Doing Cajun Right Essay

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Larry’s French Market, “Doing Cajun Right” In Southeast Texas and Louisiana, Cajun food has an influence on almost every individual who tastes those blends of herbs, spices, and shellfish so associated with French culture. Although Groves, Texas might not seem like a town prideful of their Cajun cuisine, Larry’s French Market’s tastes like a meal straight out of the bayou. Larry’s French Market is well known by just about every local in a thirty mile radius. Larry’s reputation for easy accessibility, beautiful Zydeco music, upbeat two stepping, brilliant service, and mouthwatering Cajun food, travels from everywhere to Cajun lovers. Yes, to get this delicious food, consumers spend a little bit more money than they probably want. You will forget price once you get a bite of a delicious item off the menu. While true, Larry’s posts a saying on …show more content…
Walk through any street in New Orleans and someone will run across a Zydeco band playing. Larry’s continuously has the best bands to offer recreating that famous New Orleans style music. Enjoy a meal with sounds of top performances from bands such as Ken Marvel and the Swamp Rock, or Jack Callier and Cajun Cuisine. Larry’s different levels of music provides even beginner listeners with a fun time while avid fans of Zydeco can enjoy their tastes as well. Want to take your Cajun experience to another level? Join everyone on the dance floor for a little two stepping grove along. Two stepping tends to make even the worst of dancers and make them have fun. Grab a girl and get dancing on Larry’s beautiful hand crafted hardwood floors. Before long it will be closing time and dancers won’t even know it. Beware, two stepping is not for the faint of heart as the dance floor converts in to a madhouse after supper hours. If crowding together or picking up dances is not a strong suit, then don’t make your way on this dance

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