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Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson (24 April 1914- 5 September 2001) was a
Southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun cuisine-inspired cooking and humor. He was a self-styled "raconteur
extraordinaire and goodwill ambassador of the Louisiana Cajun."
Wilson, born in Roseland, Louisiana, began his career as a safety engineer while traveling Louisiana’s Acadiana . It was his
safety lectures that he made to refinery workers that got him started on the road to becoming a Cajun storyteller. Justin remembered it
this way on the back cover of The Justin Wilson Cook Book:
"Way back when I first started as a safety engineer, I took myself pretty seriously, and I found I was putting my audiences
to sleep.
"So having lived all my life among the Cajuns of Louisiana, and having a good memory for the patois and the type of humor
Cajuns go for, I started interspersing my talks on safety with Cajun humor."
Wilson later recorded several humor albums, beginning with "The Humorous World of Justin Wilson." He later appeared as a
guest on the Ed Sullivan Show.
He later became the author of seven Cajun cookbooks and two books of Cajun stories. He hosted a cooking show on American
public television that combined Cajun cooking and humor. He was known for the catchphrase, "I gar-ron-tee!".
Books
The Justin Wilson Cook Book (1965)
- Justin Wilson's Cajun Humor (1974)
- Justin Wilson's Cajun Fables (1982)
- More Cajun Humor (1984).
- The Justin Wilson #2 Cookbook: Cookin' Cajun (1979)
- The Justin Wilson Gourmet and Gourmand Cookbook (1984)
- Justin Wilson's Outdoor Cooking with Inside Help (1986)
- Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook (1997)
For more information on Justin Wilson you can search below:
Official Website
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