Ella Brennan, Ti Martin Miss Ella of Commander's Palace

Annotation

In this culinary memoir, readers get a personal tour of the storied New Orleans restaurant with the woman who put itand Creole cuisineon the map. Meet Ella Brennan: mother, mentor, blunt-talking fireball, and matriarch of a New Orleans restaurant empire. Ella is famous for bringing national attention to Creole cuisine, and her unique vision is best summed up in her own words: I don't want a restaurant where a jazz band can't come marching through. In this candid autobiography, Ella shares her life story from childhood in the Great Depression to opening acclaimed eateries. When the Brennans launched Commander's Palace, it became the city's most popular restaurant. Many of the city's most famous chefs such as Paul Prudhomme, Emeril Lagasse, Troy McPhail, and many others, got their start there. Miss Ella of Commander's Palacedescribes the drama, the disasters, and the abundance of love, sweat, and grit it takes to become the matriarch of New Orleans' finest restaurant empire.