Author David Gelin and his dog set off to discover barbecue in the back roads of Southern America. Visiting 60 BBQ Joints in 13 states, taking pictures, gathering stories and tasting barbecue, David has put together this book as a catalog of these great joints. This is not a top 60 list by any means. Any student of barbecue will find famous barbecue joints (and restaurants) missing from the list, but each of these joints is worthy of merit. Consider this a sampling of great barbecue. After all a definitive work would be virtually impossible. Included are recipes and tips from the various pitmaster of these joints.

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