Mystic Seafood or Malcolm Glucks Brave New World

Mystic Seafood: Great Recipes, History, and Seafaring Lore from Mystic Seaport

Author: Jean Kerr

Mystic Seaport in southeastern Connecticut is the home of all things about New England and the sea--including great seafood cooking. Every year tens of thousands of people visit Mystic to see the fishing boats and ships, tour the 18th-century coastal village, and sample great seafood.

Now here is Mystic Seafood, with more than one hundred great seafood recipes, both historical and contemporary, simple and elaborate, for oysters, clams, lobster, shrimp, cod, flounder, tuna, swordfish, and many other types of fish. Some of the recipes come from famous chefs and restaurants in the Mystic area; others were developed by the author, who is editor of Taste of the Seacoast magazine.
Vintage photos of tall ships and scenes from New England's seafaring past are interspersed with the recipes, and sidebars--on such topics as the role of fishing in Colonial America, how to prepare a classic clambake, and the lobster's peculiar culinary history--make this not only a great cookbook for anyone who loves seafood but also a perfect sourvenir of Mystic Seaport.

Library Journal

Connecticut's Mystic Seaport, a "living history" maritime museum with a re-creation of an 1800s coastal fishing village, hosts thousands of visitors each year. Food writer and editor Kerr provides a history of Mystic and the New England fishing industry, a guide to the local fish and shellfish, and a mouth-watering array of simple seafood recipes, from Grilled Clams with Garlic and Parsley to Butter-Poached Lobster Medallions. She includes a vast amount of information on seafood and related topics, and her highly readable text is illustrated with both period and modern-day photographs and other memorabilia. Strongly recommended. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Malcolm Gluck's Brave New World: Why the Wines of Australia, California, New Zealand, and South Africa Taste the Way They Do

Author: Malcolm Gluck

Come along with award-winning BBC wine show host Malcolm Gluck as he travels through the emerging New World wine-growing regions—from Australia to California. Along the journey, Gluck discusses "Soul and Soil," the two key elements that go into creating delicious wine, and provides enlightening explanations on why the wines taste the way they do. He also introduces the major personalities behind the vintages, revealing the winemakers' passion for the vines, the land, and the product they lovingly produce. More than 150 of the author's photos show the most fascinating places—all English-speaking—with snapshots of owners who are happy to entertain guests.