One of the world's most unusual and
exciting cooking styles, New Orleans Creole cookery melds a fantastic array of
influences: Spanish spices, tropical fruits from Africa, native Choctaw Indian
gumbos, and most of all, a panoply of French styles, from the haute cuisine of
Paris to the hearty fare of Provence. Assembled at the turn of the twentieth
century by a Crescent City newspaper, The Picayune,this volume is the
bible of many a Louisiana cook and a delight to gourmets everywhere.