Arnaud's Creole Cookbook: Memoirs and Recipes from the Historic New Orleans Restaurant

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and price-clipped jacket. Second printing of the first edition. Preface by Archie Casbarian who purchased the restaurant in 1978. "DeMers, UPI food editor and author of The Community Kitchens Complete Guide to Gourmet Coffee, follows the long-lived landmark restaurant through its tumultuous past to a rosy, profitable present day. The recipes, which bear eponymous, self-consciously cute names, represent Creole cuisine, which takes a strong cue from classic French cookery... . Some of the simpler, tempting specialties include a shrimp saute with whiskey, corn and heavy cream; scallops with curry powder and apples; trout with carrot and cucumber balls and chopped hazelnuts; boneless duck breasts glazed in blueberry vinegar and garnished with fresh blueberries; sweetbreads with wild mushrooms; and pasta salad with crabmeat and Dijon mustard dressing. Illustrations... "--Publishers Weekly. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!