Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook: Over 100 of the Best Recipes in the World

by Brian Baumgartner

Overview

Brian Baumgartner's (aka Kevin Malone from The Office), Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook traveled the world far and wide to bring you a collection of some of the world's most mouth-watering, outrageous, and delicious barbecue recipes. This ultimate collection of over 100 barbecue recipes includes famous regional styles including Texas BBQ, Kansas City BBQ, Carolina BBQ, and Memphis BBQ. You'll also find international barbecue recipes and an entire section dedicated to side dishes, including a variety of vegetarian sides - all submitted by home cooks, award-winning chefs, and well-known pitmasters from all corners of the earth. Over 100 recipes will include detailed instructions on how to make the perfect rubs, sauces, and sides. With more than 100 barbecue recipes, instructions for making the perfect rub, sauces, and sides, informative content on grilling versus smoking, cooking times and the history of barbecue, Seriously Good Barbecue is the definitive must-have cookbook for ever home cook and aspiring pitmaster.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497104754
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Brian Baumgartner became a household name as one of Dunder Mifflin's accountants "Kevin Malone" on NBC's Emmy-winning TV series, The Office. Just like his fictional character, Brian is equally passionate about chili. Brian continues his partnership with BUSH'S® Beans as an official spokesperson for the company, who also takes chili seriously. Additionally, Brian was invited by the International Chili Society to be one of their World Championship Chili Cook-Off judges in 2021. Seriously Good Chili Cookbook is Brian's first published cookbook that reflects his deep-rooted love for this classic comfort food, features his very own "Perfect Pot of Chili" recipe, and contains the world's best chili recipes contributed by celebrity chefs, restaurant owners, industry leaders, and chili cook-off champions. Brian is also a New York Times best-selling author of his latest book, Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, as well as host of the hit podcasts, The Office Deep Dive with Brian Baumgartner and Off The Beat with Brian Baumgartner.

Editorial Reviews

★ 10/01/2024

This cookbook will show readers a new side of Kevin from The Office. He's all fired up with his comedic timing—and some seriously good eats. His Georgia boy-gone-Hollywood style of cooking will appeal to anyone who was tailgating at Bulldogs' games (his alma mater) while also offering up some celebrity-worthy, celebratory meals with global flair. He takes readers on a road trip through the United States' diverse barbecue cultures, from Kansas to Texas to the Deep South and beyond, with international takes, a full history, and a QR code to transport them to his instructional videos for the recipes. Spanning both new takes on classics and unexpected additions to down-home barbecues, these meals (many of which demand a bib) are presented in ways that will leave readers hungry to learn—and eat—more. VERDICT This fun romp through briskets and baby back ribs proves that, while he burned Michael Scott at the roast on The Office, Baumgartner's recipes sizzle and smoke with just the right amount of sauciness.—Emily Bowles

Library Journal

We all know that Brian knows his way around a pot of chili, but I'd also trust him on my grill any day of the week. I've had the good fortune of getting to know him over the past few years, and the more time I've spent with him, the more I've realized — this guy can do it all! - Nick DiGiovanni, chef, culinary content creator, NYT Best-Selling author

For anyone looking to up their backyard barbecue game as well as learn some history and techniques used in the barbecue world, Brian Baumgartner's Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook is a great tool in your tool belt. - Jeremy Yoder, Mad Scientist BBQ

We all know that Brian knows his way around a pot of chili, but I'd also trust him on my grill any day of the week. I've had the good fortune of getting to know him over the past few years, and the more time I've spent with him, the more I've realized — this guy can do it all! - Nick DiGiovanni, chef, culinary content creator, NYT Best-Selling author

Brian has served up the essence of America in this book by reaching out, gathering recipes from all kinds of folks and taking the time to cook through them to present them to the rest of us. This is a collection that shines a light on the variety, innovation, flavor and fun that cooking offers. That is what BBQ is all about—people and our love for gathering together around a fire that is made warmer and more delicious by the addition of great food. - Rodney Scott, Pitmaster, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ

Seriously Good BBQ has taken the "serious" out of a subject that can be polarizing and made it really fun. Brian has managed to share the history, regionality and style of BBQ in such a joyous and approachable way. Cooking through this book puts us in the passenger seat of Brian's cross-country search for America's favorite food. - Rodney Scott, Pitmaster, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ

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