Contributing Chef Doug Shook

Contributing Chef Doug Shook, of Key West's world famous Louie's Backyard, worked for over a year to create the Boatyard menu. Using his own well-published and often publicized recipes, along with a few treasures donated by renown Key West chefs (eg - Konrad Jochum's Incredible Roast Duck Breast), Shook pulled together a menu that brings forth the best of our local Gulf Coast seafood and marries it with the lighter, island salsas and sauces.

Shook has worked at Louie's Backyard for the past 18 years, and he has no plans to abandon his post as Culinary Director, but he has enjoyed the creative challenge of adapting his island recipes for the Gulf Coast. Shook consults weekly (often daily) with Boatyard's talented chefs to tweak, update and upgrade the menu... keeping pace with the ever-changing tastes and making the most of seasonal fresh vegetables and seafood.

Doug Shook has appeared in Bon Apetit and a host of other national and regional magazines, most recently featured in a full page article in The Miami Herald for his incredible talent with fresh fish. Doug's recipes were published this year in the Yard Sale.

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