Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods, says of Brite's latest work,"Liquor is a fabulous, funny, foodie New Orleans roller-coaster ride, as gripping as a great Iron Chef episode or Tony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. Poppy was born in New Orleans where she lives today with her husband, Chef Chris DeBarr. She has authored six novels and three short story collections. We usually have signed copies of most of her work.

Browse Sample Pages	Liquor by Brite, Poppy Z. Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $13.95 Published: Three Rivers Press (CA), 2004 Inventory Status: On Our Shelves Now New Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they’re on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But ?rst they need to pacify a local crank who doesn’t want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey’s deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders. A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country’s most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?lé powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
	Soul Kitchen by Brite, Poppy Z. Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $13.95 Published: Three Rivers Press (CA), 2006 Inventory Status: On Our Shelves Now   See all editions of this title. If you can't stand the heat...Get the hell out of New Orleans! Liquor has become one of the hottest restaurants in town, thanks in part to chefs Rickey and G-man's wildly creative, booze-laced food. At the tail end of a busy Mardi Gras, Milford Goodman walks into their kitchen--he's spent the last ten years in Angola Prison for murdering his boss, a wealthy New Orleans restaurateur, but has recently been exonerated on new evidence and released. Rickey remembers him as an ingenious chef and hires him on the spot. When a pill-pushing doctor and a Carnival scion talk Rickey into consulting at the restaurant they're opening in one of the city's "floating casinos," Rickey recommends Milford for the head chef position and stays on to supervise. But soon Rickey finds himself medicating a kitchen injury with the doctor's wares, and G-man grows tired of holding down the fort at Liquor alone. As the new restaurant moves toward its opening, Rickey learns that Milford's past is inextricably linked with one of the project's backers, a man whose intentions begin to seem more and more sinister. Full of the flavor of one of America's greatest cities, "Soul Kitchen" is a sharp commentary on race relations in pre-Katrina New Orleans and a fast ride through the dark side of haute cuisine.
	Prime by Brite, Poppy Z. Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $13.95 Published: Three Rivers Press (CA), 2005 Inventory Status: On Our Shelves Now "From a premier name in horror who is now making a name for herself in the trendy genre of foodie fiction, here is the sequel to Spring 2004's Liquor. THE BIG D features Rickey and G-Man two years after the opening of Liquor, in another trek through the down and dirty world of restaurant kitchens, this time set in both New Orleans and Dallas.

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