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Mme. Bégué's Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery
Contributor(s): Begue, Elizabeth (Author), Tooker, Poppy (Author)
ISBN: 145561758X     ISBN-13: 9781455617586
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.36  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2012
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - Cajun & Creole
- Cooking | History
Dewey: 641.597
LCCN: 2012027018
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.25 lbs) 104 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
- Geographic Orientation - Louisiana
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Cultural Region - Mid-South
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
 
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Publisher Description:

Discover the origins of "second breakfast" in New Orleans.


Originally published in 1900 from the handwritten notes of Mme. B gu herself, this collection of dishes from a quintessential New Orleans restaurant are now available in a reprint of the 1937 edition.

Contributor Bio(s): Tooker, Poppy: -

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.

Begue, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Kettenring Dutrey Bégué was born in Germany in 1853. She operated her restaurant during her marriages to various husbands. She served one meal between breakfast and lunch that became known across America as brunch. She died in October 1906, and her obituary was posted in the New York Times. It stated, "MME. BEGUE DEAD: New Orleans's Famous Cordon Bleu Ruled Her Kitchen for 43 Years."