Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table

Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table

â€œMakes you want to spend a weekâ€•immediatelyâ€•in New Orleans.â€ â€•Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Wall Street Journal
A cocktail is more than a segue to dinner when itâ€™s a Sazerac, an anise-laced drink of rye whiskey and bitters indigenous to New Orleans. For Wisconsin native Sara Roahen, a Sazerac is also a fine accompaniment to raw oysters, a looking glass into the cocktail culture of her own familyâ€•and one more way to gain a foothold in her beloved adopted city. Roahenâ€™s stories of personal discovery introduce readers to New Orleansâ€™ well-known signaturesâ€•gumbo, po-boys, red beans and riceâ€•and its lesser-known gems: the pho of its Vietnamese immigrants, the braciolone of its Sicilians, and the ya-ka-mein of its street culture. By eating and cooking her way through a place as unique and unexpected as its infamous turducken, Roahen finds a home. And then Katrina. With humor, poignancy, and hope, she conjures up a city that reveled in its food traditions before the stormâ€•and in many ways has been saved by them since.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393335378
ReleaseDate 2009-04-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393335378

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