Pascal s Manale Cookbook: A Family Tradition (Restaurant Cookbooks) - Hardcover

Poppy Tooker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 145562408X ISBN 13: 9781455624089

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2018

Synopsis

Author and culinary historian Poppy Tooker combines family photographs, stories, and recipes from Pascal's Manale into a collection that is much more than a cookbook.
Tooker's exploration into the storied Uptown restaurant, one of the jewels in New Orleans' culinary crown, reveals the history of the family behind it and their influence on the city's culinary culture. In contrast to the chef driven French dishes of the Creoles, Sicilian cuisine came straight from mama's kitchen just as the signature dishes on the tables of this beloved eatery. A bastion of Italian cuisine in New Orleans, recipes for Pascal's Manale's best-known dishes, including their famous barbequed shrimp, stuffed artichokes, and meatballs have fed their fans for over a century!

About this title

About the Author

Poppy Tooker is passionate about food and the people who make it. She hosts the popular weekly radio show Louisiana Eats! Her classical training and love of New Orleans cuisine has been recognized globally through her participation in various documentary projects, and she competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, where her seafood gumbo was deemed better than his. The International Association of Cooking Professionals recognized Tooker with their first Community Service Award, and Southern Living magazine named her a Hero of the New South. A writer for many publications, Tooker informs readers on the importance of reviving foods that are pivotal to the Louisiana and New Orleans culture. Her previous book Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories, a companion to her radio show, received the Literary Award of the Year in 2014 from the Louisiana Library Association. Tooker lives and cooks in New Orleans.

From the Back Cover

"From the moment I walk in the door at Pascal's Manale, everyone--from the bartender, to the oyster shucker, to the waiter who serves my favorite liver and onions--makes sure I feel like part of the family. Dining there is a New Orleans tradition I have treasured my entire life."

--Angela Hill, WWL-TV journalist

"My family, like so many others in New Orleans, honors important milestones at Pascal's Manale. In fact, my last lunch with my father before he passed was at Pascal's. From birth to death, life is celebrated at this New Orleans institution over a plate of barbeque shrimp and a dozen oysters. Poppy knows this personally and does an amazing job translating what Pascal's Manale means to us New Orleanians through the stories and recipes in this book."

--Dickie Brennan, restaurateur and author of Palace Café The Flavor of New Orleans

"I grew up dining and celebrating at Manale's. It was where, as a boy, I was first introduced to raw oysters, fried eggplant, and barbeque shrimp . . . it was love at first bite. Our family always celebrated my grandmother Marguerite Batt's New Year's Eve birthday there. I'm sure she is thrilled that my mug hangs on their wall of fame today."

--Bryan Batt, award-winning actor and author of Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair

"Our entire family has spent so many evenings at Manale's, which we love. My aunts, Adelaide Brennan and Frances DeFelice--"Aunt Reary," as I knew her--were glamorous characters who loved great food, long cigarette holders, even longer eyelashes, and a salty story. I even remember my dad taking me there on Saturdays, sitting me up on the oyster bar to eat oysters together. And the good memories continue."

--Ti Adelaide Martin, author of Miss Ella of Commander's Palace and a Culinary Institute of America Hall of Fame inductee

"All the way back in 1971, when I was drafted as quarterback for the Saints, it was so hard to get in Manale's. But there was always a table for us on Sunday night after a game. Cooper, Peyton, and Eli grew up dining at Manale's, and today, we're continuing that tradition with our grandchildren."

--Archie Manning, former New Orleans Saints quarterback

From the Inside Flap

A colorful five-generation family history begins this delicious book focusing on the second oldest family-owned restaurant in a city known for great food. Originally named Manale's for the founder, Frank Manale, this iconic eating establishment is grounded in Sicilian traditions straight from Mama's kitchen. Renamed Pascal's Manale by second-generation owner Pascal Radosta, the restaurant remains to this day a neighborhood hub frequented by politicians, celebrities, tourists, and locals.

Inside the pages of this savory recipe history shared by the DeFelice family are dishes carefully curated by culinary preservationist Poppy Tooker. Follow her instructions to replicate longtime favorites including Eggplant Dryades, Combination Pan Roast, Sweet Potato and Andouille Soup, Red Gravy, Pascal's Spicy Mayonnaise, Stuffed Tufoli, and Uncle Jake's Cheesecake. With more than one hundred images including a wealth of vintage photos, Tooker has created a treasure for successive generations to cherish as they have the food on the tables of Pascal's Manale for over one hundred years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 145562408X
• ISBN 13: 9781455624089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224