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Updated · NPR · Sep 20
Brian Landry, Peter Harris Release 'Rhythm & Roux' With Bayou Bar Recipes and Musician Stories
Updated
Updated · NPR · Sep 20

Brian Landry, Peter Harris Release 'Rhythm & Roux' With Bayou Bar Recipes and Musician Stories

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Sep 20

Summary

  • 'Rhythm & Roux' pairs Bayou Bar menu recipes with stories from the jazz musicians who perform there, turning the New Orleans venue's food-and-music identity into a cookbook.
  • Brian Landry and bandleader Peter Harris created the book to capture how dining and live jazz go hand in hand at the bar.
  • The project centers on Bayou Bar as both a culinary and performance space, using recipes and musician narratives to reflect a distinctly New Orleans experience.

Insights

What hidden jazz secrets and Creole-Italian flavors are waiting to be discovered inside the pages of Rhythm & Roux?
Can a single cookbook truly capture the electric synergy between New Orleans' vibrant culinary scene and its legendary live jazz?