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Crescent City Collection: A Taste of New Orleans
Crescent City Collection A Taste of New Orleans Author:Junior League of New Orleans Over 250 recipes from members of the Junior League of New Orleans, contributors, and over twenty-five famous local restaurants symbolize the continuously evolving cuisine. Standards such as Red Beans and Rice, Seafood Okra Gumbo, and Bananas Foster are joined by dishes with new twists: Fried Crawfish Rémoulade on the Half-Shell, Dixie Bri... more »sket, Shrimp Succotash, and Streetcar Strata. Lively culinary sidebars cover topics from Creole tomatoes to how to make a roux to recipes for popular New Orleans cocktails. Intertwined with the culinary offerings are fascinating narratives of JLNO Show Houses by Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr., A.I.A. Explore the architectural styles and anecdotal tales and enjoy photographer David G. Spielman's artistic views into some of the most elegant private homes in New Orleans. The rich, colorful heritage of the Crescent City is displayed in non-culinary sidebars. This book brings a mosaic of culinary cultures past and present into your home.« less