New Orleans classic appetizers

recipes from favorite restaurants

de Kit Wohl

"Appetizers are known by a variety of terms: hors d'oeuvre, canapés, amuses-bouche, antipastos, mezes, tapas, and finger foods. These small dishes stimulate the appetite by design but may also satisfy as an entire dinner. In New Orleans, appetizers are so popular that many diners prefer to make a meal of several and ignore the main event" -- inside cover.