Steven Raichlen

The Barbecue Bible. Barbecue cookbook for grilling and barbecuing enthusiasts by award winning cookbook author and chef Steven Raichlen. 500 international recipes for outdoor cooking. Steven Raichlen is a multi award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, and syndicated food columnist. In July 1998, the New York power publisher, Workman, published The Barbecue Bible, Raichlen's encyclopedic study of grilling and barbecuing around the world. Four years in the making, The Barbecue Bible features more than 500 recipes, plus a crash course on grilling, barbecuing, smoking, and other live fire cooking techniques. The research took Raichlen on a 150,000 mile journey to 25 countries on five continents. A winner of an IACP/Julia Child Award and main selection of the Book of the Month Club, the 600-page book is now in its seventh printing. Raichlen was born in Japan, raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and educated at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in French literature. He currently lives in Coconut Grove, Florida, with his wife, publicist Barbara Seldin. His hobbies include biking and sailing.