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WINNER OF THE 2024 JAMES BEARD AWARD FOR RESTAURANT AND PROFESSIONAL COOKBOOKJames Beard award-winning author and culinary game-changer Josh Niland returns with the ultimate guide to the art of Fish Butchery, with expert techniques and groundbreaking recipes that are an urgent call for action on culinary sustainability.Josh’s multi award-winning debut The Whole Fish Cookbook created a new blueprint for fish cookery, while its bestselling sequel Take One Fish unpacked 15 different species to reveal their true gastronomic potential. In this latest book, Josh continues to open our eyes to the potential of fish in the kitchen. Presented in three stunning sections – Catch, Cut and Craft – it’s both a challenge to the food industry to do things differently and a dazzling manual to the eye-popping potential in each and every fish. Featuring detailed instructions on how to prepare fish – from reverse butterfly to double saddle – as well as over 40 brilliant recipes for everything from fish sticks to pies, sausage and chorizo, Fish Butchery will disrupt, challenge and inspire the next generation.

WINNER OF TWO JAMES BEARD AWARDS IN 2020 Restaurant and Professional and the prestigious BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE 2019 ANDRÉ SIMON FOOD AWARD Winner of The Australian Book Industry Association's Illustrated Book of the Year in 2020 Shortlisted as debut cookbook of the year in the 2020 Fortnum & Mason food & drink awards Longlisted as Booksellers choice in the adult non-fiction category by the Australian Booksellers Association A mind-blowing masterpiece from one of the most impressive chefs of a generation. – Jamie Oliver My cookbook of the year. – Yotam Ottolenghi, The Guardian Josh Niland is a genius – Nigella Lawson In The Whole Fish Cookbook, groundbreaking seafood chef Josh Niland reveals a completely new way to think about all aspects of fish cookery. From sourcing and butchering to dry ageing and curing, it challenges everything we thought we knew about the subject and invites readers to see fish for what it really is - an amazing, complex source of protein that can and should be treated with exactly the same nose-to-tail reverence as meat. It features more than 60 recipes for dozens of fish species ranging from Smoked Marlin Ham Caesar Salad, Fish Cassoulet and Roast Fish Bone Marrow to - essentially - The Perfect Fish and Chips. Many of us would like to eat more fish but worry about the environmental impact and often end up cooking the same old salmon fillet on repeat. The Whole Fish Cookbook will soon have you embracing new types and will change the way you buy, cook and eat fish. There is so much more to a fish than just the fillet, and it is indeed true what they say about there being more than just a handful of fish in the sea.

Introducing The Whole Fish Collection – a stunning, limited-run set that unites all three of Josh Niland’s trailblazing and award-winning cookbooks in one beautifully crafted package.This exclusive bind-up includes The Whole Fish Cookbook, The Fish Butchery, and Take One Fish, all housed in a luxurious slipcase designed to elevate Josh’s revolutionary approach to seafood into an art form. A must-have for the true fan, this collection also features a series of exclusive, never-before-seen additions that will make it irresistible to serious home chefs and collectors alike.   Three Books in One Elegant Slipcase: This exclusive set includes Josh’s full culinary works, beautifully presented in a custom-designed slipcase. It’s the perfect way to showcase Josh’s exceptional techniques and philosophies about working with fish—from simple preparations to advanced butchery skills. Limited Edition Signed Print: Included in the collection is a digitally signed print of the breakdown of the John Dory from The Whole Fish Cookbook. Special Edition Cover for The Whole Fish Cookbook: The Whole Fish Cookbook features a brand new cover design with a rainbow metallic foil print, replacing the iconic black fish with an eye-catching 3D effect that brings the cover to life. This design has already made waves in the fashion world, having been featured on t-shirts as part of the Comme des Garçons Watanabe cookbook collection. It also made an appearance on the shelves of Carmy, the protagonist of the cult-hit TV series The Bear, further cementing its status as an iconic culinary image. This new design takes that legacy even further, making it a show-stopping piece on any shelf. Exclusive and Limited: Only 3000 sets will be produced including the digitally signed print and exclusive Whole Fish cover design, making The Whole Fish Collection a highly exclusive item. Once sold out, this set will never be reprinted with the digitally signed print and cover like this, ensuring that it remains a rare and highly coveted collector’s piece for Josh Niland’s most dedicated fans. Price Point: Retailing at $200, the collection offers exceptional value considering the limited-edition content, the signed print, and premium packaging. It’s the perfect combination of accessibility and luxury for culinary aficionados who appreciate both design and technique.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2022Selected for Jamie Oliver's Cookbook ClubForget everything you thought you knew about fish cookery with Take One Fish. There are no rules when it comes to cooking fish according to James Beard award winning chef Josh Niland, only an endless world of possibilities. With 60 mind-blowing recipes from just 15 global varieties of fish, this cookbook will take you on a gustatory journey – from elaborate to easy, small to large and – always – scale to tail.Josh’s multi award-winning and bestselling book, The Whole Fish Cookbook, revealed the blueprint for a new and unprecedented kind of fish cookery. In this latest book, Josh continues to open our eyes to the potential of fish in the kitchen, starting from the moment we take our fish home and unpack it – yes that’s right: bring it home, take it out of the plastic, let it breathe uncovered in your fridge. Then you are ready. With flair, colour and bucket loads of flavour, Take One Fish unpacks each of Josh's 15 fish to reveal their true culinary potential, from swordfish cotoletta to pot au feu, to tuna mapo tofu to an ethereal raw flounder. Celebrate the drips, crunchy bits, burnt edges and imperfections that are so central to Josh’s mission – to get more people having fun with fish ingenuity every day.

In 2026, Saint Peter marks a decade at the forefront of global dining – a restaurant that has quietly but decisively reshaped the way we think about fish. In Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse, Josh Niland brings that world to the page for the first time: a landmark work that captures the philosophy, precision and daily rhythm of one of the most original kitchens of its generation.Structured around three expansive essays and over 100 defining recipes, the book moves between story and craft – tracing the evolution of the restaurant, articulating Niland’s revolutionary whole fish approach, and offering a rare, deeply considered look at the mechanics of service. Recipes are presented as ‘verses’, interwoven through the narrative, spanning everything from foundational preparations to the dishes that have defined Saint Peter’s menus, including its most iconic and unexpected creations.At its core is a singular philosophy: that every fish deserves to be treated with rigour, intelligence and respect. From dry-ageing and butchery to cooking and presentation, Niland’s work expands the possibilities of seafood in ways that are both technically groundbreaking and deeply thoughtful. This is not simply about sustainability, but about unlocking flavour, texture and potential at every stage.Photographed by David Loftus and produced as a richly layered, design-led object, Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse is both a document of a restaurant at its peak and a lasting contribution to the global conversation around cooking. It is a book for chefs, serious home cooks and anyone interested in the intersection of craft, creativity and hospitality – a definitive statement from one of the most important voices in food today.