Top Ten #2

1. The Traveler's Lunchbox (Edinburgh)

2. gumbo

3. John Thorne with Matt Lewis Thorne, "Bayou Odyssey," "First You Make a Roux," and "Out of the Gumbo Pot" in Serious Pig: An American Cook in Search of His Roots (North Point Press)

4. Fais Do-Do: Cajun Dance Party (Columbia) and Louisiana Cajun, Special No. 1 (Swallow Records)

5. Bill Fay, Bill Fay, but especially "The Room" (Eclectic)



6. La Société des Plantes (Kamouraska)

7. Mont d'Or lait cru Vacherin, Fruitière des Jarrons, AOC

8. Serge Gainsbourg, "Qui est in qui est out" video & "Bonnie and Clyde" video, Serge Gainsbourg: D'autres nouvelles des étoiles DVD set

9. Samuel Richardson, Clarissa or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending The Most Important Concerns of Private Life And Particularly Showing The Distresses That May Attend The Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation To Marriage (Penguin)

10. Malpeque oysters

11/15/05