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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
New from the
Winner of the Emeril LIVE
Food Network Barbecue Contest!
Smoke in the Mountains Cookbook: The Art of Appalachian
Barbecue
 (Appalachian
Mountains, July 2004) Barbecue season is now year round*,
and to satisfy every grill lover’s delicious habit, Kent
Whitaker, winner of the Emeril Live Food Network Barbecue
Contest, has just released the definitive barbecue
cookbook that searches deep into the roots of American
barbecue. After years of touring the Appalachian Mountains in
search of the best barbecue pits, restaurants and home
cooking, Whitaker has re-created the best recipes he found with
simplicity, precision and authentic taste. With more than 300
recipes inspired by his travels, Smoke in the Mountains
Cookbook: The Art of Appalachian Barbecue by Kent Whitaker
(Quail Ridge Press; 2004) includes his Food Network
Barbecue Contest award-winning Kent’s Famous Barbecue
Cornbread, plus dishes like Sweet ’n’ Easy
Barbecue Beef Ribs, Smoked Lemon Turkey (perfect for
Thanksgiving!), Famous Root Beer Chicken
(recipes below), and flavorful side dishes like Sweet
Corn Salsa, and Tangy Mustard Potato Salad.
Also included in
Smoke in the Mountains Cookbook are:
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Dips and salsas,
all-important marinades and rubs, incredible sauces, and grand
finale desserts
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Barbecuing,
grilling, smoking, pit cooking, frying, broiling, and searing
techniques
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A glossary of
common barbecue terms
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Different barbecue
woods and their flavor characteristics
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Necessary tools
for becoming a “pit master”
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Important safety
tips
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Barbecue and other
food history tidbits
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The inside scoop
on the best barbecue restaurants in the Appalachians
 Kent’s stories and
photos of the Appalachians are the real deal featuring
pit-side interviews with barbecue pit masters, and Kent’s
trusty dog “Jake” throws in valuable barbecue tips and tricks.
Go ahead - fire up the grill - barbecue has never been this
much fun or tasted this great!
"I have traveled
the country searching out the best barbecue. When I tasted
Kent's, I realized I had found barbecue heaven." – Alan
Madison – TV Producer, Food Network
*According to
the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association, 85% of US
households own a barbecue grill, and 56% of those who use a
grill use it year around. The fourth of July (70%) is the
biggest day for barbecuing, followed by Memorial Day (62%),
Labor Day (55%), Father’s Day (39%), Mother’s Day (28%), Super
Bowl (9%), and Thanksgiving (8%).
For review
copies of Smoke in the Mountains Cookbook: The Art of
Appalachian Barbecue and for interviews with author Kent
Whitaker, contact Sheila Simmons -
ssimmons@quailridge.com or telephone (800) 343-1583.
 About the
Author
Kent Whitaker, better
known as "The Deck Chef"
http://www.thedeckchef.com,
claims a pure love of traditional barbecue, grilling and a
life-long passion for cooking.
He enjoys traveling and collecting recipes and stories along
the way. Kent's Famous Barbecue Cornbread recipe won the 2003
Emeril Live Food Network Barbecue Contest.
He writes a weekly cooking column for local newspapers and
teaches classes at a Chattanooga-area culinary school. Kent
lives in northern Georgia in the foothills of the Appalachian
Mountains. He is the proud father of 13-year-old son, Macee,
who is a great help with the cooking...and the eating. During
many grilling sessions and overnight smokes, you’ll find Kent
near his smoker with a cold beverage, the game or race on the
radio, and his golden retriever, Jake, whose nickname is
"Grill Master Jake," at his side.
For information on
Kent Whitaker’s award-winning recipe from Emeril LIVE Food
Network Barbecue Contest, click on
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_23105,00.html
Episode EM1G40
About
Quail Ridge Press
Quail Ridge
Press of Brandon, Mississippi publishes regional cookbooks,
national cookbooks, and regional non-fiction titles. As the
premier publisher in the Southeast, Quail Ridge Press
concentrates on quality books at reasonable prices. Quail
Ridge Press was started in 1978 by Barney McKee, then director
of the University Press of Mississippi and his wife, Gwen
McKee. Since then, Quail Ridge Press has published over 100
titles including their acclaimed series – RECIPE HALL OF
FAME COOKBOOK COLLECTION and BEST OF THE BEST STATE
COOKBOOK SERIES. With the help of Gwen McKee’s colleague
and friend, Barbara Moseley, the two have traveled the country
gathering the best recipes from each state for over two
decades. Their goal to have a cookbook representing each of
the fifty states will finally become reality in the fall of
2004 with the publication of the last in the series - Best
of the Best from Nevada Cookbook. The fifty state
cookbook series is complete! For more information about Quail
Ridge Press, visit
http://www.quailridge.com
Title: Smoke in
the Mountains Cookbook: The Art of Appalachian Barbecue:
Author: Kent Whitaker
Pages: 304
Retail: $16.95
ISBN: 1-893062-61-9
Binding: Plastic Comb-bound (title on spine)
Barcode: EAN
Includes: Index • Illustrations • Pictures • Glossary
Sample
Recipes
High-resolution, print quality digital images are available
upon request.
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