Roy F. Guste
Encyclopedia
Roy F. Guste, Jr. is the author
of 10 Louisiana
French-Creole
cuisine cookbooks and a past fifth generation proprietor of New Orleans' famed Antoine's
Restaurant, established in 1840. Guste, a noted Creole
culinary historian and resident of the historic French Quarter
of New Orleans for more than three decades, grew up in the Garden District, New Orleans
and studied at the Le Cordon Bleu
. He is a contributor to the nationally released multi-award-winning book Orleans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré, a compendium with TJ Fisher
and Louis Sahuc
. The commemorative edition garnered double gold at the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association
PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for “The Best New Voice Nonfiction” and “The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction.” The book received 10 national book awards. Guste is the nephew of Louisiana
's longest-serving Attorney General William J. Guste
.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of 10 Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
French-Creole
Louisiana Creole cuisine
Louisiana Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana which blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Asian Indian, Native American, and African influences, as well as general Southern cuisine...
cuisine cookbooks and a past fifth generation proprietor of New Orleans' famed Antoine's
Antoine's
Antoine's is a Louisiana Creole cuisine restaurant located at 713 rue St. Louis in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It has the distinction of being the oldest family run restaurant in the United States, having been established in 1840 by Antoine Alciatore...
Restaurant, established in 1840. Guste, a noted Creole
Louisiana Creole people
Louisiana Creole people refers to those who are descended from the colonial settlers in Louisiana, especially those of French and Spanish descent. The term was first used during colonial times by the settlers to refer to those who were born in the colony, as opposed to those born in the Old World...
culinary historian and resident of the historic French Quarter
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
of New Orleans for more than three decades, grew up in the Garden District, New Orleans
Garden District, New Orleans
The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Toledano Street to the...
and studied at the Le Cordon Bleu
Le Cordon Bleu
Le Cordon Bleu is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with 35 schools on five continents serving 20,000 students annually. Its primary education focus is on hospitality management and the culinary arts...
. He is a contributor to the nationally released multi-award-winning book Orleans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré, a compendium with TJ Fisher
TJ Fisher
TJ Fisher is a Southern author, documentarist and social critic who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana and Palm Beach, Florida.- Career :Prior to being an author, Fisher had taken jobs as a journalist, gossip columnist, documentary filmmaker and ad agency/PR executive.- Post-Katrina :After Hurricane...
and Louis Sahuc
Louis Sahuc
Louis Sahuc is an American photographer, a lifelong New Orleanian who resides in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Sahuc lives in one of the Pontalba Buildings, facing Jackson Square, an historic park also known as Place d' Armes...
. The commemorative edition garnered double gold at the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association
Publishers Marketing Association
The Independent Book Publishers Association is a trade association of independent publishers founded in 1983. With more than 3000 members, it is the largest association of independent publishers in the United States...
PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for “The Best New Voice Nonfiction” and “The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction.” The book received 10 national book awards. Guste is the nephew of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
's longest-serving Attorney General William J. Guste
William J. Guste
William J. "Billy" Guste, Jr., is a New Orleans attorney, businessman and popular Democratic attorney general of Louisiana from 1972 to 1992. He succeeded the scandal-plagued Jack P.F. Gremillion, a fellow Democrat who had held the position since 1956. Guste received recognition for molding the...
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External links
Antoine's Restaurant- http://www.antoines.com