Louie's Backyard Cookbook

Jane and Michael Stern are fascinated by food, travel, and culture, and are America's foremost experts on regional food. They have published more than 30 books on popular culture and are columnists for Gourmet and frequent contributors to the New York Times Book Review. They have a weekly feature on NPR's The Splendid Table. Their Roadfood.com Web site was named "Site of the Year" by Yahoo and a "Cool Site" by Netscape Doug Shook discovered his love of cooking in the early eighties in the California wine country, inspired and taught by a combination of French masters and culinary revolutionaries. Arriving in Key West in 1985, he found at Louie's Backyard the ideal environment to practice and refine his craft. With an honest approach and passion for flavor, his ever-evolving menu has helped make Louie's Backyard the best-known restaurant in the Florida Keys. Doug is also the host of "Key West Chefs," a cooking program on local televisionStern, Jane is the author of 'Louie's Backyard Cookbook' with ISBN 9781401600389 and ISBN 1401600387.