Lobster Rolls and Blueberry Pie: Three Generations of Recipes and Stories from Summers on the Coast of Maine

Rebecca Charles; Deborah Di Clementi

ISBN 10: 0060515821 / ISBN 13: 9780060515829

Published by William Morrow, 2003

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Synopsis:

Escape to the Maine seashore, an exquisite summer sanctuary where vacations stretch out forever during long, golden days and food is the stuff from which memories are made.

The summers that acclaimed chef Rebecca Charles and her family spent swimming in the Atlantic, scouring the beach for shells, and eating shore dinners inspired her to open the famed Greenwich Village restaurant Pearl Oyster Bar. In this heartwarming memoir, Rebecca combines more than seventy of her favorite recipes with captivating family stories.

Rebecca's adventurous granduncle Sam Goldsmith first took the family from the sweltering summer streets of Brooklyn to the exclusive seaside resort of Kennebunkport. But it was his sister-in-law Pearle Goldsmith, Pearl Oyster Bar's namesake and an opera singer with the Metropolitan and New York City operas, who fell in love with the rugged coast of Maine. Pearle passed this love on to her daughter, Eleanor, and her granddaughter, Rebecca.

Now, in Lobster Rolls and Blueberry Pie, Rebecca recounts her family's three-generation love affair with the small Yankee fishing village and shares the recipes that have New Yorkers waiting in line for hours to taste what food writer Ed Levine described as "the best lobster roll I have ever eaten."

Rebecca breathes new life into classic beach food. Whether re-creating an old-time clambake or grilling a whole pompano, she imparts the expertise that has made her one of the foremost seafood chefs in the country. She teaches the secrets of clamming, demystifies the selection and preparation of fish and shellfish, and helps you make these delicious Maine favorites in your own backyard, with recipes for her famous Pearl Oyster Bar Lobster Roll, creamy Scallop Chowder, Fried Oysters on homemade tartar sauce, succulent Lobster Pot Pie laced with sherry, and, of course, her famous Blueberry Crumble Pie.

With her mouthwatering recipes and moving family stories, Rebecca will inspire everyone to create fond summer memories of their own.

Review: "An interesting, mouth-watering read." -- Bangor Daily News

"Deliciously entertaining. A novel with recipes." -- USA Weekend

"Personal and evocative." -- San Francisco Examiner

"A satisfying mix of memoir and cookbook." -- Boston Globe

Personal and evocative. --San Francisco Examiner

"I remember Rebecca's grandmother Pearle...made the best shortbread cookies, and Rebecca's book is just as delicious as those cookies!"--Beverly Sills

"Deliciously entertaining. A novel with recipes."--USA Weekend

"Personal and evocative."--San Francisco Examiner

"A charming memoir of summers spent on the coast of Maine."--Daily News

"Will remind you of the best summers you ever had."--O, The Oprah Magazine

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lobster Rolls and Blueberry Pie: Three ...
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket