Joe Brown's Melange Cafe Cookbook

The youngest of ten children, Joe Brown was born to feed a crowd. And he does so nightly as chef/owner of Melange Cafe in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. His first cookbook, Joe Brown’s Melange Cafe brings the restaurant’s assertive and imaginative Louisiana-Italian cuisine into America’s kitchens. The cookbook and the restaurant buzz with Big Easy spirit, Southern hospitality, and great food. Both loyal customers and new friends of Melange Cafe will be delighted to find the secrets behind the restaurant’s most popular dishes — Fried Oysters with Horseradish Mustard Reduction; Chicken, Red Beans, and Rice with France’s Cheese Biscuits; Crawfish Salad with Tomato-Leek Vinaigrette; Smothered Chicken with Crawfish Mashed Potatoes; Pan-Smoked Tomato Crab Bisque; Lobster Gumbo; Seafood Jambalaya; Grilled Shrimp with Pecan Corn Crab Relish; Sweet Potato Crème Brûlée; Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake; and Joe’s famous Crabmeat Cheesecake with Pecan Crust and Wild Mushroom Sauté — in Joe Brown’s Melange Cafe Cookbook. All of the 100 original recipes in Joe Brown’s Melange Cafe Cookbook feature clear directions, easy to find ingredients, and a casual, happy approach to cooking. Sepia-toned photos of Joe in action as well as personal anecdotes and stories capture the lively spirit of Melange Cafe and its crew.