The publisher is the Crikvenica Tourist Board, and the editor is Zoran Šimunić Šime, known to many as Zock from the former Gastronomad Club in the center of Zagreb, a place renowned for its excellent food and drink
Stories from the Blue Fish Road reveal how people in Crikvenica used to live. They are interspersed with recipes through which restaurants along this beautiful, car-free Crikvenica road showcase these blue heroes. Among other dishes, Burin offers oil-confit bullet tuna, Dida serves bonito tartare, Domino features bruschetta with tuna prosciutto, Karoca offers sardine meatballs, Half 8 serves mackerel fillets on jacket potatoes; Trabakul offers Crikveničke rupice (local pasta) and Ulika serves swordfish brudet (fish stew).
Hotel restaurants have their own stories to tel. The Esplanade’s Lemoon offers mackerel fillet confit with fava beans and chickpeas, Marina marinated tuna steak with flavored polenta and Miramare smoked tuna carpaccio with aioli, capers, cherry tomatoes, and pickled onions. The book also includes stories, both historical and contemporary, about fish and fishing. The Skomerža brothers, who revolutionized global (and, naturally, Kvarner) fishing at the turn of the 20th century, the spices of the Crikvenica region and the places where one can enjoy fish, along with a seasonal calendar.
The Grandmothers' Cookbook section describes boiled vinćoli (young sardines) or sardines, selački puhanci (rustic fritters), and kirsko kafe (a local coffee specialty) with a special chapter dedicated to Žlahtina. This ancient grape variety, made famous by winemakers from Vrbnik on the island of Krk, actually originated, according to historical records, in the coastal region of Vinodol. Dedicated winemakers produce such a wide range of styles from it that it is virtually impossible to find a dish in this book for which there isn't a perfectly suited Žlahtina.