Thibodaux on list of 10Best Small-Town Food Scene

RACELAND — The town of Thibodaux recently earned recognition from the website USA Today 10Best as having the No. 3 ranked Best Small-Town Food Scene in the country. Achieving this honor is in part a testament to the success of the Cajun Bayou Food Trail, an initiative launched by Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism two years ago, according to the Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism news release.
The Cajun Bayou Food Trail boasts 16 restaurant participants throughout Lafourche Parish, seven of which are in Thibodaux. Since it launched in May 2018, the trail has been a clever way for locals and visitors alike to experience the unique food cultures of this area.
A new 10Best Reader’s Choice Award contest launches every other Monday at 11 a.m., revealing 20 nominees in several themed categories. The website’s readers – averaging about 5 million per month – are encouraged to review the master list and begin voting for their favorites over a period of four weeks. Readers can vote once a day for 28 days, and the list of 20 is ultimately whittled down to 10 winners.
That’s the process by which Thibodaux claimed the No. 3 ranking on the list of Best Small-Town Food Scenes, which was topped by Abingdon, Virginia and Punta Gorda, Florida, in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, respectively. Thibodaux was the only Louisiana town to make the Top 10 list.
10Best.com gives its users original, unbiased content about things to see and do, places to eat, and destinations to visit all around the United States and throughout the world. It relies on a team of travel experts to help create its lists, and in this case, some of the experts as well as a USA Today 10Best editor had personally visited Thibodaux in the past few years and could attest to the town’s appealing food scene.
To see a complete list of winners, visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-food-scene-2020/. To learn what topics are being voted on at USA Today 10Best right now and perhaps participate in a vote yourself, check out www.10best.com/awards/travel/.
For more information about Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism visit www.lacajunbayou.com.