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Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book
Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint
Written by Chris Lilly

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $24.99

Winners of the World Championship BBQ Cook-Off for six years in a row and with hundreds of other contest ribbons as well, nobody does barbecue better than Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama. Chris Lilly, executive chef of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q and great-grandson-in-law of Big Bob himself, now passes... Read more >

Down Home with the Neelys
A Southern Family Cookbook
Written by Patrick Neely, Gina Neely and Paula Disbrowe

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $27.95

Meet the Neelys: Pat and Gina, husband-and-wife team, hosts of their own television show, and proprietors of the celebrated Memphis and Nashville eateries, Neely’s Bar-B-Que.

The Neelys’ down-home approach to cooking has earned them the highest accolades from coast to coast. It has also won them millions of viewers on the Food... Read more >

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
An American Roadhouse
Written by John Stage and Nancy Radke

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $19.95

Features more than 100 flavor-packed recipes from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, the perennially popular, Syracuse-based, honky-tonk rib joint.

The renowned Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is beloved by bikers, blues musicians, and barbeque aficionados for its famous barbeque and colorful regulars. Cooks can enjoy the Dino vibe at home with recipes like World Famous Dinosaur Ribs and... Read more >

Wood-Fired Cooking

Written by Mary Karlin

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $27.99

This contemporary collection of more than 100 recipes from chef-instructor Mary Karlin covers the range of wood-fired cooking options available to home cooks. From flame-licked Plank-Roasted Porterhouse or Grilled Naan to a hearth-baked Milanese Risotto, Leek, and Asparagus Tart or Warm Chocolate-Chipotle Cakes, Karlin's unassuming yet refined kitchen sensibility shines through... Read more >

Cheater BBQ
Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, in Any Weather
Written by Mindy Merrell and R. B. Quinn

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $17.95

Barbecue fans relax! With more than 125 terrific recipes for indoor cooking, Cheater BBQ makes it easy to serve up pit-style barbecue classics year-round.

Cheater BBQ is the first cookbook to bring the outdoor grilling pit into the weeknight kitchen using little more than a slow cooker or an oven, a roll...

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Cheater BBQ
Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, in Any Weather
Written by Mindy Merrell and R. B. Quinn

Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $17.95

Barbecue fans relax! With more than 125 terrific recipes for indoor cooking, Cheater BBQ makes it easy to serve up pit-style barbecue classics year-round.

Cheater BBQ is the first cookbook to bring the outdoor grilling pit into the weeknight kitchen using little more than a slow cooker or an oven, a roll... Read more >

The Best Barbecue on Earth
Grilling Across 6 Continents and 25 Countries, with 170 Recipes
Written by Rick Browne

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2008
Price: $22.95

Barbecue goes global as pit master Rick Browne travels to 26 locations, tasting, cooking, photographing, and adapting some of the world's best outdoor-cooking recipes for American grills and kitchens. Rick gorges on asado in Argentina; tosses Orange-Ginger Prawns on the barbie in Australia; experiences the epic South African feast known as... Read more >

The Italian Grill
Fresh Ideas to Fire Up Your Outdoor Cooking
Written by Micol Negrin

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $25.00

Bored with the same old hamburgers or hot dogs?

How about spicy brine-salted chicken, garlic-studded pork loin, or rosemary-rubbed rib-eye steak? In The Italian Grill, you’ll learn how to grill Italian style, with simple ingredients, no-fuss techniques, and fresh, satisfying flavors. From appetizers through desserts, you’ll see how easy it is... Read more >

Mastering Barbecue
Tons of Recipes, Hot Tips, Neat Techniques, and Indispensable Know How
Written by Michael H. Stines

Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

Anything that can be cooked inside the kitchen can be cooked outside with more fun and more flavor. For beginning backyard cooks, mediocre smokers, or grilling pros, MASTERING BARBECUE is the primer for introducing barbecue into one's culinary repertoire. Compiling more than a decade's worth of recipes and expertise from veteran... Read more >

Smokestack Lightning
Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country
Written by Eric Lolis Elie
Photographed by Frank Stewart

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

It was while eating a big ol’ plate of steaming ribs that journalist Lolis Eric Elie and photographer Frank Stewart decided to traverse the country to investigate America’s obsession with smoked meat. Their quest took them from all-night barbecue binges on Chicago’s south side to barbecue competition circuit events like Memphis... Read more >

The Best Little Grilling Cookbook

Written by Karen Adler

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $5.95

The second book in the new BEST LITTLE COOKBOOKS series is GRILLING uses the simple technique of cooking quickly over high heat over charcoal or hardwood. Hickory-Flavored Pork Patties, Pacific Rim Salmon Fillets, and Stir-Grilled Shrimp with Sugar Snap Peas are just a sampling. And vegetarians should try the Grilled Eggplant... Read more >

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
An American Roadhouse
Written by John Stage and Nancy Radke
Photographed by James Scherzi

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2001
Price: $24.95

Where can you show up for world-class barbecue, stick around for the blues, and shut the place down philosophizing with some truly gritty characters? At Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, of course—the renowned Syracuse-based honky-tonk rib joint just hankering to share its BBQ excellence with folks outside the state. In DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE: AN AMERICAN... Read more >

The Best Little Barbecue Cookbook

Written by Karen Adler

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2000
Price: $5.95

They say that baseball is the all-American pastime, but in fact outdoor cooking is the hottest culinary trend in the U.S. today. In the first of this new series, THE BEST LITTLE BARBECUE COOKBOOK -- a technique that essentially is slow-cooking over low heat -- features recipes ranging from down-home fare... Read more >