8 x 10 inches / 308 pages / 200 recipes
Hardcover / 118 Full Color Photos
ISBN 0-9719634-0-1
Suggested Retail: U.S. $34.95 / Canada $46.00 - Purchase

"I felt transported to the Caribbean the minute I opened this stunning compendium of the region’s history, geography, and culinary traditions. Well-written recipes and gorgeous photographs compelled me to the kitchen to try these toothsome dishes myself."

Barbara Pool Fenzl - Cookbook author, Owner of Les Gourmettes Cooking School, Host of the PBS series, "Savor the Southwest," and Past President of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

THIS UNIQUE BOOK is designed for the traveling gourmet, delivering insights to the food, places, and people of the islands. Robert Pickens has traveled the region as a chef aboard megayachts exploring these areas, provisioning in the markets, sampling the restaurants, talking with the locals, and hanging out in their kitchens to absorb the region’s culture. Special notes and points of interest are highlighted, along with travel information and indigenous food glossaries.

The heart of this book is the comprehensive collection of Caribbean recipes, recipes that will forever connect the traveler to the journey. Each recipe has been formatted for ease of preparation and will be equally accessible to home cooks and professionals alike. Beautiful color photographs transport the reader to memories of the amazing vistas and flavors of the Caribbean.

CARIBBEAN CUISINE - A Culinary Voyage is the first volume in a series of unique cookbooks designed especially for the traveling gourmet. Each book combines bits of history and traditional recipes of exotic coastal destinations. Other volumes in this series will focus on New England, Mediterranean, Pacific Northwest and the Gulf of Mexico.

"Part cookbook, part travel guide, Robert Pickens’ Caribbean Cuisine is wholly engaging. Through authentic recipes and detailed histories, he guides us on a delicious culinary journey to the islands. It’s definitely a trip worth taking."

Kay A. Fuston - Editor-in-Chief, Coastal Living Magazine.

"This beautiful book is informative, authentic and full of recipes we’re anxious to try. You’ve captured the true essence of the Caribbean!"

Bob & Melinda Blanchard - Owners, Blanchard’s Restaurant in Anguilla, authors of A Trip to the Beach and At Blanchard’s Table, A Trip to the Beach Cookbook