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The Countryman Press

Despite having lived in two coastal cities where seafood was fresh and bountiful, I never really learned how to cook it. General intimidation, a bigger shopping expense for (what seemed to me) an unpredictable outcome, laziness… it just felt easier to enjoy seafood at a restaurant. Leave it to the pros.

The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook is made for folks like me, though experienced seafood makers will likely find much to bookmark for later feasting. Itโ€™s written by Naomi Tomky, a well-regarded, industry-experienced Seattle-based food writer whose thoughtful analysis has appeared everywhere from the New York Times to Food & Wine magazine, and she brings an easygoing conversational tone to her cookbook debut.