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It all started over a plate of ribs in Wilson, North Carolina. Conjuring memories of barbecue in other places, cooked in different ways, finished
with different sauces, those ribs inspired journalist Lolis Eric Elie and photographer Frank Stewart to travel across the country to investigate
this singular American obsession. Smokestack Lightning is the glorious
result of their trip into the uniquely fascinating world of American barbecue.
Smokestack Lightning is about people and places at the heart of
barbecue. From B.E. Scott of Lexington, Tennessee, who sleeps near his meat so he can tend to it through the night to Otis P. Boyd -
the Galileo of Kansas City - who discovered that the first barbecue sauce was flavored with anise, Smokestack Lightning
delivers captivating profiles of the down-home devotees of the barbecue world. Lolis and Frank's quest took them from all-night barbecue binges
on the Chicago's south side through the barbecue competition circuit - events like Memphis in May and the Big Pig Jig in Vienna, Georgia - to the
Barbecue Belt of central Texas and the search for the perfect snoot sandwich in East St. Louis.
Featuring 50 mouthwatering recipes, Smokestack Lightning is the
definitive anthropological portrait of the history and soul of barbecue
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...
Let's Get Cooking!
