In this culinary memoir, readers get a personal tour of the storied New Orleans restaurant with the woman who put it—and Creole cuisine—on the map. Meet Ell

Meet Ella Brennan: mother, mentor, blunt-talking fireball and matriarch of a New Orleans restaurant empire. In this candid autobiography, she shares her life. F

A collection of over 175 recipes for American regional dishes gathered from "Commander's Palace," a restaurant in New Orleans which specializes in Southern cuis

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Home cooks can re-create their favorite recipes -- gumbos, barbecued shrimp, bread pudding -- from the legendary, much-loved Commander's Palace. Featuring 200 r