"Nowhere else have I found the passion for flavor that encompasses the
lives of Louisianians, day in and day out, " writes Emiril Lagasse. In
"Louisiana Red and Rustic," the prize-winning New Orleans chef, cookbook
author, and television cooking personality presents the great dishes of
his adopted state in 150 down-home recipes -authentic versions of some
of America's favorite regional dishes, gathered from generations of
Louisiana cooks. Fricassees, etouffees and grillades, meat pies and
oyster fries, red beans and rice, and jambalayas and gumbos in in
endless, mouthwatering variety - each recipe is spiced with the
unabashed joy of cooking and eating that makes every Louisiana meal a
feast.