Oysters

Oysters are in! Sustainable farming, oysters on restaurant menus, and fresh oysters in grocery stores all contribute to the heightened profile and demand for these delicious bivalves. From San Francisco up to British Columbia, the Pacific Coast produces one-third of the nation's oysters, producing both delicious varieties and recipes for enjoying the local crop.

For oyster lovers everywhere, this luscious cookbook features recipes, shucking instructions, and the local farming success story of the many delicious oysters from the Pacific Coast. From Hangtown Hash with Fried Eggs to Half-Shell Oysters with Kimchi-Cucumber Relish, this gorgeous cookbook features 30 recipes, ideas for what to drink with oysters, and tips for buying, storing, and shucking to bring out the "oh!" in oysters. Since oysters are grown and harvested in some of the most beautiful environments on earth, the book is brimming with scenic as well as food photography. The delectable oysters grown along the West Coast-which include Pacific, Kumamoto, Olympia, and Eastern and European Flat species--are the stars of this beautiful cookbook celebrating oysters.