"The West Coast is different, and if you don't believe it, just try cooking fish from a book written for East Coasters, which is to say almost all of them. There are different varieties here and they cook in different ways -- even if they go by the same names....That's why Jay Harlow's West Coast Seafood is such a blessing. It's a revision and expansion of a similar book Harlow wrote with Berkeley buddies Isaac Cronin and Paul Johnson in the early '80s. This one is almost guaranteed to wind up as well-thumbed and sauce-flecked as the last....the recipes [include] an appealing mix of Asian and Mediterranean influences that somehow are adventurous without ever straying over the line of good taste."

One of 1999's Best Cookbooks. "If you like seafood and you live in California, buy this book."
-- Russ Parsons, Food Editor, Los Angeles Times

"A young professional cook of our acquaintance spent an hour or so perusing West Coast Seafood the other day and said that if you had no other book on seafood, this would tell you all you needed to know -- from basic facts to techniques to recipes. That's a pretty strong endorsement, but it's right on the mark. Veteran chef/food writer Jay Harlow leaves no fin unturned in this volume....
"All of Harlow's recipes meet the three essential C's: They're clear, concise and consumer-friendly."
-- Karola Saekel, San Francisco Chronicle

"Even if you don't live on the West Coast, you'll find this a useful reference work that has inspiring recipes."
-- Saveur

"Tuck [West Coast Seafood] under your arm next time you head out the door and you will never again suffer seafood angst....Complete Cookbook falls short of the mark; Final Word comes closer. Because everything is here: all the information you need to select the best-quality seafood; instructions to clean and prep the seafood you bring home; and then a wide flavor range and cooking-style range to keep new and exciting dishes coming to the dinner table."
-- Schuyler Ingle, Amazon.com