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Hardcover. Condición: Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good dust jacket. Ditte Isager (photography) Ilustrador. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. Laid in is an internet download of his signature for comparison/authentication. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Good dust jacket. The jacket has creases and one short closed tear but NO chips or fading. NOT price clipped ($45.00). Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom if ever read. Subtitle: "200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories from My Hometown." Bound in the original white-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his New Orleans by the season and by the dish. Archival, four-color, location photography along with ingredient information make the Big Easy easy to tackle in home kitchens. Cooks will salivate over the 200 recipes that honor and celebrate everything New Orleans. Bite by bite John Besh brings us New Orleans cooking like we've never tasted before. It's the perfect blend of contemporary French techniques with indigenous Southern Louisiana products and know-how. His amazing new offering is exclusively brought to fans and foodies everywhere by Andrews McMeel. From Mardi Gras, to the shrimp season, to the urban garden, to gumbo weather, boucherie (the season of the pig), and everything tasty in between, Besh gives a sampling of New Orleans that will have us all craving for more. The boy from the Bayou isn't just an acclaimed chef with an exceptional pallet. Besh is a chef with a heart. The ex-marine's passion for the Crescent City, its people, and its livelihood are main courses making him a leader of the city's culinary recovery and resilience after the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. What People Are Saying: "John Besh is one of the best American chefs of his generation. His extensive knowledge of true Louisiana dishes and traditions adds tremendous credibility to his writing." --Paul Prudhomme, chef and owner of K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen Magic Seasoning Blends. "In his definitive tome, My New Orleans, John Besh captures the true, sweet, and honest voice of a clarinet playing the jazzy song of one of our most deliciously exclusive regional American kitchens." --Mario Batali, Iron Chef, restaurateur, author. "This book is an act of soul. Maestro Besh lives the life he cooks; he doesn't just tell us how to prepare Louisiana favorites, he teaches us what these dishes mean, with an emphasis on how hospitality can enrich civilization." --Wynton Marsalis, musician. "John will take you into the heartland of the South, rich with traditions, stories, and of course, its amazing cuisine!" --Daniel Boulud, chef, restaurateur, and author." GoodReads rating: 4.21 stars. Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 11.25" tall. Oversize Hardcover. This large, very heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by Ditte Isager (photography). (x), 374pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seventh printing (per publisher's number line on copyright page) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [10], 374 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 24cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; slight scuff at spine heel. Black boards. Author's four-line ink inscription "Good | Cooking | John | Besh" boldly written in black marker upon title page; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Laid-in at front endpapers is an undated recipe booklet for John Besh's "Restaurant August" at 301 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans along with two business cards for server captain and general manager. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 6 pounds (2.72 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780740784132.