Academy Award(-winning actor Morgan Freeman and a star-studded group of celebrities contribute exotic recipes and personal island tales in a splendid cookbook created to help rebuild the hurricane-devastated island of Grenada. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

After Hurricane Ivan destroyed much of Grenada in late 2004, actor Morgan Freeman established a relief fund to help rebuild the Caribbean island that had become his second home. For this cookbook, authors Lee, Freeman's sister-in-law, and Wilkinson, both in the PR business, have collected recipes from other celebrities who are island lovers and from chefs, organized by country: Michael Douglas, for example, introduces the Bermuda chapter and recipes from his favorite restaurant there. Most of the recipes are for sophisticated fare, such as Butter-Poached Spiny Lobster with Mango Butter, and there are color photographs throughout of the dishes and the celebrities. For larger collections. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

To raise money in support of the Grenada Relief Fund for victims of 2004's Hurricane Ivan, Morgan Freeman has solicited a bevy of Hollywood celebrities to adorn this compilation of Caribbean recipes with their familiar images. Alfre Woodard admires Mustique. Tom Hanks lauds St. Barth's. Tim Robbins recalls good times in St. Croix. Katie Couric shares her vacation in Anguilla. Ben Vereen revels in Jamaica. From these island resorts, local restaurateurs share recipes they serve their guests. Befitting these beachy locales, recipes feature seafood and tropical produce. Fruit soups, composed salads, lobster with herbed butter, and chocolate shells filled with coconut ice cream well define the product of laid-back resort kitchens. Such sophisticated examples of contemporary cuisine contrast with more traditional dishes such as ackee with salt fish, jerk chicken, and peas and rice. Color photographs throughout show off both the food and the photogenic celebrities. MarkKnoblauch. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.