false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181071536m/1108953.jpg 1108953 2 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 family; and 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 signatures; gumbo, po-boys, red beans and rice; and 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 cooking her way through a place as unique and unexpected as its infamous turducken, Roahen finds a home. And then Katrina. With humor, poignancy, and hope, she conjures up a city that reveled in its food traditions before the storm; and in many ways has been saved by them since. 1095908 4 2 2008 Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table total:118|5:7|4:4|3:2|2:1|1:1| 118 479 245 46 5 3 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 23 08:31:47 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:41:16 -0700 2008
See, I always need a focus when I travel. For New Orleans, it was food and music. (A no-brainer, I...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 12:45:58 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 12:51:21 -0700 2008 4 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 09:01:47 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 09:02:46 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 11:13:22 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 17:21:56 -0700 2008 Roahen does not disappoint. She explores the history of local foods and traditions. But she keeps it ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 09:02:55 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 19:07:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 06 16:21:09 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 16:21:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 09:35:38 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 09:36:35 -0800 2008 4 2 false false Mon Mar 31 07:07:49 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 18 20:31:30 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 20:32:05 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 07:37:24 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 07:37:24 -0800 2008 1
She spends too much time gushing endlessly over a few obscure plac...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 20:36:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 20:45:35 -0700 2008 Gumbo Tales. I didn't know the author in New Orleans, although we resided in adjoining neighborhoods and had many of the same acquaintances. Roahen's education in po-boys, oysters, gumbo and other New Orl...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 07:50:32 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 09:02:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 19:57:23 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 20:32:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Dec 10 07:11:35 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 06:09:14 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 07:50:01 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 13:03:53 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Sat May 24 20:21:56 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 21:14:26 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Jul 22 22:22:35 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 22:25:08 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 12:04:59 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 12:06:35 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:13:58 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:22:25 -0800 2009 Gumbo Tales is one of the very best pieces of food writing I can recall reading. Sara Roahen takes a topic, says some unique and sensible things about it, then kicks it up a notch and suggests another whole new way to look ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:25:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:26:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 09:06:32 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 08:18:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1108953