Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook [Paperback]

Poppy Tooker (Author), Alice Waters (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2009

Thirteen years in the making, the Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook is ready for the audience that has long been awaiting it. The world's loudly proclaimed interest in New Orleans--its food, its culture, and most recently its struggle to rebuild after one of the greatest disasters in modern times--proves that, now more than ever, there is tremendous demand for such a book.

Poppy Tooker tells the story of the Crescent City Farmers Market through her distinctly New Orleans voice as one of a local food preservationist, Slow Food New Orleans founder, and longtime market collaborator. With a market tradition dating back to the late 1600s, the story of the rise and decline of New Orleans' city markets prior to the creation of the Crescent City Farmers Market is both educational and entertaining. Tooker recalls whimsical and wacky market events with both prose and archival photography. On a more serious note, she tells compelling stories of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on market vendors from an insider's point of view. More than 70 profiles of key market vendors are included, humanizing the book's recipes in a truly unique way.

The Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook incorporates renowned New Orleans chefs' recipes inspired by the region's seasonal bounty, as well as family favorites from market vendors and shoppers. More than 125 recipes, ranging from Creole classics such as Oysters Rockefeller, Gumbo Z'Herbes, and Bread Pudding to Gator-Tater Salad, Asian Pear Slaw, Chevre-Stuffed Squash Blossoms, Kakurei Turnip and Pork Fricasse, Barbecue Shrimp Pie, and Satsuma- Chocolate Gelato reveal why New Orleans is one of the great food cities of the world.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Poppy Tooker is a culinary activist who has worked tirelessly to promote and preserve the historic food ways of New Orleans. With her motto "Eat It To Save It" she has helped revive endangered foods across the U.S. and abroad in collaboration with Slow Food's Ark of Taste. She is a contributing editor for Hallmark Magazine and regular columnist for LA Cookin' and has also written for Fine Cooking. Poppy's on-camera flair has made her a sought after guest on the Food Network, the History Channel and in multiple PBS documentaries. She lives in New Orleans, LA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: marketumbrella.org (April 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603580999
• ISBN-13: 978-1603580991
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I sure miss New Orleans, May 5, 2009

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Corbin Evans (NOLA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook (Paperback)

This book brings it all together for me. Having been a part of the Crescent City Farmers Market, in a variety of ways, since 2000 I was reminded of all that has happened with every page I turned of this amazing collection of photos, recipes and Poppy Tooker's reflections. The friendly faces and amazing people who found their way to the markets each week are forever captured with this "more-than-a-cookbook". I look forward to cooking with it, looking through it and being reminded of how important the CCFM has been for New Orleans and her future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sustaining Community, April 15, 2009

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T. Bivins "Chef -Instructor" (Montpelier, Vermont) - See all my reviews
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What a gift the for those us no longer in New Orleans and Louisiana. Whether part of the diaspora created by Katrina or simply a transplanted Bayou State soul longing for home, the Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook brings together the amazing farmers and producers of one of Louisiana's greatest gift- its wonderful food. From farm to market to the finest chefs in New Orleans, these stories and recipes warm the soul of a down home boy! Great work by Ms. Poppy Tooker. This is a great read for a delicious dish!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like being there, April 14, 2009

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Robin in Vermont - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook (Paperback)

Poppy Tooker makes New Orleans beloved Crescent City Farmers Market come alive. The compelling and provoking stories of the markets farmers, fishers and producers combined with the recipes of some of New Orleans (and the worlds) most acclaimed chefs combines in a cultural expression unlike any other. From the most classic of Creole dishes to the more expressive culinary creations, one could get the flavor of New Orleans from just reading let alone cooking from this book. Tooker is obviously passionate about her city, subjects, the market, and the foods of the most distinct products and cuisine our country and maybe the universe has to offer.