本书收录了作者关于美食的随笔集，分为当令采鲜、上海风味、旅途食径、家常小厨、厨室漫话几部分，包括了《春笋的季节》、《娇小玲珑四腮鲈》、《上海早餐"四大金刚"》、《渔人码头吃海鲜》等。(A collection of essays on fine food by the author are included in this book. These essays fall into picking fresh food materials in due time, Shanghai's flavors, food path during journey, domestic cooking, and random talk on kitchen. They include the "Season of Bamboo Shoots", the "Delicate and Exquisite Trachidermus Fasciatus Heckel", the "'Four Heavenly Guardians' in Shanghai's Breakfast", the "Enjoy Seafood at Fisherman's Wharf". )