Mosquito Supper Club by Melissa M Martin

Mosquito Supper Club by Melissa M Martin

A female Cajun chef and a fresh voice in the culinary world shares the unique and compelling recipes, customs, and stories of her homeland--a disappearing land in the Louisiana bayou--to capture this way of life and its food before it is lost to the gulf forever.

"Mosquito Supper Club. . is here to try to prevent the region's Cajun cooking from slowly disappearing. Martin's as much of a teacher as she is a cook; there's barely a recipe in here that doesn't have an extra paragraph of information on ingredient sourcing, prepping, and serving." --Epicurious, The 55 Books We Want to Cook From Now "Martin shares the history, traditions, and customs surrounding Cajun cuisine and offers a tantalizing slew of classic dishes. . . . Writing in elegant prose, Martin is less concerned with the still-life plating of entrees than she is with painting the landscape of her upbringing." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Mosquito Supper Club is a lovingly rendered valentine to the sadly disappearing Cajun world. It's a must-have work for anyone who cares deeply about the food of the United States." --Jessica B. Harris, cookbook author, consultant, culinary historian "With Mosquito Supper Club, Melissa Martin opens the door into the savory-scented kitchens of mothers, aunts, and sisters. She reveals a world that is rich and complicated, a way of life that is sustaining and unique--and she also mourns what we have already lost and stand to lose yet in this endangered region and culture. This book's fantastic recipes will fill your belly with bounty, but its stories will thrill your heart while tugging at your soul." --Ronni Lundy, author of Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes "Home cooks will find equal joy in cooking and eating Melissa Martin's unique recipes and in reading about her efforts to preserve and share her native culture." --Nina Compton, chef and owner, Compere Lapin "Melissa Martin's ability to evoke a story, a history, and a sense of place through dishes like Velma Marie's Oyster Soup is a true testament to her love of where she comes from. Mosquito Supper Club is a stunning tribute to the Cajun way of life." --Kelly Fields, chef and author of The Good Book of Southern Baking "While no one can teach you more about how to expertly eat crawfish or make perfect blackberry dumplings, it's Melissa's dedication to the traditions of her community that will affect you the most." --Tara Jensen, baker and teacher, Smoke Signals Baking

Melissa M. Martin grew up on the Louisiana coast and has lived in New Orleans for 25 years. After graduating from Loyola University New Orleans, she worked as an adult literacy teacher before moving to California following Hurricane Katrina. Working in the Napa Valley, she honed her self-taught culinary skills to a professional level. Martin returned to New Orleans and opened Satsuma Café, a casual farm-to-table restaurant, and worked at Café Hope, a nonprofit restaurant, teaching at-risk youth to cook seasonal food. In 2014, she opened Mosquito Supper Club, a Cajun restaurant created to celebrate the bounty of the shrimpers, oystermen, crabbers, fin and crawfish fishermen, and farmers that define bayou cuisine. Her first book, Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou, was named a Best New Cookbook by Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, NPR,The Splendid Table, Eater, Epicurious, and more. It was awarded Cookbook of the Year and Best American Cookbook by the IACP. Martin is a 2022 James Beard Award Finalist in two categories, Best Chef: South and Best Book in U.S. Foodways. Follow her on Instagram at @mosquitosupperclub and on Twitter at @mosquitosupper.

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ISBN 13	9781579658472
ISBN 10	1579658474
Title	Mosquito Supper Club
Author	Melissa M Martin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Workman Publishing
Year published	2020-04-21
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.