{"product_id":"san-francisco-seafood-a-history-from-ocean-to-table","title":"San Francisco Seafood: A History from Ocean to Table","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen gold seekers flooded into San Francisco in the mid-nineteenth century, the city was surprisingly disconnected from the rich marine resources surrounding it. Restaurants relied heavily on preserved fish shipped from elsewhere, while local fisheries remained largely undeveloped. This book traces how San Francisco transformed from that unlikely starting point into one of America’s defining seafood cities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrban planning scholar Paul Stangl follows the evolution of the city’s fisheries, seafood markets, restaurants, and cooking traditions from the Gold Rush through the early twentieth century. Along the way, he examines the contributions of immigrant fishing communities, the rise of oyster and shellfish industries, changing consumer tastes, and the influence of Chinese and other immigrant foodways on what would become California cuisine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a culinary history, the book explores the environmental consequences of overfishing and resource extraction, showing how questions of sustainability have long been intertwined with the seafood trade. Drawing on cookbooks, menus, newspapers, and archival sources, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSan Francisco Seafood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a revealing look at how a city’s appetite helped shape both its cuisine and its coastline. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593841549445,"sku":"Paul Stangl","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/StangleSanFranciscoSeafoodCover.jpg?v=1781441765","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/san-francisco-seafood-a-history-from-ocean-to-table","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}