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FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

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James Beard Award-nominated chef Renee Ericksons

innovative Seattle restaurants have been lauded by everyone from

Bon Apptitto The New York Times. Ericksons next project is a

heartfelt cookbook that encapsulates her favorite recipes and

celebrates the people who help make her restaurants so successful.

A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Storiesby

Renee Erickson (Sasquatch Books; $40.00; September 2014) gives

readers a peek into the chefs favorite menus for gatherings of friends

and family. Over seventy recipes are organized by seasonal menus

including Wintry Brunch, New Years Eve Party, Wild Foods Dinner,

Lamb and Ros Dinner, Fourth of July Crab Feast, and Early Fall

Put-Up Party. Recipes span the gamut from simple fare to delicacies: Gougres, Steak Tartare, Messy

Spot Prawns, Chilled Melon Soup, Harissa-Rubbed Roasted Lamb, and Boat Street Bread Pudding are

just a few recipes that await readers tables. Gorgeous photography by Jim Henkens, profiles on

Ericksons employees and producers, and sidebars like a wine-buying guide and tips for preparing a

cheese plate round out this luscious dinner party in a book.

WithA Boat, a Whale & a WalrusErickson invites home cooks to join her tribefor a year, a

season, or just a meal.

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About the Author

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A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus

Menus and Stories

Renee Ericksonwith Jess Thomson

Photography by Jim Henkens, illustrations by Jeffry Mitchell

September 2014 $40.00 320 pages Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-57061-926-7

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Renee Ericksonowned her first restaurant at age twenty-five. Today, with a

fabulous staff, she runs four Seattle restaurants (Boat Street Caf, The Walrus and

the Carpenter, The Whale Wins, and Barnacle, as well as Boat Street Pickles and

two catering creatures, Narwhal and General Porpoise). Her recipes have been

featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bon Apptit, and Food & Wine. This is her

first cookbook.

Events

October 1st: In conversation with Molly Wizenberg at Book Larder, Seattle, WA

October 6th: Cookbook dinner at Delancey, Seattle, WA

October 8th: Cookbook lunch at London Plane, Seattle, WAOctober 12th: Cookbook dinner at L&E Oyster Bar, Los Angeles, CA

October 13th: Book signing at Omnivore Books, San Francisco, CA

October 14th: Cookbook party at Boulettes Larder, San Francisco, CA

October 16th: Cookbook party at Ned Ludd, Portland, OR

October 17th: Demo and book signing at Pages to Plate, Portland, OR

October 20th: Cookbook dinner at Maiden Lane, New York, NY

October 21st: Book signing at Beechers Cheese, New York, NY

October 25th: Cookbook dinner at Salt Water Farm, Rockport, ME

Events subject to change. Please contact Haley Stocking at [email protected] for

up-to-date details.
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Praise forA Boat, a Whale & a Walrus

I am one of manylegions, even!whove been inspired by Renee Erickson andher restaurants, and this book isRenee, through and through. Her cooking is likeno one elses: thoughtful but seemingly effortless, evocative of France but firmly

rooted in the Northwest, from Mussels in Cider with crme frache to Messy SpotPrawns with piment dEspelette. Even those lucky enough to eat in her restaurantscan learn a thing or two (or ten) about food from this smart, opinionated beauty ofa cookbook. Im in love.Molly Wizenberg, author ofDelancey andA Homemade Life

Renee Erickson cooks like a woman, with generosity, sensuality, and style. In thischarming book she shares everythingstunning images, wonderful stories, apassionate philosophy, and her recipes to cook and live by.

Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, owners of The Canal House

Renee Erickson tells an incredibly personal story about the PNW and writes with love and respect of theingredients of our region. There are engaging stories about cool people intertwined cleverly with recipesand full menu suggestions. I especially like the sections on seasonal ingredients and ideas on their bestuses. This book is destined to become a great complement to Renees already great restaurants.Vitaly Paley, chef/owner of Paleys Place, Imperial, Portland Penny Diner, and author of

Paleys Place Cookbook

Renees heartfelt menus inspire me to gather my dearest friends, uncork some bottles of wine, breakout the copper pots and experience the casual graciousness of her table in my own home, no matterthe season.

Cathy Whims, chef/owner of Nostrana

A Boat, a Whale & a Walrusspins a compelling narrative with bracing charm. . . It illustrates throughpersonal stories, cooking methods, and confident opinion a sense of place and a sense of self. Included aremany beautiful photos, which evoke near perfect moments, including portraits of . . . her friends andcolleagues: the cooks, mentors, foragers, gardeners and fisherman of her magnificent Puget Sound.

Amaryll Schwertner, chef/co-owner of Boulettes Larder

Just like Renee herself, this book is perky, colorful, energetic, and full of fun. And they both make yousmile! I love the fact that she pickles everything, would wear smoke as a perfume (so would I!) and feelsthat, when it comes to cooking, there is a very thin line between properly cooked and burned! The booksmakes me want to visit all of her restaurants all over again, and rush into the kitchen to make her vibrantCelery Root and Celery Leaf Salad, the well-spiced pork Crpinettes, and of course her famed ChickenLiver Pt.

Patricia Wells, author and cooking school teacher

Every so often a cookbook comes along that looks good, is written with style, and more important, youfind yourself cooking from it and looking for ideas from it all the time. Renees ideas inspire hunger andthey work. I can already predict that Ill wear out my first copy.Kermit Lynch, wine importer, and author ofAdventures on the Wine Route

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Praise for Renee Ericksons Restaurants

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The Walrus and the Carpenter:Best Restaurants of 2012

The Walrus and the Carpenter: 10 GreatPlaces to Savor Oysters on the Half Shell(December 2011)

Frank Bruni (June 2011):One restaurant you shouldnt miss, in terms of its festive atmosphere and the first-rate seafood,

is theWalrus and the Carpenter. . . I stopped by the Walrus on a Friday at 5:15 p.m., and

already it was full, with the intense, palpable conviviality that so many restaurants aim for but

so few achieve. That kind of warmth and vibrancy often boil down to luck: to the animation of

the crowd that gathers, the pitch of peoples voices. Here everyone seemed impossibly merry.

#9 The Whale Winsis chef Renee Ericksons follow-up to her tiny spot The Walrus and The

Carpenter, which landed on this list back in 2011. Youll now find her in an airy, bright dining

room in the Wallingford neighborhood, serving rustic, wood-fired dishes driven by the bounty

of the Pacific Northwest.

Renee Erickson is on a roll. The woman behind Boat Street Cafe, Walrus and the Carpenter, The

Whale Wins, Barnacle, Narwhal and her signature line of pickles is going places. No, really. She

travels extensively, soaking up inspiration wherever her passport is stamped. Lucky us, because

those brilliant lessons often show up on the menus at her wildly popular places.(January 2014)

2014 James Beard Foundation

Restaurant and Chef Award nomination
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