Cooking from the Heart
Kwéyòl / Creole: Recipes, Stories, and Tings from a St. Lucian Chef’s Journey
James Beard Award-winning chef Nina Compton (Compère Lapin, BABs NOLA) teams up with James Beard Award-winning writer Osayi Endolyn for a new cookbook that goes beyond recipes. In “Kwéyòl / Creole” we get Compton’s stories of growing up in St. Lucia, the culture and community that shaped her culinary and personal journeys, and the development of her unique take on Caribbean, Afro-Latin and New Orleans Creole cooking.
With rich full color photos and illustrations, this is a vibrant love letter to food and a celebration of culture. Recipes include Compton’s take on pheasant gumbo, shrimp ceviche, coconut braised collard greens and more.
Fellow New Orleans chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Mason Hereford noted, “Such wonderful things can happen when one of your favorite chefs teams up with one of your favorite writers. These aren’t recipes one can seek out elsewhere, they exist because Nina and her beautiful story exists.”
We can’t wait to get a seat at the table through this beautiful new memoir and cookbook.
Family-friendly story hours at some of our favorite places.
Baldwin & Co.
Every second Saturday of the month, kids can join in on the reading fun with Magical Story Time. Each child that registers in advance will also receive a free book to take home. This month’s event is on Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m. so be sure to mark your calendar. baldwinandcobooks.com
New Orleans Public Library
Check out the New Orleans Public Library’s youth and kids’ resources page for information on upcoming story times around town plus puppets, puzzles, reading recommendations, family dance parties and much more. Feeling snacky? The NOPL also provides healthy snacks for kids 18 and under courtesy of the Second Harvest Food bank, Monday through Friday, 4 to 5 p.m. at Central City Library, Mid-City Library and Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center. nolalibrary.org/youth/kids
Blue Cypress Books
Craft, read, learn and have fun every second Sunday at Blue Cypress Books. New Orleans storyteller Mr. Cole combines story time with singing, lots of fun and a themed activity paired perfectly with each story. This month, the fun comes together on Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m. upstairs. Check the shop’s website for more information. bluecypressbooks.com
