Mel Leavitt

Executive chef at the Caribbean Room, as well as chef at the popular Kabbys restaurant, the late Chef Louis Evans established a reputation as one of the most creative and skilled Creole chefs in the nation. The first black chef in history to be admitted to the exclusive Order of the Golden Toque, Evans utilized his unique talent and distinct blending of flavors to create some of New Orleans finest Creole dishes.

These witty essays reveal why locals find it so hard to leave--and why visitors always come back.