Raichlen, Steven

Home cooks looking for new ways to add flavor and fun to vegetables will be drawn to this collection; it will be especially beneficial to anyone who’s new to grilling and not sure where to start.

A well-designed layout and color photos enhance this excellent guide that is sure to please brisket aficionados.

A useful companion cookbook for creative barbecue enthusiasts. Readers who want more guidance on what cut of meat to pair with each seasoning may prefer Cheryl and Bill Jamison's The Barbecue Lover's Big Book of BBQ Sauces.

Cookbook author Raichlen (The Barbecue! Bible) makes his fiction debut with this tasty beach book whose wonderfully evocative descriptions of meals should not be read on an empty stomach. Despite a few flaws—a rushed ending and contrived situations easily and quickly resolved—Raichlin's novel will appeal to readers interested in later-in-life love stories and fans of culinary fiction.