Pascal’s Manale Cookbook A Family Tradition by PoppyTooker Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-2408-9, ISBN: 1-4556-2408-X "Author and culinary historian Poppy Tooker combines family photographs, stories, and recipes from Pascal’s Manale into a collection that is much more than a cookbook. Tooker’s exploration into the storied Uptown restaurant, one of the “jewels in New Orleans’ culinary crown,” reveals the history of the family behind it and their influence on the city’s culinary culture. In contrast to the chef driven French dishes of the Creoles, Sicilia ..."
Tujague's Cookbook Creole Recipes and Lore in the New Orleans Grand Tradition by PoppyTooker Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-2038-8, ISBN: 1-4556-2038-6 ""Tujague's is truly a neighborhood restaurant, located in America's oldest neighborhood--the French Quarter. . . . This is one of the things that makes New Orleans so special and is indicative of the important role restaurants play in our culture." --Poppy Tooker, from the Introduction Part dramatic history, part eerie ghost stories, part a study of marketing genius, and part a celebration of restaurant excellence, this cookbook by auth ..."
Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food, and Their Stories by PoppyTooker, David Spielman Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2013 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-1876-7, ISBN: 1-4556-1876-4 "WINNER OF THE LOUISIANA LITERARY AWARDA native New Orleanian, Poppy Tooker is passionate about food and the people who make it. She hosts the popular weekly radio show Louisiana Eats!, from which this book originates. From the transcripts of fifteen one-on-one interviews featuring specialists of iconic Louisiana foods, Tooker introduces the reader to the stories behind the everyday foods that make culinary history. Consider, for instan ..."
Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook(1st Edition) by PoppyTooker, Alice Waters Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2009 by Marketumbrella ISBN-13: 978-1-60358-099-1, ISBN: 1-60358-099-9 "Thirteen years in the making, the "Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook" is ready for the audience that has long been awaiting it. The worldas loudly proclaimed interest in New Orleansaits food, its culture, and most recently its struggle to rebuild after one of the greatest disasters in modern timesaproves that, now more than ever, there is tremendous demand for such a book.Poppy Tooker tells the story of the Crescent City Farmers Mar ..."
Mme. Bégué's Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery(Updated) by Elizabeth Begue, PoppyTooker Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2012 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-1758-6, ISBN: 1-4556-1758-X ""In 1900 Madame Bégué wrote her recipes down in a French cook book collectors have always prized. The instructions assume a basic knowledge of cuisine: the measurements are often left to taste, temperature is relative, and cooking times left to the best judgment of the chef. It takes a few pages to realize much of the cookery takes place not on a stove, but over an open fire." -Don Spiro, Zelda: The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau Origi ..."
Dinner with Tennessee Williams by Troy A. Gilbert, Greg Picolo, PoppyTooker, W. Kenneth Holditch Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2011 by Gibbs Smith ISBN-13: 978-1-4236-2173-7, ISBN: 1-4236-2173-5 " Like Hemingway to Cuba or Mark Twain to the Mississippi, certain writers are inextricably tied to their environments-the culture, the history, the people, the cuisine. The plays of Tennessee Williams evoke the ambiance and flavor of the South. Part food memoir and part cookbook, this fresh look at the world of this great American playwright-both in real life and in his plays-is the perfect book for literary lovers and food lovers al ..."
Buster Holmes Restaurant Cookbook, The(2nd Edition) New Orleans Handmade Cookin' by Buster Holmes, PoppyTooker Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2017 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-2211-5, ISBN: 1-4556-2211-7 "Red beans and good reads for every kitchen! From the 1960s to 1983, Buster Holmes cooked up classic Creole food, ending his career in the restaurant that bore his name at 721 Burgundy Street. The restaurant, at the center of a thriving New Orleans cultural community, offered unlimited servings of its famous red beans and rice for a modest price alongside shrimp, gumbo, butter beans, and local game. Fans hungry for Holmes’ flavors can us ..."
Drag Queen Brunch(1st Edition) by PoppyTooker, Sam Hanna, Rainbow Road Press Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2019 by Rainbow Road Press (Aka River Road Press) ISBN-13: 978-1-941879-27-6, ISBN: 1-941879-27-6 "Drag Queen Brunch features gorgeous photography of the dishes (both the ladies and the recipes) in some of New Orleans most beautiful and iconic restaurants and courtyards. The book includes a foreword from a prominent voice in the national LGBTQ community, detailing the history of drag and this very special community in New Orleans. Also, an epilogue, explaining Tookers role in the Drag Queen world and the charitable tie in with Cresce ..."
