“Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking” by Isaac Toups and Jennifer V. Cole; Little, Brown and Company; 240 pages; hardcover; $35 Award-winning New Orleans chef Isaac Toups ...

Florida’s alligator hunting season is upon us and we’re here to hunt down the best ways for you to cook up your catch. Known by some as “swamp chicken,” gator is most commonly eaten fried. If you live ...

I can eat almost anything poached in garlic butter — even alligator. Though eating a modern-day dinosaur might seem odd to Californians, alligator meat is a Cajun staple known for its mild ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every month, All Things Jerky invites guests to its Exotic Meat Cook-In, introducing recipes with specialty meats like alligator ...

Cajun used to mean exotic. Twenty-five years ago, before Chef Paul Prudhomme foisted his blackened redfish on gustatory history–giving lesser cooks license to char stuff to an ebony crisp and call it ...