Dinner with Tennessee Williams: Stories and Recipes Inspired by America's Southern Playright

by Troy Gilbert

Overview

Like Hemingway to Cuba or Mark Twain to the Mississippi, certain writers are inextricably tied to their environments-the culture, the history, the people, the cuisine. The plays of Tennessee Williams evoke the ambiance and flavor of the South. Part food memoir and part cookbook, this fresh look at the world of Tennessee Williams-both in real life and in his plays-is the perfect book for literary lovers and food lovers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423621744
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	04/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	864,628
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Also a native of New Orleans, Troy Gilbert is a freelance journalist and fiction writer. His work has been published in many national and regional publications and ranges from investigative journalism to restaurant reviews. He was also one of only two individuals who chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina and blog about the ensuing chaos on a personal level, and was heavily referenced by the Main Stream Media. Today, Troy continues to write articles on the city's recovery and is actively finishing up his novel on Hurricane Katrina from his FEMA trailer outside of his home in the heavily damaged, although recovering, neighborhood of Lakeview.

Greg Picolo is a native of New Orleans and the chef of Bistro Maison de Ville, which offers sophisticated cuisine in the Louisiana Creole style.

Read an Excerpt

Delve into the sultry Southern world of Tennessee Williams with amazing recipes inspired by his life and plays. Author Troy Gilbert partners with Chef Greg Picolo of the Bistro at Maison de Ville in New Orleans to provide recipes,
as well as with Dr. Kenneth Holditch to provide expert scholarship on Williams. With numerous behind-the-scenes historic photographs, playbills, and food photography, this colorful book, layered with depth and richness, will bring you excellent meals and hours of reading pleasure.

Table of Contents

8 Acknowledgments

11 Foreword

15 Introduction

19 Southern Comfort

26 The Glass Menagerie

34 Summer and Smoke

47 Food and Class

56 Vieux Carre

70 Battle of Angels and Orpheus Descending

85 Food and Rituals

96 A Streetcar Named Desire

108 Camino Real

123 Restorative and Medicine

126 Night of the Iguana

138 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

151 Recurrent Food and Drink

154 The Rose Tattoo

164 The Tennessee Williams Dinner

171 Recipe Index

175 Resources