A Food & Wine Best Cookbook of the Year From James Beard Award–winning chef, Food Network host, and author John Ash, The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood takes a comprehensive dive into the world of cooking shellfish, crustaceans, finned fish, and many more.  Foreword by Stuart Brioza   Featuring favorites from the kitchens of Hog Island Oyster Bars and other talented chefs who have embraced the company’s sustainability ethos, this authoritative compendium showcases over 250 dishes from cuisines around the world, including regional favorites like San Francisco cioppino, Southern cray?sh étou?ée, and New England clam chowder. Presenting a wide variety of cooking methods—such as steaming, roasting, grilling, pan-frying, and curing—along with illustrations for techniques like shucking oysters, opening clams, and ?lleting ?sh, this comprehensive cookbook will guide you through the basics of seafood preparation. And the extensive list of sauces, butters, and seasonings will help you turn your choice of seafood into a stellar dish.  The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood is a master class from a chef who shows home and professional cooks how to bring culinary gifts from the water to the table at their peak of perfection.  Includes Color Photographs

From Atole de Canela and Buñuelos de Viento to Oreo Horchata Cheesecake and Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie, ¡Viva Desserts! is a scrumptious collection of traditional Mexican desserts and American desserts Mexicanized. With dessert items like conchas, churros, empanadas, and flan, all your favorite traditional Mexican treats are here. Then add in classic American cakes and pies with a Mexican twist and other Mexican treats with an American twist, and all your cravings will be covered! Nicole Presley, recipe developer and Mexican postres baker, delves into the craft of baking and offers tips and tricks with every recipe, giving dessert lovers everywhere the tools they need to play in their own kitchens. With full-color photography for every dessert and baking secrets that Nicole has learned through her own kitchen evolution, from kitchens in Los Angeles and Mexico, you’ll be able to bring the joy of Mexican and Mexican-American desserts into your own home. A beautiful and tasty celebration of culture!