“If you are looking for a gift for someone that likes to cook out, this is the book! ” –Korean BBQ Sauce http://bit.ly/9wABpB
“While the recipes in America’s Best BBQ — and there are 100 absolutely mouthwatering ones to choose from — are a great guide to the ‘que, what really caught my attention in this book was the list of sources.” ––Snooth http://bit.ly/bJovCk
“The book features dishes from some of our country’s best BBQ joints. Each page is loaded with color pictures, usually highlighting amazing and well seasoned BBQ pits, restaurants looking more like shacks than anything corporate America would ever go for, lots and lots and lots of amazing pork, and rank amateur photos of gut busting food. True Americana.” ––Living Local in California http://livinlocal.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/deep-fried-oreo-cookies/
“I don’t know what I enjoyed more, the authentic and varied recipes, or the barbecue stories and lore that they are steeped in. … If you love barbecue, its history, and great recipes, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.” ––Pork Steak Recipe http://porksteakrecipe.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-americas-best-bbq-100-recipes.html
“Ardie A. Davis, a certified judge in several barbecue events and cook offs, and Chef Paul Kirk, barbecue guru and winner of more than 475 cooking awards, crisscrossed America in search of the best barbecue joins in the country. After investigating some 8,000 restaurants, they listed their top 100 picks in a fascinating new book. In addition to meat, meat and more meat, there are dozens of delicious recipes for starters, sides, and even desserts. This is one of the more fun collections I’ve seen and it is being published just in time for the summer backyard cooking season” ––Tuscon Citizen http://tucsoncitizen.com/cooking/2009/09/11/new-book-lists-best-bbq-joints/
“We’ve visited a few of the places in this book, and our all-time favorite– Ridgewood Barbecue in Bluff City, TN–is included. But this book is more than just a guide for travelers looking for good BBQ: it’s a scrapbook of barbecue culture, with photos and history notes. It also includes 100 recipes–some original “top secret” and some “copycat” versions–for the specialties of each restaurant. Each pair of facing pages includes details about a restaurant, photos, and a recipe or two.” ––Frugal Creativity http://www.frugalcreativity.com/2009/09/americas-best-bbq-book-review.html
“America’s Best BBQ is a great documentation of authentic barbecue recipes and traditions that those of us of the “green” mindset can use as a guide to get authentic flavor with our own greener approach, including sourcing local ingredients.” ––Eat. Drink. Better. http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/31/getting-greener-with-americas-best-bbq/
“America’s Best BBQ is loaded with photos and includes original recipes from many of the barbecue joints. For the places that wouldn’t divulge recipes, the authors have substituted their own versions. Recipes are divided into starters, main dishes, sides and condiments and desserts. The book also includes “Legacy Recipes” and a chapter on barbecue basics.” ––The Advocate http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/50252272.html
“America’s Best Barbecue is the Wikipedia of barbecue information. ––Texana http://texana.texascooking.com/books/americas-best-bbq-paul-kirk.htm
“With more than 100 recipes for mouthwatering starters, moist and flavorful meats, classic side dishes, sauces and rubs, and decadent desserts, this book should come with its own wet-nap.” ––Global Gourmet http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/cookbook/2009/best-bbq/
“What you’ll find in this book is a panorama of barbecue from across the nation, kind of like a book form of a Food Network or Travel Channel program on BBQ.” ––CJ Online http://cjonline.com/interact/blog/phil_anderson/2009-07-03/davis_has_new_bbq_book_out
“If you love barbecue then you have to get this book. Secret family recipes revealed for some of your favorite items at famous barbecue landmarks. On top of that this book is full of great stories about the proprietors and pit masters” ––Savory Reviews http://www.savoryreviews.com/2009/06/24/book-review-americas-best-bbq/
“There’s so much to like about this book, most of all the way form and function mesh so well in this BBQ volume that’s as much guidebook as cookbook. It’s such a genuine, natural mix of recipes, people, places, and BBQ trivia that it’s similar to one the road shows on the Food Network and just as enjoyable. ” ––Epinions http://www.epinions.com/review
“A fantastic barbecue book has come across my desk in time for Father’s Day. America’s Best BBQ is written by barbecue experts Ardie A. Davis and Chef Paul Kirk, who have gathered recipes from their top 100 barbecue restaurants across the country. … America’s Best BBQ also makes attractive reading outside of the kitchen or grill area. The pages are designed to look like a barbecue type menu and there are numerous boxes and sidebars full of additional info, including Ardie and Paul’s separate lists of top 10 barbecue restaurants. It’s alot of fun and any barbecuer would enjoy looking through it, as well as using the recipes. It can also serve as a guide book in search of the best barbecue places.” ––Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-13347-Princeton-Food-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Fathers-Day-barbecue-cookbook
“This book by Pitmaster Paul Kirk (7 time world barbecue champion) and Ardie Davis barbecue historian is packed with recipes, links to website, stories of pitmasters and ‘cue experts across the country. In a true homage to the food that brings us together around a pit, a grill or a smoker this lovingly conveys unique cuisine and history like Jim Crow: Black, White and BBQ which revisits segregation and other bits of our heritage woven througout.” ––Jacqueline Church http://jacquelinechurch.com/component/content/article/1754-americas-best-bbq-giveaway
“Ardie and Chef Paul traveled the country searching for good Q. I envy them. lol Wouldn’t that be a great way to spend a vacation? In my opinion, if these two recommend a place as having great Q….. I’m going to believe them and give it a try. The book contains a recipe from each of the 100 Joints they visited. They’ve included side dishes, rubs, meats and desserts.” ––Cowgirl’s Country http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2009/06/americas-best-bbq-by-ardie-davis-and.html
“Hungry for something different? Then try America’s Best BBQ. Here, two of the world’s top barbecue experts present their favorite barbecue recipes from across America. Only Ardie and Paul, the go-to sources on barbecue, can earn the trust–and the secret recipes–from some of the nation’s barbecue legends.” ––Xoogie http://review.xoogie.net/gaurmet-food/americas-best-bbq-100-recipes-from-americas-best-smokehouses-pits-shacks-rib-joints-roadhouses-and-restaurants/
“Two Kansas City pitmasters have teamed to put all their expertise into America’s Best BBQ 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants. Ardie Davis is founder of the American Royal International BBQ Sauce, Rub and Baste Contest. He’s also known as Remus Powers, Ph.B. Paul Kirk is the operator of Baron’s School of Pitmasters and has won 475 cooking and barbecue awards.” ––Lexington Herald-Leader http://www.kentucky.com/964/story/803000.html
“Cross the nation’s barbecue joints with this entertaining - and kitschy - look at down-home restaurants from Washington state to North Carolina. Photos and descriptions tell the backstories behind these popular establishments.” ––Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.seattlepi.com/food/406373_FDM517HGTE.html
“In addition to more traditional recipes, such as barbecue pork butt, readers will find fun appetizers (like fried cheese stick grits from Memphis Minnie’s in San Francisco) and desserts; there’s even a half-scratch root beer cake that, despite its far-from-gourmet ingredient list, we couldn’t get enough of.” ––SF Gate http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/15/FDM517HGTE.DTL
“In addition to techniques and recipes from some of the nation’s best pitmasters are stories and photos that will tempt you to hit the road to try these favorite joints.” ––Detroit Metro Times Food & Drink http://metrotimes.com/food/story.asp?id=13970
“With more than 100 recipes for mouthwatering starters, moist and flavorful meats, classic side dishes, sauces and rubs, and decadent desserts, this book should come with its own wet-nap.” ––The Gastronomers Bookshelf http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/688_new-release-americas-best-bbq
“Written by two leading experts on barbecue, the book includes a wealth of cooking tips artfully woven into the background stories that accompany the recipes from each of the featured eateries. Photos of food, people, buildings and vintage signage take you on a cross-country journey through America’s barbecue culture.” ––My Gourmet Connection http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/gourmetbymail/
“While filled with recipes, it’s also part guide, part travelogue, part window into the barbecue belt of America (i.e., from North Carolina to Texas, with a few other states thrown in). There are a lot (a lot!) of gorgeous, glossy photos, along with stories and commentary by Ardie A. Davis and Chef Paul Kirk, the authors and researchers behind this compilation.” ––Foodie Loves Writing http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/05/08/testament-enough/
“More than just a cookbook, America’s Best BBQ is an insight into the culture and philosophy of this uniquely American style of cooking.” ––My Gourmet Connection http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/articles/entertaining-holidays/great-grilling-products.php
“Put simply it’s 100 great BBQ recipes that you won’t find anywhere else. These recipes come from the barbecue grills that Paul and Ardie have visited over the last two years of travelling. Because Paul and Ardie carry “BBQ respect” by the bucket load , they’ve managed to tease out these top secret Q recipes from the best professional pitmasters around.” ––Barbecue Smoker Recipes http://www.barbecue-smoker-recipes.com/americas-best-bbq.html
“It’s not often that I find a cookbook that is actually fun to read. I don’t know what I enjoyed more, the authentic and varied recipes, or the barbecue stories and lore that they are steeped in.” ––Patio Dadio BBQ http://www.patiodaddiobbq.com/2009/04/book-review-americas-best-bbq.html
This post was written on November 1, 2010
Category: America's Best BBQ, Ardie A. Davis, Paul Kirk, Reviews
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It has everything from tasty side dishes to delicious main BBQ dishes. Combining traditional and new mouth watering recipes. You wont find another recipe book quite the same.