Secrets of a Tastemaker Book

Over One hundred recipes for a party in your mouth and spicy delicious memories.

Al Copeland parlayed success as founder of Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken into Copeland's Restaurants of New Orleans, introducing even more offbeat and ground-breaking ideas into the international restaurant scene. Al, Jr., his son, has followed as an innovator and creative driving force. They melded their Cajun and Creole cooking heritage into methods, combinations, and techniques as the art and love of cooking. Of course, Popeyes recipes cannot be shared.

Rags to riches

His hi-jinks and low moments were the stuff of a folk hero. Secrets of a Tastemaker is an insider's look at a life of bravado and street smarts. "He wasn't just a lightning rod for attention. He was the lightning itself. He was a provocateur: ambitious, outspoken, and cocksure," says Chris Rose. "Al's taste for flash was refined, almost sublime."