"Farm-to-table and Southern-style meat and three lunches usually don’t intersect. Which is exactly why Scratch Farm Kitchen in Lafayette deserves a visit. Owners Jamie Vickery and Kelsey Leger source from Louisiana and Mississippi farmers and offer vegan, vegetarian, and meat options. Everything is either made, cured, fermented, or raised by them or folks they know. Their meat and three is a protein that might be jerked chicken salad, pulled mojo pork, or a veggie patty, and sides like pickled beets, hash potatoes, grits, or grilled broccoli. Then there are the soups, bowls, burgers, and specials — this place is a gem through and through. Check out Five Mile Eatery too, a sustainably run co-op also from chef Leger, opened with partner Sarah Trotter last year." - Beth D'Addono
