Comments on: Decatur Ranks 8th in Tastiest Town Contest, Lafayette Wins Top Prize

By: SR

SR — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:38:09 +0000

I wonder if that’s why they didn’t get out the vote — who really considers Baltimore the tastiest town in the SOUTH? I mean, I’ve had some very good mussels and crabs and such in Baltimore, but I did not think I was in the South at the time. (Honestly, I thought the Mason Dixon Line ran between Baltimore and DC.)

By: chira

chira — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:57:24 +0000

Lafayette’s popular free newspaper The Independent (like Creative Loafing) and their ABiz newspaper have convincing ads and restaurant reviews that are very enticing. The city has a lot of visitors because of the oil industry, so plenty of people have visited there and can cast knowledgeable votes on The Tastiest Town. Mr. Boh’s point that city leaders love to win these kinds of competitions is a notable issue, but I’m not sure how that would influence the competition/voting per se.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:25:23 +0000

ha, the votes for #1 exceed their population by over 70k! I know anyone could vote for anyone but that just cracks me up

By: Mr. Boh

Mr. Boh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:07:28 +0000

Definitely not as popular as it is in the real South. We don’t really consider ourselves Southern.

By: Just wonderin'

Just wonderin' — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:46:03 +0000

I’m kinda surprised people in baltimore actually read southern living.

By: Mr. Boh

Mr. Boh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:13:47 +0000

The city leaders love to win these sorts of things for the marketing. A couple of years ago we somehow got voted the fittest city in the US by Men’s Fitness. Trust me, we’re not.

By: Yvette in Decatur

Yvette in Decatur — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:38:19 +0000

Rigged!

By: Just wonderin'

Just wonderin' — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:15:50 +0000

Maybe they have better things to do?