Dressed: 100 Years of Blue Plate Mayo and the Storied Foodways of the Gulf South

Blue Plate Mayonnaise is more than just a condiment. 

It’s a defining part of Southern cooking and a staple that anchors everyday meals, celebratory gatherings, and generations of family traditions. Across the Gulf South, dishes are “dressed” with Blue Plate – the ingredient that ties everything together, bringing richness, depth, and the unmistakable flavor that signals it’s done right.

Dressed: 100 Years of Blue Plate Mayo and the Stories Foodways of the Gulf South shares more than 100 recipes that captures the many, and sometimes surprising, ways cooks rely on Blue Plate Mayonnaise to turn even the simplest dishes into something worth celebrating.

This book includes recipe contributions from chefs and cooks across Louisiana, the Gulf Coast, and the broader Southeast, each bringing their own perspective and approach shaped by the flavors they grew up with. Alongside recipes from Blue Plate’s own kitchen, these dishes reflect the region’s rich and varied foodways and show how deeply Blue Plate is woven into the way the South cooks, eats, and connects.

Vivid storytelling and evocative food and lifestyle photography accompany the recipes, offering a captivating portrait of Southern kitchens and the moments that happen around them, while tracing Blue Plate’s 100-year New Orleans legacy and influence across the Southeast. Dressed is a celebration of heritage, the food that brings us together, and what it means to pass a good time – one well-dressed bite at a time.

Some of our favorite recipes you’ll find inside: 

• New Orleans Style Roast Beef Debris Po Boy
• Spicy Marinated Chicken Wings
• Creamy Potato Salad
• LaFourche Shrimp Tostadas