Gumbo Tales Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table

Name: Gumbo Tales Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table
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ISBN: 9780393061673

ISBN-10: 0393061671

ISBN-13: 9780393061673

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sara Roahen

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Celebrating New Orleans' food culture, one specialty at a time. A cocktail is more than a segue to dinner when it'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 familyand one more way to gain a foothold in her beloved adopted city. Roahen's stories of personal discovery introduce readers to New Orleans' well-known signaturesgumbo, po-boys, red beans and riceand 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…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Sara Roahen's work has appeared in Tin House, Oxford American, and Food & Wine magazines. She and her husband moved back to New Orleans in 2008.