunching on Newbury Street. The day is hot with very little breeze. The skies open up in the afternoon and send us indoors. No worries. Plenty to do inside in Boston. Even a pre-dinner nap may be in order. Newbury Street is quaint with charming four story brownstones housing shops, services, restaurants and...
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