New Orleans Handmade Cookin'
New Orleans, LA: Buster Holmes Restaurant, 1980. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/4 X 9 Inches. 124 PP. Very Good. Item #7901
"New Orleans’ undisputed king of red beans and rice." - The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
First printing in the original brown plastic comb binding (November, 1980). Cover illustration of Holmes by Michael Powers. In addition to Holmes' beloved soul food recipes, the book gives a brief photographic history of the French Quarter and some of the characters who made her (including Holmes himself). The restaurant served as an unofficial gathering place for a generation of locals and jazz musicians. A favorite of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, the regulars included legends such as George “Kid Sheik” Cola, Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau, Matthew “Fats” Houston, Harold Dejan, Little Daddy and really the whole of the city’s downtown traditional jazz scene.
Light wear and some scattered scuffing. Sticker residue and a PO inscription on the inside front cover. An attractive copy of this book which registers at "3" institutional holdings on OCLC.
Price: $125.00