• Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) book cover by Drew Smith with four antique oyster shell engravings
  • Oyster book contents page listing Ancient Times, Old World and New World chapters
  • Oyster book spread opening Part III New World with an archival photo of an oysterman holding shells
  • Oyster book spread titled Perfect Asymmetry with an illustration of an opened oyster
  • Oyster book spread with a Native American oyster stew recipe and a chapter on Shinnecocks and Blue Points
  • Oyster book spread on The First Toothpicks with an archival photo of the Union Oyster House
  • Oyster book spread on The Art of Branding with antique oyster can labels and advertisements
  • Oyster book spread on New Orleans cuisine with a jambalaya recipe
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Oyster: A Gastronomic History

Oyster: A Gastronomic History

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From an editor of the bestselling The Good Food Guide, award-winning writer Drew Smith's Oyster: A Gastronomic History (with Recipes) offers a global view of the oyster, tracing its role in cooking, art, literature, and politics from the dawn of time to the present day.

The story travels from ancient times through Old World England, France, and Holland to the oyster houses of New York, the Chesapeake, and New Orleans, illustrated with antique engravings, vintage advertisements, and archival photographs. Along the way are 50 recipes, from oyster stew to jambalaya. A wonderful gift for the oyster lover, the cook, or the history buff.

  • Author: Drew Smith
  • Published by Abrams
  • 50 recipes plus a global history of the oyster
  • Illustrated with antique engravings and archival images
  • Hardcover
  • Final sale

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