2. Eat Dessert First

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface: Saying Grace xi
4. 1. Pits and Pulpits 1
5. 2. Eat Dessert First 23
6. 3. The Spiritual Home of Barbecue 39
7. 4. Convenience Stores 57
8. 5. Big Pigs and Little Pigs 71
9. 6. Fast Food and Slow Food 91
10. 7. Barbecue Barbarians 113
11. 8. The High Life 131
12. 9. Fresh Air and Parched Peanuts 147
13. 10. Shoulders and Red Dip 155
14. 11. Whole Hog and Old Hickory 183
15. 12. Young Blood 205
16. 13. The Cook-Off Circus 221
17. 14. Community Barbecues 233
18. Acknowledgments 261
19. Bibliography 265
20. Index of Recipes and Food Preparation 269
21. General Index 273