Fish Forever: the definitive guide to understanding, selecting, and preparing healthy, delicious and environmentally sustainable seafood

Today’s retail consumer and restaurant chef alike are faced with a confusing array of choices at the fish market. We want assurances that our seafood is healthy and safe; we want more information on how to choose seafood and cook it at home; and we have a greater concern than ever for the environment and for seafood’s future as a sustainable resource.

Fish Forever is the seafood cook’s ideal resource. Written by a former chef who is now fishmonger to some of the best known names in the culinary world, Fish Forever is an indispensable guide to buying and preparing healthy, sustainable seafood. It tackles health and environmental concerns head-on, and explains everything you need to know about how to maneuver confidently from market to kitchen: what to buy, where to find it, how best to prepare it - and how to do it all with good conscience.

The recipes in Fish Forever favor fresh seasonal ingredients that are as healthful as the seafood. Butter and cream are used with a restrained hand, while good oils, citrus juices, vinegars, and herbs take front and center. The recipes are inspired by a variety of cuisines, but execution remains consistent. These are simple recipes that convey the creativity and verve of a contemporary professional kitchen, but are completely accessible to the home cook.

In addition to teaching readers about sustainable fishing practices, Johnson will be donating a portion of his royalties from FISH FOREVER to Save Our Wild Salmon (www.wildsalmon.org), an organization that works to restore wild salmon runs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Paul Johnson (Berkeley, CA) founded the Monterey Fish Market in 1979, a business that sells sustainably-captured and cultured seafood and promotes ocean conservation.  A former chef and the coauthor of The California Seafood Cookbook, he currently serves on the advisory board of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program.