Tujague's Cookbook: Creole Recipes and Lore in the New Orleans Grand Tradition

Poppy Tooker

Pelican Publishing Company, 2015 - Cooking - 192 pages

From brunch to dessert, these kitchen madams serve up history New Orleans style!

Author and culinary historian Poppy Tooker masterfully combines all the myriad strands that fill the rooms of Tujague's beautifully restored establishment into a whole cloth of foodie lore. As the second oldest restaurant in New Orleans, Tujague's boasts more than a century of fresh Creole cuisine served in the heart of the French Quarter. More than a cookbook, this foray into history combines memorabilia from the restaurant's archives with stunning modern images from New Orleans photographers Sam Hanna and Louis Sahuc. The dramatic story of the successful effort to save the restaurant is included, along with tales of ghostly guests and authentic dishes and drinks celebrating the oldest standup bar in America and the restaurant that created the international tradition of brunch.

About the author

Poppy Tooker is passionate about food and the people who make it. She hosts the popular weekly radio show Louisiana Eats! Her classical training and love of New Orleans cuisine has been recognized globally through her participation in various documentary projects, and she competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, where her seafood gumbo was deemed better than his. The International Association of Cooking Professionals recognized Tooker with their first Community Service Award, and Southern Living magazine named her a Hero of the New South. A writer for many publications, Tooker informs readers on the importance of reviving foods that are pivotal to the Louisiana and New Orleans culture. Her previous book Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories, a companion to her radio show, received the Literary Award of the Year in 2014 from the Louisiana Library Association. Tooker lives and cooks in New Orleans.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tujague's Cookbook: Creole Recipes and Lore in the New Orleans Grand Tradition; Restaurant Cookbooks
• Author: Poppy Tooker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, 2015
• ISBN: 1455620386, 9781455620388
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States; Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole; Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / General; History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)