Creole Gumbo and All That Jazz: A New Orleans Seafood Cookbook [Paperback]

Howard Mitcham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 1992

This delicious compilation is cooked with a roux of raconteur Howard Mitcham's wit and served with a side dish of jazz history and lyrics.As an appetizer, Mitcham traces the development of the cuisine that made New Orleans famous and the history of the people who brought their native cookery to the melting pot that makes New Orleans a living gumbo. For the main course, he puts together a cornucopia of local delights that are ready to prepare in any kitchen. A dazzling array of photos, foods, and far-out folklore, spiced up with tidbits of jazz history and lyrics, comprises a seafood cookbook that celebrates the world-famous cookery of New Orleans. Howard Mitcham offers more than 300 enticing dishes, from crab gumbo and shrimp-oyster jambalaya to barbecued red snapper and trout amandine. Mitcham traces the development of sophisticated Creole cooking and its rambunctious country cousin, Cajun cooking, with innumerable anecdotes, pictures, and recipes. Along the way, he offers a list of substitutes for hard-to-find seafoods, a bibliography, and a guide to the best mail-order seafood markets in New Orleans. Howard Mitcham, renowned chef, poet, artist, and storyteller, has practiced the inventive art of New Orleans cuisine for three decades. "A delightful book with excellent recipes..." Mimi Sheraton, The New York Times " Creole Gumbo is more than a cookbook. It is a history book, a music lesson and a personality profile of great jazzmen." The Today Show

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (March 31, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882898701
• ISBN-13: 978-0882898704
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, August 22, 2001

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This review is from: Creole Gumbo and All That Jazz: A New Orleans Seafood Cookbook (Paperback)

I have used this book fro over a decade and am about to order a fresh copy. It is a great read and a great, practical cookbook. I have used it constantly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is for real, February 27, 2010

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I am born and raised here in New Orleans. Katrina took my first hard cover copy of this book and now my soon to be X wife took the replacement. This will be the third time I've bought this book. It is that good.

5.0 out of 5 stars AllThatJazz&More, November 28, 2011

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This review is from: Creole Gumbo and All That Jazz: A New Orleans Seafood Cookbook (Paperback)

Makes for great reading besides the fantastic recipes. The seafood gumbo is a must. Feel free to use whatever you have on hand: I do, always with good results. Highly recommended by Anthony Bourdain.