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I've only made a couple of these recipes so far, but they've been easy to follow and really good. I mostly enjoyed reading about sustainable seafood, which is important to me. The organization of the book makes a ton of sense, starting with an overview of responsible/sustainable food and the various kinds of seafood categories, then describing how to get set up to cook seafood, followed by a section on different cooking techniques, and finally moving into the recipes. I've used the cooking techniques section a few times to help me figure out what to cook in order to try out a new technique. I'd never steamed a fish before and wanted to try, and the book taught me that I already had the equipment I needed and inspired me to try it. This is definitely one I'll purchase in hard copy to use as a reference in my kitchen.

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Love the illustrations and photos. Recipes are approachable, and the sustainability did NOT come across as pretentious.

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This was a great cookbook. Very easy-to-follow recipes. I can't wait to try these recipes. I would highly recommend this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC.

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I love that the main focus of this cookbook is related to sustainability. It’s great knowledge to have especially when you’re someone who frequently eats seafoods. I love that they add in the different seasoning/cooking techniques if there is a recipe you want to do something different with.

The Butter basted scallops… YUM. 🤤

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Stunning. That's the only way I know how to describe this cookbook. The illustration, the recipes, the photography. It's all stunning.

I grew up splitting my time between Maryland and low country SC... so my ability to cook seafood is fairly limited to crab and low country boils. So I'll be honest, some of these recipes seemed intimidating and aspirational for my culinary talents, but these took devoted to explaining the different cooking methods instilled a bit of confidence and made the following recipes seem more doable.

No matter how simple or complex the recipe is, they are all absolutely mouthwatering. I mean hello! The scallop augachile is gorgeous!

I love that they feature both authors' take on different seafood dishes (I'm especially excited to try Andrew's and Barton's Crab Cakes and their different approach to mussels)

This will absolutely be added to my collection and my pick for my next cookbook club meeting!

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I love everything about this cookbook - the sustainable focus, the illustrations, the photographs, the color ways, the fonts. This is a beautiful book for those trying to incorporate more sustainable seafood into their diets.

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