The Frank Davis Gulf Coast Seafood Cookbook is perhaps the most comprehensive cookbook available for seafood. This isn't surprising, because for years, Frank Davis has been a renowned authority on the subject. According to noted New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme, Frank Davis is the "number-one authority on cooking and eating the fresh fish and game of Louisiana." This cookbook is packed with a wealth of information on all aspects of preparing seafood, including buying, serving, freezing, and preserving, as well as a detailed discussion of basic ingredients and spices and rating of the food worthiness of nearly 250 species of edible fish caught in U.S. waters. Davis's recipes include traditional Cajun, Creole, and Italian favorites, using fish, crab, crawfish, oysters, shrimp, and mixed seafood, with a few alligator dishes thrown in for good measure.

A true New Orleans celebrity, Frank Davis has been livening up the WWL-TV newscasts since the mid-'80s. Starting as a morning-show chef and Thursday-night "fishin' game" reporter, he soon added several other daily programs to his resumé, covering everything from the outdoors to the people and events that are just "naturally N'Awlins." This host, chef, and expert fisherman has written The Frank Davis Seafood Notebook, Frank Davis Cooks Naturally N'Awlins, and Frank Davis Cooks Cajun, Creole, and Crescent City, the latter including "all the old and new ethnic, down-home, make-you-slap-your-momma-twice recipes I couldn't squeeze into the last two cookbooks." From mudbugs and macaroni to spicy N'Awlins fried ribs, the Crescent City's resident chef serves up all the grillades, étouffées, and gumbos you can eat. In addition to his cookbooks, Davis has written a fishing guide for Pelican, The Fisherman's Tackle Box Bible. The book describes the best spots for catching both fresh- and saltwater fish in South Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, from Pointe a la Hache to Grand Isle. Davis is one of the hosts of the award-winning two-hour morning news show on WWL-TV in New Orleans (CBS), where he serves as resident chef and outdoors director. From catching the fish to frying them, this New Orleans character remains the most trusted when it comes to fishing poles and frying pans. Davis lives in Slidell, Louisiana.

ISBN:	9781589805361
FORMAT:	Hardback
PUBLISHER:	Pelican Publishing
DATE:	1/11/2008
STATE:	Louisiana
SERIES:	Frank Davis
IMAGES:	25
PAGES:	320
DIMENSIONS:	7 (w) x 10 (h)