March 9, 2011, 12:01 am
Such is the Spartan fare abstemious Catholics in Louisiana must settle for during Lent when we really want a bologna sandwich. Instead of hitting the drive-up window at the corner McDonald’s, we must journey to some exotic locale like Pat’s in Henderson (just east of Breaux Bridge) and spend three or four self-abnegating hours ingesting boiled seafood, seafood gumbo, and crawfish bisque — and fried shrimp, oysters, catfish, softshell crabs, and frog legs. Giving up a Happy Meal just for that is tough, but we do it in the spirit of sacrifice.
February 26, 2009, 8:17 am
Such is the Spartan fare abstemious Catholics in Louisiana must settle for during Lent when we really want a bologna sandwich. Instead of hitting the drive-up window at the corner McDonald’s, we must journey to some exotic locale like Pat’s in Henderson (just east of Breaux Bridge) and spend three or four self-abnegating hours ingesting boiled seafood, seafood gumbo, and crawfish bisque — and fried shrimp, oysters, catfish, softshell crabs, and frog legs. Giving up a Happy Meal just for that is tough, but we do it in the spirit of sacrifice.
