Union Oyster House Cookbook: Recipes & History from America's Oldest Restaurant

by Jean Kerr

As well as recounting the 280-year history of the restaurant and its Boston environs, Union Oyster House Cookbook has more than 50 of the restaurant's most famous recipes adapted for home use, Oyster House Clam Chowder; Oyster StewLobster Scampi; American Bouillabaisse; Shellfish in many raw oysters and clams, Oysters Rockefeller, Clams Casino, Baked Stuffed Cherrystones, boiled and broiled lobster; Boston Baked Beans; Hot Indian Pudding; Oyster House Cornbread.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2007

About the author

Jean Kerr was an American author and playwright, best known for her humorous bestseller, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and the plays King of Hearts and Mary, Mary. She was married to drama critic Walter Kerr and was the mother of six children.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been to the restaurant many times and enjoyed my fair share of oysters at the horseshoe shaped bar! This was a fun read; learning about the history of the building and the restaurant. The recipes are quite good as well...old-school New England dishes!