Gulf Coast Field Guide

Updated in 2025. 

Gulf Coast leads travelers along the marshes, shorelines, and beaches of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida with guidance from trusted locals and wine experts. Contributors include James Beard Award-winning journalist Michael Adno, Tampa Bay Times nostalgia and off beat Florida reporter Gabrielle Calise, food writer and recipe developer Scott Hocker, environmental photographer Virginia Hanusik and chefs Melissa Martin and Duane Nutter. This handsome volume features a deep dedicated section on seafood and how-to fishing guides, while also covering public lands, coastal erosion, BIPOC history, beach bars, James Audubon, and seashells.