Tom Fitzmorris
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Thomas Gerard Fitzmorris (February 6, 1951 – February 12, 2025) was an American food critic, radio host and author from New Orleans. He was a Certified Culinary Professional by the IACP.[1] He began publishing a newsletter, The New Orleans MENU, in 1977,[2] and it continued at his website, NOmenu.com. He broadcast daily on 990 AM in New Orleans, the show aired weekdays from 2 pm to 4 pm CDT.[3] "The Food Show" had broadcast continuously since 1975.[2] In 2005, he helped local restaurants recover from Hurricane Katrina.[4]
Fitzmorris died at a hospital in New Orleans of complications from Alzheimer's disease on February 12, 2025, at the age of 74.[5][4][6]
Bibliography
- 200 New Orleans restaurants: A selective guide to dining out (1981)
- The ten greatest New Orleans recipes: & a hundred more (1984)
- La Cucina Di Andrea's New Orleans Extra-virgin Recipes (Editor) (1989)
- The New Orleans Eat Book (1991)
- The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to New Orleans (2001)
- Tom Fitzmorris's New Orleans Food: More Than 225 of the City's Best Recipes to Cook at Home (2006); 2018, revised & expanded, edition (with foreword by Emeril Lagasse)
- The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (w/Eve Zibart & Will Coviello) (2007)
- Tom Fitzmorris's Hungry Town: A Culinary History of New Orleans, the City Where Food Is Almost Everything (2010)[7] 2014 pbk edition
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External links
- nomenu.com
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- 1951 births
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- American food writers
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in Louisiana
- Radio personalities from New Orleans
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