City Eats: New Orleans: 50 Recipes from the Best of Crescent City



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	Author:	Beth D’Addono
	Published:	July 2, 2024, Cider Mill Press
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	Cover Price:	$18.36 Hardcover, $11.99 Kindle

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Anyone who love Cajun food (and who doesn’t?) will want to pick up the latest excellent cookbook feature not only recipes, but information on the iconic places to eat, City Eats: New Orleans: 50 Recipes from the Best of Crescent City, by Beth D’Addono. The cookbook is divided by regions of the city, and emphasizes the signature dish of each restaurant listed. It also includes some of the recipes that are served in them. The vignettes regarding the places to visit are well-written and interesting. Those who have spent time in the city will be able to relate, and want to go back to see new places, and of course, eat more signature dishes from the restaurants.

The professional, colorful photographs are stunning, and will definitely inspire every cook to make dish after dish. Anyone familiar with the restaurants in the city will find something in this cookbook to prepare every day for weeks. Some of my favorite dishes are Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp Banh Mi, Bayou Crab Cakes with Citrus Aioli, New Orleans Style Red Bean Cassoulet, and Seafood Gumbo. Most of the dishes have French or Cajun roots, but there are others, such as Baleadas that have a Latin feel. The recipes are written in the traditional manner with the ingredients listed first, followed by step-by-step instructions. They are easy to follow. Most of the ingredients are found in every grocery store, but the specialty items are easily obtained on internet sites.

All told, this is an excellent cookbook for everyone who wants to capture the electricity and feel of the city of New Orleans. Every time readers pick it up, they’ll find a new dish to add to their “must make today” queue.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.