1. What really
inspired you to write your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience
and conveying it into a book? Last summer,
when the old New Orleans dining bastian, Brennan’s Restaurant announced they
would be hosting their first, annual drag brunch during Southern Decadence here
– I knew that the concept had truly hit the mainstream and that what had
started as almost a joke, was time to become a reality.
2.
What is it about and whom do you believe is your targeted
reader?
Drag Queen Brunch takes readers
through the history of drag in New Orleans, introduces them to the new drag
scene that has developed here over the last few years and gives them a personal
look at a sampling of who is doing drag here and why. The book provides not
only a behind the scenes look at life in drag, but is also accompanied by 60
delicious recipes from New Orleans best brunch restaurants. The targeted reader
is both the curious, hungry cook and those wanting to learn more about the
national phenomena of drag brunch.
3.
What do you hope will be the everlasting thoughts for
readers who finish your book? What should remain with them long after putting
it down?
I hope that once readers have
enjoyed the beauty, glamour and deliciousness of the first 158 pages, they will
read the epilogue and learn about Joe Middleton and our drag queen friends from
the 1980’s, the “Demented Woman” who we lost during the AIDS crisis. As HIV is
now a chronic illness rather than a death sentence, it’s important that young
generations remember the generation of beautiful, talented wonderful people who
were lost back then.
4. What advice or words of wisdom do you
have for fellow writers?
Write about what you love. This, my sixth
book was a pure passion project that almost wrote itself and has been nothing
but a pleasure and joy. I wish that experience for every writer one day.
5. What trends in the book world do you
see and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading?
Just yesterday
I picked up a DIY/Self Help book about “Morning Altars.” Despite it’s slightly
off beat premise , the photos were so exquisite and the quality of the book
itself so finely done – it gave me hope for printed product.
6. What great challenges did you have in
writing your book?
Wrangling a posse of drag queens is not
for the timid – but this book was simply an unbridled joy, written during a
beautiful spring with some of New Orleans most beautiful, classic restaurants
as a backdrop.
7.
If people can only buy one book this month, why should it be yours? This is
a book that will literally fill your belly and your soul. With every turn of
the page, there’s another delightful surprise waiting for you – just like at a
real, New Orleans drag brunch
About
the Author
Award-winning
author, media personality, educator, and culinary historian Poppy Tooker was
born and bred in the birthplace of brunch—New Orleans. Poppy is passionate
about food and the people who bring it to the table. Her books include the award-winning
titles Crescent
City Farmers Market Cookbook; Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food and Their
Stories; Madame Begue’s Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery; Tujague’s
Cookbook; and Pascal’s Manale Cookbook. She hosts
the weekly syndicated radio program Louisiana
Eats! and
on weekends you can find Poppy hosting drag queen brunch events throughout her
beloved city. Learn more about Poppy at poppytooker.com.
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