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Smokestack Lightning : Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country by Lolis Eric Elie and Eric Lolis Elie (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-101580086608
ISBN-139781580086608
eBay Product ID (ePID)43824329
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmokestack Lightning : Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / South / General, Methods / Barbecue & Grilling, General, Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTravel, Cooking
AuthorLolis Eric Elie, Eric Lolis Elie
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsIf you can afford only one barbecue guide book this season, pick this one up.”—Paul Jennings,Texas ObserverLolis Elie and Frank Stewart introduce us to the people and places that have immortalized Southern barbecue. This wonderful book evokes the familiar smell of hickory smoke and the mouthwatering taste every southerner has known and loved since childhood.”—William Ferris, director of the Center for Study of Southern Culture at the University of MississippiSMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a treasure.”—Nicolas Lemann, If you can afford only one barbecue guide book this season, pick this one up.”—Paul Jennings, Texas Observer Lolis Elie and Frank Stewart introduce us to the people and places that have immortalized Southern barbecue. This wonderful book evokes the familiar smell of hickory smoke and the mouthwatering taste every southerner has known and loved since childhood.”—William Ferris, director of the Center for Study of Southern Culture at the University of MississippiSMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a treasure.”—Nicolas Lemann
Photographed byStewart, Frank
Dewey Decimal641.5/784
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisProfiles the down-home devotees of the barbecue world, painting an anthropological portrait of one of our nation's favorite pastimes., Elie profiles the down-home devotees of the barbecue world, painting an anthropological portrait of one of the nation's favorite pastimes., It was while eating a big ol' plate of steaming ribs that journalist Lolis Eric Elie and photographer Frank Stewart decided to traverse the country to investigate America's obsession with smoked meat. Their quest took them from all-night barbecue binges on Chicago's south side to barbecue competition circuit events like Memphis in May and Big Pig Jig in Vienna, Georgia, where people drop thousands of dollars to spend a sleepless night smoking meat. In SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING, Elie and Stewart profile the down-home devotees of the barbecue world, painting an anthropological portrait of one of our nation's favorite pastimes. Featuring 50 mouthwatering recipes for such meats, sauces, and side dishes as Oklahoma Joe's Brew-B-Q Ribs, Moonlight Mutton Dip, and Lady Causey's Overnight Cabbage Slaw, SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a unique culinary chronicle that'll make your stomach rumble.This new edition of what many consider to be the anthropological bible on the history and soul of barbecue features a new introduction, over 50 recipes, and 80 black-and-white photographs.A documentary inspired by the book is airing on public television stations nationwide.", It was while eating a big ol' plate of steaming ribs that journalist Lolis Eric Elie and photographer Frank Stewart decided to traverse the country to investigate America's obsession with smoked meat. Their quest took them from all-night barbecue binges on Chicago's south side to barbecue competition circuit events like Memphis in May and Big Pig Jig in Vienna, Georgia, where people drop thousands of dollars to spend a sleepless night smoking meat. In SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING, Elie and Stewart profile the down-home devotees of the barbecue world, painting an anthropological portrait of one of our nation's favorite pastimes. Featuring 50 mouthwatering recipes for such meats, sauces, and side dishes as Oklahoma Joe's Brew-B-Q Ribs, Moonlight Mutton Dip, and Lady Causey's Overnight Cabbage Slaw, SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a unique culinary chronicle that'll make your stomach rumble.This new edition of what many consider to be the anthropological bible on the history and soul of barbecue features a new introduction, over 50 recipes, and 80 black-and-white photographs.A documentary inspired by the book is airing on public television stations nationwide.
