The youngest of ten children, Joe Brown was born to feed a crowd. And he does nightly as chef/owner of Melange Cafe in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The menu at Melange combines the heat of Louisiana cuisine with the passion of authentic Italian cooking. 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. Loyal customers of Melange Cafe will be delighted to find the recipes for the restaurant's most popular dishes in Joe Brown's Melange Cafe Cookbook including Fried Oysters with Horseradish Mustard Reduction; Pan Smoked Tomato Crab Bisque; Seafood Jambalaya; Chicken, Red Beans, and Rice with France's Cheese Biscuits; Smothered Chicken with Crawfish Mashed Potatoes; Sweet Potato Chocolate Ravioli; Southern Chocolate Chip Cannoli; and Joe's famous Crabmeat Cheesecake with Pecan Crust and Wild Mushroom Reduction. 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.