Download or read book The Spirit of La Fonda written by Leebob Cox and published by Acadian House Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 196-page hardcover book that describes the 50-year history and culture of the venerable La Fonda Restaurant in Lafayette, La., one of the state's most popular eating establishments. The book is also an autobiography of the restaurant's founder and owner, Leebob Cox, and a showplace for the art of Luis Amendolla and Phyllis Malzyk Giardano. It carries numerous stories about La Fonda's longtime employees and customers, as well as anecdotes of the variously zany and heartwarming goings-on in this fine Tex-Mex eatery.