EatLafayette ALL YEAR LONG!

EatLafayette ALL YEAR LONG



News | Calzone and Associates, Inc.

A Message for our Sponsors and Restaurants

Now that the official campaign is over, we'd like to take a short pause to thank EVERYONE involved in making this campaign such a success. Our sponsors and our restaurants really stepped up their participation this year. We had a record number of promotions and giveaways and had SO MUCH FUN doing it!

We'd also like to thank all of the support staff that took everything complicated and made it simple. Interns, family, friends, and anyone else on your team that made something happen for you. This community got together and stood for our locally-owned restaurants in support of great service, delicious food, and good times. We think the campaign was a huge success. 

We're not done, though! The website and social media stay up and running all year long, just as your businesses do. We're here to help spread the word about how amazing you all are - so if you have something special going on, let us know! We'd be happy to share with our fans.

7,000 Facebook Fan Giveaway

Once we reach 7,000 fans on Facebook, we'll give away a World's Best Chicken Cooker from Bruce Foods! Visit our tab on Facebook - you have to Like our page to be able to enter. We'll draw at random from the entries we receive and contact the winner via the contact information provided. So get everyone you know to Like us on Facebook and you could win the Chicken Cooker!

Again, thank you all for an amazing campaign, once again! Let's encourage Acadiana to EatLafayette all year long. 

Allons manger!

The EatLafayette Team

EatLafayette Restaurants Work Together to Encourage Dining Locally

Media Contact:

Julie Calzone

337-235-2924 ext. 18

jcalzone@calzone.com

EatLafayette Restaurants Work Together to Encourage Dining Locally

Eighth Annual EatLafayette Brought to You by The New Fly Lafayette Club and Robert Mondavi Wines

(Lafayette, La.) – In its eighth year, the 2012 EatLafayette campaign, brought to you by The New Fly Lafayette Club and Robert Mondavi Wines runs from June 18 through August 15; with over 60 participating restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisines and experiences, diners will have many tasty options for their summer meals.

In Louisiana, many of the fondest memories and celebrations involve gathering with loved ones to share a good meal. That tradition has been proven by Lafayette’s recent recognition by Rand McNally and USA Today’s 2011 Best of the Road campaign as the Best for Food and Southern Living’s acknowledgement that Lafayette is the Tastiest Town in the South for 2012.

“EatLafayette is about bringing locally-owned restaurants together to support one another and the community,” said Charlie Goodson, owner of Charley G’s and one of the originators of the EatLafayette campaign. “We want to bring people together to experience local flavors and support local business.”

“The campaign saturates the local market with innovative use of social and digital media in addition to television, radio and print,” said Gerald Breaux, executive director of the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission. “EatLafayette encourages people to visit locally-owned restaurants throughout the campaign and through the rest of the year. There’s something for everyone in this year’s list of restaurants.”

Eatlafayette.com gives visitors a full list of participating restaurants. The website includes information about the campaign, special offers, contests, sponsors, a helpful map, and information about the Caribbean Cruise Giveaway. The 4-day cruise is compliments of Travel Machine.

EatLafayette is utilizing several social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare, Pinterest, and eNewsletters to keep the community up to date on specials and promotions offered by participating restaurants and sponsors.

The 2012 EatLafayette campaign launched yesterday and will continue through August 15.

This year, the following restaurants are participating in EatLafayette:

1. 2 Paul’s Radically Urban Barbecue
2. Agave Cantina
3. Andoli’s Sandwich Press
4. Antlers Restaurant
5. Antoni’s Italian Café
6. Bailey’s Bistro
7. Bella Figura
8. BJ’s Pizza & Deli
9. Blue Dog Café
10.  Bon Temps Grill
11.  Cafe Habana City
12.  Café Vermilionville
13.  Charley G’s
14.  Country Cuisine
15.  Coyote Blues
16.  Dax on Verot
17.  Dean-O’s
18.  Dix “Almost Famous” Daiquiris
19.  Don’s Seafood & Steakhouse Downtown
20.  Dozo Restaurant
21.  Fat Pat’s Bar & Grill
22.  Fezzo’s Seafood Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
23.  Gallagher’s Café
24.  Hub City Diner
25.  iMonelli
26.  Joey’s
27.  Johnson’s Boucaniere
28.  Jolie’s Louisiana Bistro
29.  Judice Inn
30.  La Cuisine de Maman
31.  La Fonda Restaurant
32.  Lagneaux’s
33.  Lil Bite O Heaven
34.  Lil Daddy’s Bar-B-Q
35.  Little River Inn
36.  Masala Indian Kitchen
37.  McGee’s Landing
38.  Nimbeaux’s Restaurant
39.  Office Hours Sandwich Shop
40.  Olde Tyme Grocery
41.  Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant
42.  Pete’s Family Sports Grill
43.  Picante Mexican Restaurant
44.  Pont Breaux’s Cajun Restaurant
45.  Poor Boy’s Riverside Inn
46.  Poseideon’s Greek Restaurant
47.  POUR Wine Bar & Restaurant
48.  Prejean’s Restaurant
49.  Rachael’s Café
50.  Randol’s
51.  Rochetto’s Pizzeria
52.  Romacelli
53.  Sandra’s Café and Health Food Store
54.  Sophi P. Cakes
55.  The French Press
56.  The Lab Handcrafted Coffee and Comforts
57.  The Saint Street Inn
58.  ThiboDough’s Breads and Bagels
59.  Tsunami
60.  Village Café
61.  Whole Wheatery Eatery
62.  Zeus Café

EatLafayette 2012 is brought to you by the New Fly Lafayette Club and Robert Mondavi Wines. Sponsored by the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, Louisiana Pick Your Passion, Townsquare Media, KLFY TV 10, Cox, KADN Fox 15, WVLA, myKLAF TV, The Independent, Travel Machine, Event Rental, Lamar Outdoor, Atmos Energy, AT&T, LUS Fiber and Louisiana Hot Sauce.

 

About EatLafayette™

What started as a conversation between two local businessmen in Lafayette, Louisiana has evolved into a successful promotions campaign that provides a unique opportunity for people to experience local cuisine in Lafayette. Charlie Goodson, owner of Charley G’s Seafood Grill, and Gerald Breaux, executive director of the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission got together in early 2005 to discuss how locally-owned restaurants could gain visibility in a market flooded with big-dollar franchise restaurant advertising.

The result of those conversations was a summer EatLafayette campaign that is now in its eighth year. EatLafayette is a two-month celebration showcasing the restaurants that make Acadiana culture so appetizing. This year’s campaign is a true success with over 60 restaurants signed up to participate.

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We Eat and Eat and EatLafayette!

The crew at Calzone just love to EatLafayette! As the creative voice behind this annual campaign, we spend months thinking about food, writing about food, taking pictures of food, talking with restaurant owners…and at the end of the day, we are HUNGRY. We are so proud to support the restaurants that make EatLafayette possible, and of course we enjoy writing about our experiences at each of them. It is our dream to visit each of the 53 participating restaurants by August 15th. So far we’ve been to about half of the restaurants on the list (see below), which means we’ve got a lot more eating to do! Check out the EatLafayette Blog regularly to read about our latest dining adventures!

2Paul's Radically Urban Barbeque
Abacus
Antoni's Italian Cafe
Bonnie Bell's Bistro
Cafe Roma
Cafe Vermilionville
Charley G's Seafood Grill
Collage Cafe
Dean-O's
Don's Seafood and Steakhouse
Dozo
Hub City Diner
Joey's
Johnson's Boucaniere
Julien's Poboys
Masala Indian Kitchen
Olde Tyme Grocery
Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant
Tsunami
Zeus Cafe, Zeus on the Go