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Miss Ella of Commander's Palace
Miss Ella of Commander's Palace
Miss Ella of Commander's Palace
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Miss Ella of Commander's Palace

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In this culinary memoir, readers get a personal tour of the storied New Orleans restaurant with the woman who put it—and Creole cuisine—on 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 Palace describes the drama, the disasters, and the abundance of love, sweat, and grit it takes to become the matriarch of New Orleans’ finest restaurant empire.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 13, 2016
ISBN9781423642565
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    Commander's Palace is an institution in New Orleans, the grand dame of restaurants, and Miss Ella is one of the forces behind it becoming so. Having had some magnificent meals there, it was like learning more about an old friend to read this memoir. I've never met her, but now I want to! I loved reading her experiences and philosophy about how to run a business and build a cohesive team. Delightful.

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