Barbecue - Recipes - Techniques - Tools - Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby
Barbecue: Recipes, Techniques, Tools (Collectible Illustrated Edition)
The Ultimate Live-Fire Masterclass from the World’s Premier Grilling Duo
The Ultimate Live-Fire Masterclass from the World’s Premier Grilling Duo
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Barbecue: Recipes, Techniques, Tools
- Authors: Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (DK), London
- Publication Date: 2008
- ISBN-13: 9781405312967
- Edition Details: First Edition Thus / Heavily Illustrated Landmark DK Release.
- Binding: Publisher's original premium high-gloss pictorial laminated hardcover boards (As Issued).
- Physical Format: Large Octavo / Slim Quarto (8vo), featuring step-by-step instructional live-fire schematics, equipment blueprints, and vibrant full-colour culinary plates.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original high-gloss pictorial laminated hardcover boards are bright, crisp, and beautifully preserved. Exhibits only very slight, superficial shelf friction along the extreme base edges from careful home storage. The spine is completely straight, robust, unbroken, and undamaged.
- Interior: Exceptional, clean, and tight. The pages are free from typical outdoor grease marks, spice dusting, handwritten notations, or dealer pencil marks. There are no personal inscriptions or previous owner names inside; the binding remains in excellent, crisp condition.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2008 by the world-renowned visual house Dorling Kindersley, Barbecue: Recipes, Techniques, Tools is an authoritative, highly illustrated masterwork that codifies the art of open-fire culinary execution. Written by global grilling legends Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby, this volume guides the home cook out of the kitchen and directly to the coals. The authors deliver definitive, master-level instructions on building the perfect fire, selecting professional tools, mixing complex dry rubs, and crafting vibrant marinades, relishes, and salsas. Covering over a hundred easy-to-follow recipes for flawless steaks, ribs, chops, poultry, seafood, charred vegetables, and even grilled desserts and drinks, this beautifully produced DK volume stands as an indispensable reference text for live-fire gastronomy historians and backyard pitmasters alike.
Published in 2008 by the world-renowned visual house Dorling Kindersley, Barbecue: Recipes, Techniques, Tools is an authoritative, highly illustrated masterwork that codifies the art of open-fire culinary execution. Written by global grilling legends Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby, this volume guides the home cook out of the kitchen and directly to the coals. The authors deliver definitive, master-level instructions on building the perfect fire, selecting professional tools, mixing complex dry rubs, and crafting vibrant marinades, relishes, and salsas. Covering over a hundred easy-to-follow recipes for flawless steaks, ribs, chops, poultry, seafood, charred vegetables, and even grilled desserts and drinks, this beautifully produced DK volume stands as an indispensable reference text for live-fire gastronomy historians and backyard pitmasters alike.
Author Profile: Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby
Chris Schlesinger is a highly celebrated American chef, pitmaster, and restaurateur, famously known as the founder of the legendary East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and The Back Eddy in Westport. John Willoughby is a distinguished culinary journalist, editor, and the former executive editor of the iconic Gourmet magazine in New York City. Together, Schlesinger and Willoughby have spent decades as one of the world's most profile-raised and respected live-fire writing duos, authoring multiple award-winning cookbooks that helped revolutionize modern, high-flavor outdoor cooking techniques across the globe.
Chris Schlesinger is a highly celebrated American chef, pitmaster, and restaurateur, famously known as the founder of the legendary East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and The Back Eddy in Westport. John Willoughby is a distinguished culinary journalist, editor, and the former executive editor of the iconic Gourmet magazine in New York City. Together, Schlesinger and Willoughby have spent decades as one of the world's most profile-raised and respected live-fire writing duos, authoring multiple award-winning cookbooks that helped revolutionize modern, high-flavor outdoor cooking techniques across the globe.
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