A splendid and unique cultural history of the Creole/Cajun French-speaking people of south-central Louisiana, along with their food history. This book is a first time study of the history of the original foundation culture and cuisine of Louisiana's earliest and most pervasive cultural base. Louisiana Creole cuisine, language and culture is the historic base of all historic Louisiana language and cuisine. In this long needed and never anticipated, cultural history & cookbook of historic Louisiana Creole recipes, Mr. la Fleur's "nouveau creole" cooking, adapted from some of France's old world classics such as "sauce piquante de lapin," is featured along with broad sections on, appetizers and aperitifs, cocktails and coffee along with a rich section on delicious breakfast and main entrees served at beautiful Courtableau House Plantation B&B in historic Washington, La. This cookbook features a "Creole High Tea" section, Winemaking, Louisiana Herbs & Spices and includes "Other Culinary Secrets" as prepared by local Cafe owners, cooks and gourmet cooks! Filled with beautiful color photography by Louisiana Cajun, Norris Fontenot, the food displays, the gorgeous interiors reflect the "joie-de-vivre" for which the world has come to know Louisiana before the mass marketing distortions of the early 1970's. This cookbook & cultural history features a unique table of contents, 14 pp long, and a wonderful etymological dictionary unlike any seen previously! We highly recommend this book to collectors, gourmets, professional food lovers and people who want to know the truth about Louisiana's unique culinary culture. The author, John laFleur II, is a veteran teacher of French,and an international tourguide & interpreter to France & Italy. La Fleur is a Creole gourmet and French news broadcaster at radio station KVPI and radio show host at world-famous, Fred's Lounge in Mamou, La. He is a life long resident and speaker of Louisiana French. His beautiful book, valued at $75.00, but we proudly offer to the public at the low introductory price of $59.95, with 280 pp. featuring almost 200 recipes,and etymological dictionary is in full color photography. All recipe titles feature their original Louisiana French names along with English subtitles.