{"title":"Ken Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a rich exploration of culinary traditions, blending authentic recipes with captivating stories that celebrate the art of food. His writing invites readers to experience the vibrant flavours and cultural heritage embedded in each dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eGumbo Life\u003c\/em\u003e will appreciate the warmth and depth Ken Wells brings to cooking and food literature, making his work a delightful journey for anyone passionate about heartfelt, soulful cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gumbo-life-by-ken-wells-9781958888384","title":"Gumbo Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStraight from the roux bayou, a culinary memoir about how a centuries-old Cajun and Creole secret, gumbo, has become one of the world's most beloved dishes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe product of a melting pot of culinary influences, gumbo reflects the diversity of the people who cooked it up: French aristocrats, West Africans in bondage, Cajun refugees, German settlers, and Native Americans—all had a hand in the pot. What is it about gumbo that continues to delight and nourish so many, in America and around the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA seasoned journalist, Ken Wells sleuths out the answers. His obsession goes back to his childhood in the Cajun bastion of Bayou Black, where his French-speaking mother's gumbo often got started with a chicken chased down in the yard. In \u003ci\u003eGumbo Life: A Journey Down the Roux Bayou\u003c\/i\u003e, Wells shares his lifelong quest to explore gumbo's roots and mysteries. He spends time with octogenarian chefs to make a gourmet gumbo, joins a team at a highly competitive gumbo contest, visits a factory that churns out gumbo by the ton, and observes the gumbo-making rituals of an iconic New Orleans restaurant where high-end Creole cooking and Cajun cuisine first merged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGumbo Life\u003c\/i\u003e, rendered in Wells' affable prose, makes clear that gumbo is more than a dish: it's an attitude, a way of seeing the world. This is a tasty culinary memoir to be enjoyed like a simmering pot of gumbo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes recipe additions as well as a story about the author's quest for authentic Cajun Dark Roux, which involved a hunt for (thankfully scarce) bear lard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536624009452,"sku":"9781958888384","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781958888384-gumbo-life.jpg?v=1776385027"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/ken-wells.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}