cafe au lait – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Behind the scenes: Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans

As iconic as the Café Du Monde in New Orleans is for us and other tourists, it presented something new this trip: a trip to the back of the restaurant to see “how it’s done”! No visit to NOLA is complete for us without a stop at 800 Decatur Street. It’s where the Original Café […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room

If you find yourself hungry in Baton Rouge on a Sunday morning, head to the room at 3132 College Drive known as Coffee Call — and save room for beignets and cafe au lait, Louisiana style! The big blue archway with Hollywood lights beckons you to line up and order pillow-shaped dough squares covered in […]

Father’s Day treats at Rue Beignet, Baton Rouge

If you live in Tennessee, your trips to a beignet shop are few and far between. We just don’t have those flash-fried little doughnut pillows sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar nearby — or even within a day’s drive, if you live in Knoxville! But since we were visiting relatives in Baton Rouge on Father’s Day weekend, […]