A Geography of Oysters, Rowan Jacobsen
A Geography of Oysters, Rowan Jacobsen
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A Geography of Oysters
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oyster Eating in North America

Author: Rowan Jacobsen

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/08/2016

Categories: Cooking, Nonfiction

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

In this passionate, playful, and indispensable guide, oyster aficionado Rowan Jacobsen takes listeners on a delectable tour of the oysters of North America. Region by region, he describes each oyster's appearance, flavor, origin, and availability, as well as explaining how oysters grow, how to shuck them without losing a finger, how to pair them with wine (not to mention beer), and why they're one of the few farmed seafoods that are good for the earth as well as good for you. Packed with fabulous recipes, plus lists of top oyster restaurants, producers, and festivals, A Geography of Oysters is the guide that oyster lovers of all kinds have been waiting for.

About Rowan Jacobsen

Rowan Jacobsen is the author of A Geography of Oysters, Fruitless Fall, The Living Shore, American Terroir, Shadows on the Gulf, and Apples of Uncommon Character. He has written for the New York Times, Harper's, Outside, Mother Jones, Orion, the Boston Globe, and other publications, and his work has been anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing and Best Food Writing collections. He is the recipient of James Beard Awards, an IACP award, and other honors. His 2010 book, American Terroir, was named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by Library Journal. He was a 2012 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow, writing about endangered diversity on the borderlands between India, Myanmar, and China. He lives in Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerie on August 18, 2008

A Geography of Oysters is a beautiful book about one of my favorite foods. I first heard of it when it won a James Beard award in the food reference category. Jacobsen goes into the history of the oyster, as well as providing a guide and comments on the 132 most frequently encountered varieties. Ther......more

Goodreads review by davidson on March 02, 2008

This is an amazing resource if you are a fan of oysters. My first date with my wife was at the "Oyster Bar" in Grand Central Station here in NYC. Back then we just ordered a bunch of things that were less than $3. Years have passed we began to eat A LOT and learn which ones we liked and little by li......more

Goodreads review by Sydney on November 21, 2023

You need to reaaaally love oysters to get through this......more

Goodreads review by Lee on May 18, 2017

Geography is really the wrong word for the title of the book. Although it does touch on the geography of oysters, it is really more of a history on oyster consumption, a travel guide for ostreophiles (oyster lovers), a graduate seminar on how to eat oysters and a polemic, arguing for why you should......more

Goodreads review by Brandon Daviet on March 23, 2014

A great guide who anyone who likes eating oyster. Tons of cool facts, history and different kinds of oyster's. A foodie book with humor and knowledge.......more

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