Roy F. Guste

Roy Francis Guste, Jr. (7 October 1951[1] – 9 August 2021[2]) was a New Orleans based author, photographer,[3] and culinary historian. He wrote 10 Louisiana French-Creole cuisine cookbooks. Guste, a noted Creole historian and resident of the historic French Quarter of New Orleans for more than four decades, grew up in the Garden District, New Orleans and studied at the Le Cordon Bleu.

Guste in the French Quarter, 2014

From 1975 to 1984 he was the proprietor of New Orleans' famed Antoine's Restaurant, established in 1840, making him the fifth generation of the family to hold this position.[4]

Publications

Guste wrote the 1978 Antoine's Restaurant Cookbook, and self-published a new edition in 2015 which covers the history of Antoine's and Creole cuisine in New Orleans.[5]

He is a contributor to the nationally released multi-award-winning book Orléans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré,[6] a compendium with TJ Fisher and Louis Sahuc.[7] The commemorative edition garnered double gold at the prestigious PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for "The Best New Voice Nonfiction" and "The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction." The book received 8 national book awards.[8]

Family

Guste's father, Roy F. Guste Sr. (1923–2010) was co-manager of Antoine's.[9] Guste is the nephew of Louisiana's longest-serving Attorney General, William J. Guste.

References
  1. "Roy F. Guste Jr: Traditional Cuisine Expert Recounts Great-Grandfather's 19th Century Culinary Prowess | International Magazine Kreol".
  2. "Roy Guste Jr., former Antoine's restaurant proprietor, author and photographer, dies at 69". 11 August 2021.
  3. "Roy Guste: Remembering New Orleans".
  4. History of Antoine's Restaurant. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. "Mardi Gras culinary krewe celebrates chef and waiter at Antoine's for 175th anniversary". Times-Picayune. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. "The Year in Awards: Benjamin Franklin Awards". Publishers Weekly. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. McMahon, Regan (15 March 2007). "Oh, the places you'll probably never go. Except in photos". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. "Morgana Press". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. "Roy F. Guste Sr., managing partner of Antoine's, portrayed Jesus in first televised 'Passion Play' -- Obituaries today".
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