A Confederacy of Dunces Cookbook: Recipes from Ignatius J. Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic to local favorites like the

to local favorites like the Shenandoah Apple Cake and Appalachian Pie with Ramps and Morels

James Beard award-winning author Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs

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From the James Beard Award-winning chef Ashley Christensen comes a bold and revelatory reinvention of Southern food

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A Confederacy of Dunces Cookbook: Recipes from Ignatius J. Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic to local favorites like theAuthor: Cynthia Lejeune Nobles In John Kennedy Toole's iconic novel, Ignatius J. Reilly is never short of opinions about food or far away from his next bite. Whether issuing gibes such as canned food is a perversion, or taking a break from his literary ambitions with an occasional cheese dip, this lover of Lucky Dogs, caf&eacute au lait, and wine cakes navigates 1960s New Orleans focused on gastronomical pursuits. For the novel's millions of fans,