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Chefs Go Wild: Fish and Game Recipes from America's Top Chefs

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We bought this a couple of years ago at a game and wine pairing dinner at Mary's, featured chef Doug Mack's restaurant. With the availability of more and more game meats, and we are certainly blessed with a variety of game farms in our area of Vermont, it is not hard to find either exactly what the recipes call for or some excellent substitute. We have made several of the recipes in the book for special occasion dinners and they were real crowd pleasers.

This has become one of our go-to cookbooks whenever we get ready for a holiday dinner.

This is allstar collection from chefs who like to hunt and prepare game, all kinds of game: venison, fish, rabbit, moose, birds, alligator. You get the picture. Actually only improvement would be some color pictures of finished dishes.

Each chef is given brief writeup about his career and involvement with hunting and game and then presents few of his favorite recipes. These are not the chefs of TV fame, not many in fact many of us will recognize, but don't let this be discouragement to this excellent work. There is chef who cooks at times for George Bush, and Robert Mondavi Jr.

Only limited sources of game [when given to by hunter friends] or that which can acquire at local stores. But have managed to try several with excellent results: Herb-Cured Duck Breast with Cranberry and Tawny Port Sauce; Seared Grouper with Purple Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Asparagu, and Crawfish Remoulade; Sauteed Pheasant Breast with Sage Rub and Roast Garlic Sauce.

Each recipe has tips on prep at each stage with some alternatives given and accompaniment tips as well as wine.

What a gift for that game fan of yours.