Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of New Orleans by Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker | Cookbook Reviews

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2009

Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of New Orleans by Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker

Written By Recipe Coordinator

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans thousands of people lost their keepsakes and family treasures forever. As residents started to rebuild their lives The Times-Picayune of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm. The newspaper has compiled 250 of these delicious authentic recipes along with the stories about how they came to be and who created them. Cooking Up a Storm includes the very best of classic and contemporary New Orleans cuisine from seafood and meat to desserts and cocktails. But it also tells the story recipe by recipe of one of the great food cities in the world and the determination of its citizens to preserve and safeguard their culinary legacy.

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 29, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0811865770

ISBN-13: 978-0811865777

Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

I absolutely loved this cookbook! I had the good fortune to become very familiar with the New Orleans area during the 1990’s before Hurricane Katrina. Good food and good cooking are very important in New Orleans and the southern Bayou areas. Marcelle Bienvenu is a cooking legend in these parts. Judy Walker still writes about food and cooking for the Times-Picayune newspaper. They have teamed together to create a sort of memorial to recipes lost in the hurricane. The recipes are fantastic and the history behind the recipes is even more interesting. This is a must have book for any lover of New Orleans food and food culture!

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