false 735974 1 Anyone who loves the sound of Chef Emeril's voice as much as he does is going to enjoy <I>Every Day's a Party</I>. Yet it is something of a "big hat, no cattle" kind of book. The 125 recipes seem like reheats, like afterthoughts, flavorful and evocative though they may be. But the editorial copy is rich and thick, like a wicked cake frosting that begs for a finger swipe or two.<p> Lagasse walks the reader through the 12 months of the year, selecting holidays and occasions out of each month on which to hang a celebration and several recipes. So you have the Sugar Bowl and Twelfth Night in January, Mother's Day and the Crawfish Festival in May, The Sugar Cane Festival and Pirogie Festival in September, and in November, let us not miss the Omelette Festival. (Does Dave Barry know about this?)<p> The history and the tradition of Louisiana are about as exotic as anything in the U.S. is ever going to get, and the writers exploit this to great advantage. In this sense, <I>Every Day's a Party</I> is really more of a travel book that happens to have recipes and Lagasse's high-proof enthusiasm leaking off of every page. A sense of place and purpose come through, as well as the opportunity to taste a little bit of what the author is aiming at. You'll find Salt-and-Herb-Crusted Red Snapper and Bananas Foster Ice Cream Pie, Crawfish and Sausage Jambalaya and Emeril's Martini with Chocolate Grapes, Cold Cucumber Soup and Pecan Florentines. This doesn't sound a bit like a New England Boiled Dinner, now, does it? For which we can thank God and Emeril Lagasse for small favors. <I>--Schuyler Ingle</I> 722156 6 10 1999 Every Day's a Party: Louisiana Recipes For Celebrating With Family And Friends total:20|5:4|4:8|3:4|2:3|1:1| 20 71 29 1 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 06:24:10 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:25:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 12:46:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:46:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 08:53:50 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 08:53:50 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 10:02:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 10:02:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 15:53:04 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 15:53:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 11:04:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 11:04:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 21:42:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:42:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 26 19:33:22 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 19:33:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 11:41:59 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 11:41:59 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 15 12:57:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:04:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 13:08:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 13:08:46 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 16 18:53:48 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 18:53:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Oct 17 04:43:04 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 04:43:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 14 09:55:03 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 09:55:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Sep 17 08:47:41 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 08:47:41 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Fri Sep 05 08:48:43 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 08:48:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jun 17 17:53:05 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 17:53:05 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Fri Jun 06 09:27:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 09:27:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue May 27 15:02:18 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 15:02:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 06 08:15:33 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 08:15:33 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=735974