
Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip
Hardcover
Cookbooks GeneralAmerican Cooking
Publisher Price: $35.00
ISBN13: 9781797226644
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: Mar 11 2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 3.35
Height: 1.10 Width: 8.10 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Named a Most Anticipated Cookbook of 2025 by Book Riot
A celebration of California home cooking with 130 recipes and more than 300 photos that capture the beauty, magic, and bounty of the coast. From acclaimed chef Scott Clark, who flipped his fine dining chops into the ultimate railroad-car diner at the edge of the Pacific.
Unfussy California style suffuses this freewheeling paean to the Golden State's Central Coast .... With both umami and personality at the wheel, readers will be eager to go along for the ride. --Publishers Weekly
Coastal is a visual feast of free-spirited Californian cooking and living, set against the surf, peaks, curving roads, and sunsets of the westernmost United States. This inspired collection of crave-worthy recipes, gorgeous photographs, and vivid stories takes us on a road trip beginning at Chef Scott Clark's beloved sandwich-and-pie shop, Dad's Luncheonette, in Half Moon Bay and ending in Ventura County. Along the way, it visits the fishermen, crabbers, farmers, winemakers, and foragers who stretch along the Pacific Coast Highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Clark's accessible seasonal recipes deliver the adventure of the coast in smart, creative, unfussy, and delicious ways. They express the breadth of California cooking and its regional and cultural influences, organized into thematic chapters, including:
- Road Trip Snacks (Furikake Popcorn, CA Muddy Buddies, Perfect Meyer Lemonade)
- Fishing and Foraging on the Coast (Dungeness Crab Rice, Lingcod Ceviche, Fries with Eyes)
- Lunch in the Vineyard (Smoked Mackerel with Lemon-Dill Relish, Deviled Quail Eggs, Barley and Wine Grape Salad)
- Back Home with the Kid (Fish Stick Hand Roll Bar, Matcha Mochi Waffles, Watermelon Aqua Fresca)
QUINTESSENTIALLY CALIFORNIAN: Scott Clark's Californian culinary training shows through in his stellar recipe list, laidback storyteller's tone, and road trip-oriented approach. With transporting photographs by fourth-generation Californian Cheyenne Ellis, this book captures an outdoorsy, pioneering California spirit on every page.
HOME COOK-FRIENDLY RECIPES: From simple flavor pairings to grilling, Clark's aha! techniques are perfect training for home cooks. He reaches into his deep knowledge to pass along big flavors and teachable techniques with a relaxed and flexible approach. His main goal is to energize food prep for home chefs of varying skill levels.
MULTICULTURAL INFLUENCE: Coastal is inspired by the mash-up of cultures along the west coast: the Chumash, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Latin American, Vietnamese, and Japanese communities who have adapted their cuisines and made them staples of the state. This book celebrates and pays homage to all of these wonderful cuisines.
Perfect for:
- Home cooks who cook locally and seasonally
- Residents and visitors of California or anyone who enjoys California cuisine
- Foodies who collect regional cookbooks rich with history and visuals
- Parents who want to put fun but healthy things to eat on the table for their kids
- Armchair travel readers
- Fans of regenerative/farm-to-table approaches
- Fans of The Bear and tough-yet-well-trained culinary personalities
- Readers of Six California Kitchens, Tartine, Gjelina, and The French Laundry Cookbook
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