| Clarksburg adopted LeRoy Crump Jr. -- and his Cajun cooking
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- "This is Cajun Country," proclaims a sign outside the restaurant at 211 N. Fourth St. Cajun? In the Mountain State? In a city known for its Italian eateries? But inside there's no mistaking that at least this little piece of Clarksburg is Cajun -- the smell of spices, the Mardi Gras beads, the bottles of hot sauce, the jazz and New Orleans Saints posters. And, of course, the food -- po' boys and seafood gumbo, jambalaya and red beans and rice, crawfish corn chowder and fried catfish. And on and on. Chef LeRoy Crump Jr., opened his authentic restaurant on March 1, christening it Lagniappe (LAN-yap), a word derived from American Spanish with Louisiana French influences that means an extra or unexpected gift. The name, Mr.
Have food? He'll eat ... and eat ... and eat
Hall Hunt Jr., left, eats along with winner Joey Chestnut. Hall was the local champion, eating 30 burgers in 8 minutes. If Hall wins the Jacksonville qualifier, he will get the chance to compete in the world finals held on ESPN against contestants like Japan's Takeru Kobayashi - defending three-time champion and 8-minute world record holder with 97 Krystal burgers. .
Snack attack / With a new law and schools cracking down on junk food, what's left for kids to eat?
When I was growing up, my after-school snack almost always started with a triple-decker peanut butter and sugar sandwich on Wonder bread. When I got older, my sister, brother andI would hit the 7-Eleven after classes for a box of strawberry Pop-Tarts, which we inhaled on the way home. We had never heard of Type 2 diabetes, and the word "cholesterol" may as well have been a foreign word. At this time of year, there is a new crop of kids returning home from school ravenous for something to tide them over until dinner. So what do you have in your cupboards? Choosing from the plethora of products cluttering supermarket shelves can be mind boggling, food labels are often confusing, and knuckling under to the persistent pleas of a child conditioned by Madison Avenue is all too easy.
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