Wild-game hunter and chef, Michael Hunter, celebrates the use of wild ingredients in a stunning collection of recipes and photography.
Well-known hunter and respected wild-game chef, Michael Hunter, grew up in the great outdoors. Inspired by the endless bounty of the land, hunting, fishing, foraging, and cooking is a way of life for Hunter.
Celebrating the resources of the wild, The Hunter Chef Cookbook features a collection of over 100 recipes and butchery guides. The book includes recipes for cooking big game, from moose and bison, to white tail deer and wild boar. Common small game features include wild turkey, duck, wild goose, ruffed grouse, as well as rabbit and squirrel.
Fresh water and salt water fish recipes feature pickerel, wild salmon, rainbow trout, prawns, scallops, and more. A seasoned forager, Hunter offers an array of savoury and sweet recipes, incorporating wild ingredients, everything from mushrooms and leeks to sumac and berries.
About the Author
Michael Hunter is a professional chef, expert hunter, forager, and co-owner of the acclaimed restaurant Antler Kitchen & Bar.
Having grown up in the great outdoors, Hunter is passionate about wild game and foraged foods. He has cooked around the world at culinary festivals in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Russia, and Brazil.
Industry Reviews
"I recognized that Michael Hunter knows what he is talking about the minute I opened this book. Hunter is the kind of guyand the kind of workthat you get when you combine passion, creativity, inventiveness, and elbow grease. This book makes me hungry, and Michael Hunter makes me proud to be a hunter and angler."
Steven Rinella, outdoorsman, host of the TV series and podcast MeatEater, and author The MeatEater: Fish and Game Cookbook
"In The Hunter Chef Cookbook, we can learn the real value of nature from a master in foraging, fishing, and hunting."
Alex Atala, award-winning chef, restauranteur, and author of D.O.M.: Rediscovering Brazilian Ingredients
"Michael Hunter is one of Canada's leaders in drawing awareness to the importance of wild game and cooking sustainably across our country."
Jeremy Charles, chef, restauranteur, and author of Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador
"Hunter gatherer, hunter naturalist, hunter chefthe perfect ingredients for both culinary freedom and a purity of life that so many people are searching for in today's mass produced world. In The Hunter Chef Cookbook, Michael Hunter shows us the pathway to delicious and wholesome living. We just need to follow his lead and cook his inspiring recipes."
Jim Shockey, award-winning outdoor writer, TV producer and host, and wilderness guide and outfitter