>> Adia: TUCKED AWAY AT MINNEHAHA FALLS IS LOCAL SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS RESTAURANT, SEA SALT EATERY, AND THEY HAVE A NEW BOOK OF RECIPES AND HISTORY SET TO RELEASE NEXT TUESDAY.

HERE WITH US NOW ARE THE AUTHORS OF THE BOOK, KAIT ZIEMER-DAVIS IS A MANAGER TURNED CO-OWNER OF SEA SALT, AND WITH HER IS FORMER "STAR TRIBUNE" EDITOR AND COLUMNIST GAIL ROSENBLUM.

THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US, THIS IS A TREAT FOR US.

>> YEAH, I'M -- WELL, IT'S A TREAT FOR ME TOO.

[ LAUGHTER ] I LOVE SEA SALT AND I IMAGINE OTHER PEOPLE DO TOO BASED ON THAT LONG LINE THAT YOU USUALLY HAVE.

I AM CURIOUS HOW YOUR JOURNEY STARTED AT SEA SALT.

YOU COOK, OBVIOUSLY, IT SAYS YOU'RE MANAGER AND CO-OWNER BUT YOU COOK OBVIOUSLY.

>> YEAH, I STARTED THERE VERY RANDOMLY KIND OF SIMILARLY TO MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES, I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS WORKING WITH THERE ONE SUMMER AND I NEEDED A SUMMER JOB.

AND THEN I JUST SORT OF FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WORK AND KEPT GOING BACK SEASON AFTER SEASON AND GROWING AND LEARNING NEW THINGS.

>> Adia: YEAH, AWESOME.

HOW DID YOU TWO MEET?

>> YES, HOW DID WE MEET?

WELL, FORTUNATELY FOR US KAIT MARRIED MY DAUGHTER SYDNEY, SHE'S MY DAUGHTER IN LAW.

A FEW YEARS AGO WE GOT WIND OF THE FACT SEA SALT WAS GOING TO BE 20 AND I WAS RETIRING FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO AND I THOUGHT, OH, THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT PROJECT, HOW ABOUT IF WE COLLABORATE ON A COOKBOOK TOGETHER, I'LL WRITE THE STORY AND YOU GOT TOED GATHER UP THOSE AMAZING RECIPES FOR HOME COOKS SO IT'S BEEN A DELIGHTFUL PROJECT FOR ME BSOLUTELY.

>> Adia: WHAT ARE YOU PREPARING FOR US TONIGHT >> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP.

>> Adia: AMAZING.

>> I'VE GOT THE PAN NICE AND HOT AND A LITTLE LADLE FULL OF OUR SAUCE.

AND THIS IS A SUPER EASY RECIPE TO MAKE AT HOME.

SO I'LL JUST THROW -- WE'LL THROW SIX SHRIMP IN THERE.

>> Adia: NICE.

SO GAIL, WE HEARD HERE'S A LITTLE MORE THAN JUST RECIPES IN THE BOOK.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK.

>> SO IT WAS SO INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO FIND.

KAIT SENT ME OFF ON THIS GREAT MISSION OF EXPLORING AND I DUG ALL THE WAY INTO THE HISTORY, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE EARLY STAGES WHERE THE BUILDING THAT PEOPLE ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH HAS BEEN THERE MORE THAN 100 YEARS.

>> Adia: WOW.

>> SO IT'S BEEN SEA SALT FOR 20 BUT IT HAS A WONDERFUL RICH HISTORY AND SOME REALLY FUNNY STORIES ABOUT IT OVER THE YEARS.

SO I DUG INTO THE HISTORY AND THEN I HAD THE PLEASURE OF INTERVIEWING THE REGULARS WHO WERE THERE, YOU KNOW, THE DAY IT OPENED AND ALSO SOME OF THE STAFF WHO HAVE STAYED YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN, IT JUST KEPT GROWING AND GROWING, AND THE STORIES WERE GREAT.

>> Adia: WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND THE BOOK AND WHEN DOES IT RELEASE?

>> YES, THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE IS NEXT TUESDAY AND NEXT WEDNESDAY WE'LL BE AT MOON PALACE BOOKS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS FOR OUR LAUNCH PARTY AT 7:00 P.M.

ON WEDNESDAY THE 15TH.

BUT IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT ALL YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORES, INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES, AND THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS AS WELL.

SO SHOULD BE EASY TO FIND.

>> Adia: ONDERFUL.