Explore the cuisine of Victorian Cape May in Cape May Cooks:Recipes from New Jerseys Restaurant Capital

New cookbook cpatures the flavor of "New Jersey's Restaurant Capital"

Cape May, New Jersey - the "Nation's Oldest Seashore Resort," - has been welcoming visitors for more than a century. With over 600 authentically restored and preserved Victorian structures, the entire city is a National Historic Landmark site and has achieved national recognition for its restaurants and as one of the best Bed & Breakfast Inn resorts in the country.

In fact, The New York Times even called Cape May the restaurant capital of New Jersey." With over 100 signature recipes from fifty of Cape Mays finest restaurants, inns, and hotels, CAPE MAY COOKS (ISBN 0-9661200-4-3; $9.95; 160 pages; trade paper) captures the flavor of this remarkable travel destination.

Tailored for the home cook, the recipes in CAPE MAY COOKS come from some of Cape Mays most inventive restaurants and inviting inns, including Daniels on Broadway, Angel of the Sea, Queen Victoria, The Ebbitt Room at the Virginia Hotel, The Mad Batter, The Mainstay Inn, The Southern Mansion, The Washington Inn and Waters Edge Restaurant.

CAPE MAY COOKS doubles as a travel guide and features over 40 restaurant travel profiles that provide interesting and informative details about each participating restaurant and accommo-dation as well as local travel tips from the innkeepers and chefs.

Cape May chefs, innkeepers, and diners enjoy wonderful local ingredients such as Jersey tomatoes, Kennett Square mushrooms, berries of all sorts, and freshly caught fish and shellfish from the Atlantic. Nothing says summer" more than Blueberry Coffee Cake; Peach French Toast; Heirloom Tomato Salad; Pelican Club Crab Cakes; Lobster Pasta; Tomato-Corn Salsa; Raspberry Tart; and Fruits of Summer Soufflé.

Its not just the waves that draw visitors. People vacation in Cape May year long, in every season. And like Cape May itself, CAPE MAY COOKS offers year-round delights. Habit-forming Cinnamon Buns; Caramelized Onion, Spinach and Bacon Quiche; Field Green Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seed Vinaigrette; Braised Lamb Shank with Dark Rum and Root Veggies; Skillet Upside Down Cake; and Apple Spice Cake are perfect for crisp autumn weekends.

Hearty dishes such as Honey Baked French Toast; Swiss Custard; Butter Scones; Lobster Bisque; Three Sisters Quesadilla; Escargot in Garlic Cream; Warm Escarole Salad; Roasted Fillet of Beef with Blue Cheese-Horseradish Cream, Normandy Bread Pudding; and Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding bring warmth and comfort to the coldest winter day.

The bright flavors of spring are captured in Fruit Pizza, Banana Bread French Toast; Roasted Stuffed Peppers; Herb Chicken; Hazelnut Vanilla Crusted Halibut with Coconut Orange Vinaigrette; and Laisy Daisy Cake;Savory Crab Dip, Roasted Yellow Pepper Aïoli; Elegant Spinach Pie; Chocolate Praline Bars; and Decadent Kahlua Chocolate Cake make any celebration more delicious. Monstrous Sour Cream Muffins and a Cape May Mocha are just good anytime.

Cape May is filled unique treasures of the Victorian era, architectural and ecological wonders, and the finest seaside accommodations in America. Visitors and locals will agree: CAPE MAY COOKS is the next best thing to a vacation at Cape May.