A Cultural Legacy: Creole Gourmet Secrets Of Louisiana

June 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Louisiana Cooking, History, and Language At It’s Best In The New Cookbook By John La Fleur II, A Cultural Legacy: Creole Gourmet Secrets Of Louisiana

A CULTURAL LEGACY: CREOLE GOURMET SECRETS OF LOUISIANA is a unique book that provides a serious study of the culture, language and people through the food language. All recipe headings are in original French w/ English subtitles. This cookbook, is illustrated with about 100 full color images by nationally recognized Cajun photographer, Norris Fontenot. Almost 200 recipes for unique Louisiana Creole food, wines, hors d-oeuvres, entrees, salads, soups, gumbos, desserts, and tea long enjoyed by Courtableau House family guests & friends with a special section of, “other secrets” by talented veteran Cajun/Creole cooks! A dictionary of origins and meanings provides fascinating historical-etymological information on the food and recipes presented; by an author who knows the language (and teaches modern French, too!) A cultural cookbook never anticipated and long overdue, A Cultural Legacy: Creole Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana is all about French-speaking Louisiana's Evangeline, St. Landry, Avoyelles and rural Lafayette parishes; the culture, language and the food of it's fascinating and racially diverse people!

A Cultural Legacy, Creole Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana opens with a much needed cultural history which seeks to honestly trace the origins of the people, food and language of Louisiana to its' colonial French origins long before the Louisiana Purchase, to the founding of New Orleans and the birth of Louisiana Creole cooking, all before the arrival of the Acadians whose cooking and culture are direct outgrowths and adaptations of the Creole culture.

The author, a native Creole/Cajun gourmet, French language educator and historian provides an etymological dictionary to assist the reader in understanding the unique origins of these classic Louisiana Creole recipes which represent 3 generations of French Creole cooking in Louisiana.

The book also contains a valuable tourist kiosque providing websites and phone numbers to both café’s, restaurants and food specialties markets in south Louisiana. Equipped with large print appendix, an exhaustive 16p table of contents and fleur de lis stamped commemorative edition, this book is destined to become a Louisiana culinary aficionado's classic!

Book Information:
A CULTURAL LEGACY: CREOLE GOURMET SECRETS OF LOUISIANA
By John La Fleur II
Publisher: Courtableau House Inc.
ISBN: 9780982423202
Pages: 259
Published: May 2010

About The Author
John La Fleur II is a seventh generation born French-speaking Creole gourmet, author and French language educator who specializes in Louisiana French colonial and contemporary culture and language. An artist and international tour guide to France, Mr. La Fleur is planning and working on 3 more culturally related books.

For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact the author at:

John La Fleur II
Email: creolebookstore@gmail.com
Website: http://www.courtableauhouse.com

A Cultural Legacy, Creole Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana is available from CourtableauHouse.com

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