Increase your Kansas City Barbecue IQ with The Grand Barbecue, the most definitive book yet on Kansas City barbecue. Featuring : How Kansas City became Barbecue Capital of the World? Who were Kansas City’s first barbecue “Kings”? The story of the original “Smoky Joe”. How Ernest Hemingway bought seven Kansas City barbecue sandwiches for one dollar! PLUS! Profiles of many Kansas City’s barbecue masters. Recipes and do-it-yourself techniques. Great barbecue writing and photography from The Kansas City Star. Part history book, part cookbook, part family album, The Grand Barbecue is packed with fun facts and photos.
The bible of Barbecue I am a KC native and most of my family members have smokers and dabble in making their own sauces…I still learned So MUCH about the history and techniques of BBQ in this book!It looks like a coffee table book, and it is great for that because there are some great pictures in there and the history of BBQ is presented in a funny and interesting way. BUT it spends a lot of time with me in the kitchen and out in the backyard because it is full of great recipes and tips for BBQ and…