The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir

Contents

CONTENTS OVERTURE 3 C H A P T E R O N E HOTSPRINGS 10 C H A P T E R T W O HOMEMOVIESANDSNAPSHOTS 15 C H A P T E R T H R E E THOROUGHBREDS 21 C H A P T E R F O U R SOUTHRAMPARTSTREET 31 C H A P T E R F I V E HAPPYJACK 53 C H A P T E R S I X BIENVILLESCHOOL 69 C H A P T E R S E V E N CONGOSQUARE 81 C H A P T E R E I G H T DAD’SDAY 96 C H A P T E R N I N E TRAVELSWITHPAPADAD 108 X CONTENTS C H A P T E R T E N CHRISSTEAKHOUSE 129 C H A P T E R E L E V E N ESHUONTHEBAYOU 155 C H A P T E R T W E LV E SEARCHINGFORODYSSEUS 166 C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N RUTH’SCHRISSTEAKHOUSE 189 C H A P T E R F O U R T E E N CORPORATEANDOTHERCARNIVORES 206 C H A P T E R F I F T E E N BREAKINGTHENAPOLEONICCODE 228 C H A P T E R S I X T E E N THEEMPRESSOFSTEAK 241 C H A P T E R S E V E N T E E N EMBRACINGPAHRUMP 250 C H A P T E R E I G H T E E N THEEMPRESS’SLASTLEVÉE 261 C O D A KATRINA’SAFTERMATH 270 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 287 NOTES 290 SOURCES 292 THE GORILLA MAN AND THE EMPRESS OF STEAK This page intentionally left blank ...