Louisiana's about quality, not quantity 
January, 15, 2013
Jan 15
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Gary Laney | ESPN.com
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ask a New Orleans foodie -- and they aren't too hard to find in the Crescent City -- why they think their city is better than other food meccas like New York or San Francisco and you might get told about the random dive test.
Go into a random dive in New Orleans and there's a good chance you'll eat something pretty good. Wander into a random joint in New York, they argue, and it's more likely you'll find a kitchen nightmare than in New Orleans. The point? New York might have more good restaurants because it has almost 20 times New Orleans' population, they argue. In New York, they say, you better know where to go.
In the Big Easy, the good eats have you surrounded.
Go into a random dive in New Orleans and there's a good chance you'll eat something pretty good. Wander into a random joint in New York, they argue, and it's more likely you'll find a kitchen nightmare than in New Orleans. The point? New York might have more good restaurants because it has almost 20 times New Orleans' population, they argue. In New York, they say, you better know where to go.
In the Big Easy, the good eats have you surrounded.
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Gary Laney
Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com