Recipes from the Best of the Best: Jeremiah Tower's Seafood Shooters

A tray of raw or lightly cooked seafood is always an invigorating opening act to a feast. In this starter from JBF Award winner Jeremiah Tower, fresh oysters and shrimp are spiked with Tabasco, horseradish, fresh shallots, and vodka, creating perfectly balanced bites of brine and bite that will perk you up for the rest of the meal. Get the recipe here.

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JBF has recently released The James Beard Foundation’s Best of the Best: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of America’s Outstanding Chefs. This must-have book features delicious, signature recipes from every winner of the Foundation’s Outstanding Chef Award. When we went to press, space required that we omit some surplus essays and recipes, so we're sharing some of this bonus content with our readers every week. Think of it as an appetizer.