Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou

Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou by James Beard Award–winning chef Melissa M. Martin is an acclaimed cookbook and cultural memoir that preserves the rich culinary traditions of Louisiana’s Cajun bayou through deeply personal stories and authentic family recipes. Inspired by the meals served at her celebrated New Orleans restaurant, Martin documents the ingredients, techniques, and seasonal rhythms of the disappearing coastal communities where she was raised, honoring a way of life threatened by climate change and coastal erosion. Organized around the bayou’s staple ingredients—from shrimp and oysters to rice, poultry, and sugarcane—the book combines timeless recipes with evocative essays that celebrate Cajun heritage, resilience, and hospitality. Richly photographed and rooted in place, Mosquito Supper Club is both an indispensable guide to authentic Cajun cooking and a moving tribute to one of America's most distinctive regional food cultures.