A field guide to barbecue in the South: literary prose, historical timelines, sit-downs with barbecue greats, culinary expertise.

Inside The Original Guide to Barbecue in the South, you'll find stories from prize-winning authors; interviews with pitmasters, waitresses and barbecue judges; delightful miscellany from the archives; and a list of 40 barbecue establishments across the South.

"Barbecue is more than a meat and fire. It is more than a meal. It is an American art form. It is a language in smoke. And for as long as hungry folks have walked the American South, barbecue has been our founding foodway."

65 pages, printed in the U.S.A.
Back-pocket size, 4 x 6.5 inches
Featuring more than two dozen barbecue experts