First published in 1983, <em>The California Seafood Cookbook</em> has sold128,000 copies—and counting! This beautiful encyclopedicguide to seafood cooking is complete with 150 recipes emphasizingsimplicity, fresh ingredients, and ethnic and regional tastes, as wellas an innovative approach to the infinite possibilities of this popularcuisine. The seventy-five species portraits and the illustratedtechniques will prove useful to cooks and seafood lovers. Fully halfthe featured species are found in Gulf, Pacific, and Atlantic waters,and each recipe suggests appropriate alternative fish and shellfishfrom other regions.