Actually, when you are in love with Cajun/Zydeco music and dance and you migrate to the center of that universe, it is not surprising that others (many of whom you already know) tend to gravitate to the same spot. So Friday night finds me at dinner with Mike and Susan, Mike of Gumbo Limbo fame, from Gainesville. It is Mulate's again, because I just can't resist the mellow tones of Lee Benoit on accordion, with his wife, Valerie on guitar, daughter, Maegan on drums and Mark Hebert, on violin. With a special song dedication, we "Dance, Dance, Dance" 'til the music Stops, Stops, Stops.
Since Mulate's will be reappearing frequently in my ramblin's, you gotta know how happy I am that they have reopened. After losing their roof to Hurricane Gustav in Sept, 2008, the restaurant struggled through re-construction and opened without fanfare the day before Christmas. With recession and economic woes peeking out from every corner, it was great to see their parking lot full again, with several tour busses lined up by the street. Mulate's, the original Cajun Restaurant (the one in New Orleans is a "copy") is a must-see for the Cajun Country tourist and some of them try a little two-step or waltz, just to say they did!!!
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