Where Catfish and a Tiger Live Happily Ever After!
Welcome to Baton Rouge, the proud home of one famous tiger (well, 6 famous tigers - Mike VI is the 6th generation of Louisiana State University mascots and a proud owner of a rather posh pad right in the middle of campus!), amazing fried food (my personal favorite has to be the delicious fried catfish), and a unique type of sporting on water (long story short - in LA, you can only gamble on water - except for New Orleans - and the newest casino in Baton Rouge is a rather stationary hotel built on top of the Mississippi river - aka water).
If you do get a chance to visit Baton Rouge, here were my two absolute favorite food joints:
- Bistro Byronz - a charming bistro where I can vouch for their Debris Sandwich and to-die-for Carrot Souffle.
- The Burgersmith - check out the Turkey Burger and Slider, absolutely delicious with a very wide range of craft beers on tap!
A few months back, a co-worker of mine convinced me to join my company's Spartan Race team. He didn't talk it up much: he mentioned it's a long-ish run with a few fun obstacles. You know, no big deal. Something someone who runs as much as me should complete more than easily (read, you don't really need to train for it). Ha ha ha.