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6 Obras 96 Miembros 5 Reseñas

Obras de Howard Mitcham

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1917
Fecha de fallecimiento
1996-08-22
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Winona, Mississippi, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento
Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
Lugares de residencia
Greenwich Village, New York, USA
Educación
Louisiana State University
Ocupaciones
artist
poet
cook
author
art dealer

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1st book by Mitcham. Dec map endpapers. Great illustrations.
 
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kitchengardenbooks | May 22, 2014 |
I tracked this book down based on a glowing review in one of Anthony Bourdain's essay. Given his rather dry and sarcastic nature I had to check out a cookbook that he had a clear and positive feeling about. Part of me suspects that he still recommended it to people because of the occasional sexual reference. (One even in a recipe!).

I have to say though this is exactly the type of cookbook that I like. It has a ton of background information on the area of New Orleans and the history of the food of the region and people in the area. It's not restricted just to the recipes. The book has a mixture of difficulties in the recipe, varying from incredibly simple to rather ornate and complex recipes that will involve smoking or testing your sewing skills.

Everything sounds delicious and you'll be craving seafood from the Gulf area. Reading the book at this time was rather bad timing on my part given the recent oil spill.

I was impressed by this book enough that I got it originally from the library and halfway through I decided to go on a price-hunt. I was delighted to find out that it's been reprinted frequently and I was able to snag a new copy for much less than most cookbooks on the market these days. (I think I ended up paying less than $10 for it.)

I'll grant the focus of the book is extremely narrow, but there's enough basic recipes that with following some of the fish comparisons in the back a true lover of good food and cooking will have plenty of delectable appetizers and main dishes to create.

One last point, I'd say the book is also an excellent one if you like to entertain frequently. Many of the recipes make a large amount of food, showing the various recipes origins as either party food or restaurant food. Most look easily scalable.
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JonathanGorman | 2 reseñas más. | Aug 12, 2010 |
I first found this book at my Public Library back in 1986. I have been a True lover of seafood for well over 40 years And there is one recipe in this book that stands out above the rest. It's on page 69 and is called (Barbecued Shrimp)you must try this recipe. The New Orleans Restaurant that made this dish Famous is called Pascal's Manale and has been around since 1913. If you are in New Orleans for Business or Pleasure do stop by.
 
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photo2c | 2 reseñas más. | Jul 8, 2007 |
Sadly out of print. This isn't just a cookbook--it's an introduction to old-school Provincetown attitude.
 
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oona | Jul 10, 2006 |

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Obras
6
Miembros
96
Popularidad
#196,089
Valoración
½ 4.6
Reseñas
5
ISBNs
9

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