One of the many reasons that I love New Orleans is because the people who live here love to eat. And they eat well. Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving unless gumbo, mirlitons, and bourbon are present. Spring isn't spring without crawfish boils and Abita Beer. Every season has its food and every food has its cocktail. The city celebrates its love for food with fabulous restaurants,
food festivals,
museums devoted to food and drink, and many, many books on the subject.
One Book One New Orleans promotes literacy by selecting a city wide read each fall. This year they are also promoting this love affair with food in their book selection,
Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, by Sara Roahen.
Another
recent release of interest to me is
New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories (University Press of Mississippi, 2009).
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