Yat Wit: Chicken Gumbo for the New Orleans Soul

by Yvonne Perret

Overview

A yat is a resident of one of several New Orleans neighborhoods whose phraseology and pronunciation are distinctive (from "where y'at?"). This collection of humorous essays explores how New Orleans words confound computer spell-check programs, how to experience your first Mardi Gras, how to comport yourself at a crawfish boil, and many other endearing aspects of life in the Crescent City.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589809079
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/21/2011
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	619,496
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Yvonne Spear Perret is a former teacher and interim principal of Isidore Newman School, where she was once honored as the Teacher of the Year. In addition to serving as an editor for New Orleans Wedding Guide, she has written for such publications as Disney FamilyFun, the Christian Science Monitor, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Gambit, and New Orleans Magazine. Perret graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University. She resides in Metairie, Louisiana.