Introductions by Esquire editor Arnold Gingrich and author Robert Goffin, the latter in both French and English. Illus. with duotone wood blocks by Tilden Landry & Bob Riley. Pictorial wrappers. First Edition. New Orleans: Bormon House, [1938].
A resplendent book of restaurant recommendations in the city of New Orleans, with anecdotes of experiences had at each, and brightly tinted illustrations with memorable captions like, "Take your hair down and loft your chicken." According to bookseller D & D Galleries, "Though Merlin 'Scoop' Kennedy began life as a newspaper reporter, his truest love was food. Known for his writings on the subject, such as this work, which he completed just before he went off to war, Kennedy gained his greatest recognition for his extremely popular WDSU-TV New Orleans cooking show." Occasional and unobtrusive ink underlining else near fine.