Weekend Cooking Few people are more comfortable around fish than Katie Lee—
FOOD STYLING: CHRISTINE ALBANO; PROP STYLING: PAMELA DUNCAN SILVER.
and not just because she hosts Cooking Channel’s Beach Bites. Thirteen years ago, Katie moved to Sag Harbor, NY, and landed her first job out of college as a fishmonger. It was an unlikely choice for a journalism grad from Ohio’s Miami University, but Katie has always loved seafood, so she jumped at the chance to learn more about it. “I think the owners hired me because they thought it would be funny, that I wouldn’t last two weeks,” she says. “But I stuck around from Memorial Day through Labor Day.” The job wasn’t always easy, but Katie learned a ton about cleaning, filleting and cooking fish—and knowing when it’s fresh. These days, she puts her seafood smarts to work when she’s browsing local shops like The Lobster Place in New York City and Schmidt’s Deli & Seafood Market in Southampton, NY. “I stop by all the time, just to check out what’s come in that day,” she says. Here are a few of Katie’s favorite fish—and recipes for three great summer dinners.
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