Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou

Synopsis

In This Culinary Memoir, Ken Wells Delves Into The History And Culture Of Gumbo, A Dish That Reflects The Diversity Of The People Who Cooked It Up: French Aristocrats, West Africans In Bondage, Cajun Refugees, German Settlers, Native Americans. Wells Travels His Native Louisiana To Spend Time With Chefs Cooking Gumbo, At Gumbo Contests, At A Gumbo Factory, And At An Iconic New Orleans Restaurant. Roux Awakening -- Academic Gumbo: It's A Swamp Out There -- Gumbo Gets Going : Hank, Ted Kennedy, And The Great Wall Of China -- Gumbo Inc. And The Gumbo Identity Crisis -- The Meaning Of T : Man In The Land Of A Zillion Chefs -- Feasting Among The Poule D'eau Cookers -- Moby Gumbo -- Ready, Set, Cook! -- Creole Gets Its Cajun On -- Gumbo Hunting In Treme -- My Gumbo Life -- The Glory Of Gumbo's Pantry -- Gumbo As Destiny -- Serpents On The Roux Bayou -- Bayou Black Today -- The Gumbo Highway And Gumbo Life Converge. Ken Wells. Includes Recipes. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 247-250) And Index.