True Blood is the blockbuster paranormal drama created by Alan Ball set in Louisiana's bayou country in the fictional town of Bon Temps. From its first season True Blood has been a runaway success internationally; a massive 1.6 million people switched on for the show's Channel 4 premier & now in its 4th season averages around 200 000 viewers in the UK alone. The series has 275 000 followers on Twitter & 8.4 million fans on Facebook. The cooking of eastern Louisiana lends authenticity to many scenes in True Blood. This book celebrates the Bayou country cooking served up at Merlotte's & in the home kitchens of the show's characters rounded out with drinks from Fangtasia & with a few maenad feasts. The book
Includes:: 82 recipes true to the cooking of the region & whenever possible relevant to the food & drinks seen in the episodes. All recipes included are introduced by head notes (written in the voice of the cast character to whom the recipe is attributed) & gathered into three chapters each introduced by a chapter intro (written in the different characters' voice). The book opens with a main introduction (in Sookie's voice) & Approx. 25 sidebars run throughout featuring 'recipes' & relevant"es (such as baby vamp Jessica's musings about not cooking).