Costco to Host Book Signing for The Abalone King of Monterey Author

SAND CITY, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- In 1908, “Pop” Ernest Doelter was crowned the Abalone King. In the kitchen of his Alvarado Street restaurant in Monterey, California, Pop transformed rubbery gastropods into an epicurean delight.

Working with red abalone collected by Monterey’s community of Japanese divers, Pop dipped the foot in egg wash, added a secret ingredient, rolled it in cracker crumbs and cooked it quickly in olive oil. Tourists and celebrities alike sat down at Pop’s table to enjoy his famous recipe, and eventually, he shipped steaks on ice to hotels and restaurants throughout the state.

Pull up a chair as historian Tim Thomas recounts the story of an innovative restaurateur and a group of pioneering fishermen who turned underappreciated mollusks into the talk of the 1915 San Francisco World’s Fair.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

801 Tioga Avenue, Sand City, CA 93955

When:  Saturday, December 13th, 2014; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through The History Press at 866-457-5971 or www.historypress.net

The History Press, based in Charleston, South Carolina, brings a new way of thinking to history publishing by producing regional history titles by excellent historians and striving to make these books available to a wide audience.

The Abalone King of Monterey

by Tim Thomas

144 pages/ softcover

Published: May 2014