Please join us for the bookstore launch of Poppy Tooker's DRAG QUEEN BRUNCH.
Tag along with Poppy’s bevy of rollicking drag queens for an unforgettable time. Stunning photos of glamorous divas vie with world-famous brunch dishes bringing a surprise with every turn of the page.
DRAG QUEEN BRUNCH features gorgeous photography of the dishes (both the ladies and the recipes) in some of New Orleans most beautiful and iconic restaurants and courtyards. The book includes a foreword from a prominent voice in the national LGBTQ community, detailing the history of drag and this very special community in New Orleans. Also, an epilogue, explaining Poppy Tooker's role in the Drag Queen world and the charitable tie in with Crescent Care and Lazarus House.
Poppy Tooker is a native New Orleanian who has spent her life immersed in the vibrant colors and local flavors of New Orleans. She is host of WWNO (NPR-affiliated radio) show and podcast, Louisiana Eats, named Best National and Best Regional Radio Program in the Food and Beverage category by the Taste Awards in Los Angeles. After being tapped to update one of the earliest Louisiana cookbooks, Madame Begue’s Creole Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery, first published in 1900, Poppy went on to continue the story of Begue’s with Tujague's Cookbook, Creole Recipes and Lore in the Grand New Orleans Tradition. Her Pascal’s Manale Cookbook chronicles the food and the story of New Orleans second oldest, continuously operating family owned restaurant.
Event date:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 6:00pm
Event address:
Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115
$29.99
ISBN: 9781941879276
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Pelican Publishing Company - August 27th, 2019
Poppy Tooker's Drag Queen Brunch features gorgeous photography by renowned photographer Sam Hanna. Luscious photos capture all the dishes (both the ladies and the recipes) in some of New Orleans' most iconic restaurants and courtyards.