Cookbooks of every type abound across New Orleans. We take our food seriously. Here are the top 10 Cookbooks in New Orleans:

1. The Picayune's Creole Cook Book (1900)
   
2. Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen
3. Frank Davis Cooks Cajun, Creole,  and Crescent City
4. Leon Galatoire's Cookbook
5. Sugar Busters!
6. The New Orleans Restaurant Cookbook
7. The New Orleans Cookbook - Rima and Richard Collin
8. Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom
9. Baker's book of Chocolate Riches
10. Southern Sideboards
11. River Road Recipes
    
12. Joy of Cooking