{"product_id":"the-commanders-palace-new-orleans-cookbook","title":"The Commander's Palace: New Orleans Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a quiet culinary revolution going on at Commanders Palace a one-hundred-year-old restaurant in the center of New Orleans Garden District. Here diners gather to enjoy a fabulous \"new\" New Orleans cuisine. dubbed \"Haute Creole.\" New Orleans is the birthplace of many fine classic dishes -- such as shrimp remoulade  seafood gumbo  oysters Rocketeller  trout amandine  and pompano en papillotte. At Commanders Palace this classic cuisine has been changed to fit todays more health-conscious lifestyles. Only the freshest local ingredients are used  heavy sauces have been replaced by light sauce reductions that intensify spicy Creole flavors. and nouvelle French and Chinese cooking techniques and Japanese modes of presentation have been adapted. The results have been glowingly praised. As Bon Appetit magazine said in its cover story on Commanders Palace  \"The Brennans are simply attempting to add an element of originality to a style of American cookery which has already made its mark in the annals of gastronomy but which is now ready for innovative reappraisal.\"  The leaders of the Haute Creole revolution in New Orleans  and the owners of Commanders Palace  are Ella and Dick Brennan. Brother and sister  they are part of the famous Brennan elan that started Brennans restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans forty years ago. The name Brennan is synonymous with the finest in New Orleans food. In 1974 Ella and Dick took over Commanders Palace  renovated it  and turned it into one of the most innovative  imaginative dining spots in New Orleans. This book brings together for the first time the fabulous recipes and secrets of this exciting restaurant.  There are more than 175 recipes in all  including drinks  appetizers and soups  salads  seafood  chicken and game  beef and veal  and desserts and coffees.  Regional American cuisine has never been more popular. This book should be a welcome addition to the cookbook library of anyone interested in fine Southern cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968150499381,"sku":"ByrdShop_0517550490","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780517550496.jpg?v=1770647684","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-commanders-palace-new-orleans-cookbook","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}