The Barnes & Noble at Bradley Fair located at 1920 N. Rock Road will host Rick Moonen, executive chef and creator of Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood restaurant at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, for a book talk and signing of his cookbook Fish Without a Doubt on Saturday, August 8th, at 2:00 pm.  The book talk will start at 2:00 pm, with the signing to follow shortly thereafter until 4:00 pm.  The author will be available to chat with customers and sign copies of his book.  The book is available at both Barnes & Noble locations in Wichita and at www.bn.com.  Here’s a hyperlink to the event and the book online: <http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3001938>

At once user friendly and authoritative, Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook’s Essential Companion gives you all the information you need to cook seafood with the confidence of a professional, whether you live seaside or thousands of miles inland.  The book contains 250 of the best and most approachable recipes and features every method of fish cookery: poaching, steaming, grilling, baking, roasting, sautéing and frying.  There are over 90 step-by-step photos: from how to shuck an oyster to preparing shrimp and lobster.  The cookbook contains all of the most popular seafood dishes, as well as new creations and essential side dishes and sauces.  The “accept substitutes” section of each recipe gives you other options, so you can use what is freshest in your market.  You’ll learn which fish are the healthiest to eat and which are over-fished and should be avoided.  All of the recipes are eco-friendly and feature only sustainable seafood. Fish Without a Doubt is the most comprehensive cookbook on the subject available.

Rick Moonen’s professional experience includes restaurants such as La Cote Basque and Le Cirque, as well as becoming executive chef at iconic restaurants including Le Relais, Century Café and Chelsea Central.  He was a partner in creating Oceana and Molyvos, which both garnered 3 stars from the New York Times.  He then developed and became executive chef and owner of his own restaurant, New York City’s RM, which also earned 3 stars.  In 2005, he opened his his own multi-level restaurant Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.  An advocate for sustainable fishing & seafood, Chef Rick Moonen is a founding member of the Seafood Choices Alliance, a chef’s advisory board member of Ecofish and an active member of both the Wildlife Conservation Society and Seaweb.  He will debut on Bravo’s hit TV series Top Chef Masters on Wednesday, July 15th.  Check out his website at www.rmseafood.com.