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November 2009

Thanksgiving Word From WorkmanRecipesNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE SIX REASONS TO GIVE THANKS Dear Up In Smoke Subscriber, Let’s face it: A lot of bad turkey gets served every Thanksgiving. The problem…

September 2009

Grilling with wood Word From WorkmanRecipesNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE GRILLING WITH WOOD Dear Up In Smoke Subscriber, When it comes to fuels for grilling, nothing beats the flavor of wood….

July 2009

Paella Word From Workman Recipes Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE PAELLA TO MAKE A VALENCIAN WEEP Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: Quick—name the most famous grilled dish in Spain: Chuleta (Spain’s famous…

June 2009

Budget Grilling Word From Workman Recipes Share Your Secrets Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE: A GUIDE TO BUDGET GRILLING Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: Plug the words “budget” and “grilling” into any…

June 2009

Father’s Day Word From Workman Tips and Recipes Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE: MAKE NO MIS-STEAK FOR FATHER’S DAY Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: Here’s something I bet you didn’t know: Red…

May 2009

Mother’s Day Word From Workman Recipes Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE: SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY EDITION Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: There’s a perception in the U.S. that grilling is the domain of…

March 2009

St. Patrick’s Day Word From Workman Recipes Order your copy today! UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL EDITION: HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY The feast day of St. Patrick, the legendary fifth century English missionary to Ireland, has become a convenient excuse…

January 2009

Super Bowl Word From Workman Recipes News You Can Use Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL EDITION: SUPER BOWL, XLIII On Sunday, February 1, the current Titans of the NFL—the Arizona Cardinals…

December 2008

Holiday Gift Guide Word From Workman Recipes Next Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR BARBECUERS AND GRILLERS Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber, Thanksgiving may be receding in the rearview mirror, but…

November 2008

Barbecue UniversityRecipesWord From WorkmanNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE BARBECUE UNIVERSITY: AN INSIDER’S VIEW Dear “Up in Smoke” Subscriber, As far as I know, only one person has attended Barbecue University™ more times than…

August 2008

Steaks Word From WorkmanRecipesNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKETHREE STRATEGIES FOR PERFECT STEAKS Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: Steak. For the world’s meat-eaters, there is probably no word more seductive (dare I…

August 2008

Behind the ScenesWord From WorkmanRecipesNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today! UP IN SMOKE BEHIND THE SCENES WITH “PRIMAL GRILL” Dear Up in Smoke Reader:An e-mail circulated last week by Maryland Public Television contained some great news: “Primal…

July 2008

Order your copy today! UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL FOURTH OF JULY EDITION Dear “Up in Smoke” Subscriber, According to the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association, Americans will be firing up their grills and smokers in record numbers this July…

May 2008

UP IN SMOKE GIVE THE GIFT OF GRILLING! BurgersWord From WorkmanRecipesNext Month In Up In SmokeOrder your copy today!BUILD A BETTER BURGER, AND THEY WILL COME Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber, If ever you needed an excuse for a carnivorous…

May 2008

UP IN SMOKEON THE FRONT BURNER: OUR GRILLING SAFETY ISSUE Grilling Safety Word From Workman Recipes Next Month In Up In Smoke Order your copy today! GRILLING SAFETY Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber, You know the scenario. The host of…

March 2008

In this edition of Up in Smoke, my tips for grilling without breaking the bank, plus details on how you can win a free copy of the new Barbecue! Bible 10th Anniversary Edition before it hits stores.

February 2008

UP IN SMOKE YOU…AT BARBECUE UNIVERSITY THIS SUMMER Get barbecue game in 2008! Register today for a June session of Steven Raichlen’s “Barbecue University,” the 3-day workshop the Food Network crowned “the best barbecue experience in America.” Train with one…

December 2007

UP IN SMOKE BBQ Update Word From Workman Recipes Grills, Gear, and Fuel Order your copy today! BBQ UPDATE Perhaps you’ve seen the feature on my blog—a photo with the caption, “Where’s Steven?” It’s a literal question, inviting people to…

September 2007

They’re not much to look at—fossilized crabapples at the edge of a Neolithic fire pit on display at a prehistory museum in southwestern France—but in my mind, those little fire-roasted fruits are a powerful symbol of prehistoric man’s earliest efforts to push the envelope in barbecue. If grilled fruit isn’t on your menus, it should be…

July 2007

UP IN SMOKE GRILL ME SOMETHING NEW FOR THE EXTREME GRILLING CONTEST! Master grillers are by nature inventors, tinkerers, Do-It-Yourselfers. We experiment endlessly with rubs, sauces, flavors, tools, and techniques, and we love to use what’s at hand in new,…

June 2007

UP IN SMOKE: SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY EDITION SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: GRILL ME SOMETHING NEW FOR THE EXTREME GRILLING CONTEST! Master grillers are by nature inventors, tinkerers, Do-It-Yourselfers. We experiment endlessly with rubs, sauces, flavors, tools, and techniques, and we love to…

May 2007

UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: GRILL ME SOMETHING NEW FOR THE EXTREME GRILLING CONTEST! Master grillers are by nature inventors, tinkerers, Do-It-Yourselfers. We experiment endlessly with rubs, sauces, flavors, tools, and techniques, and we love to use what’s at hand…

March 2007

UP IN SMOKE Neither Sleet Nor Snow Word from Workman Recipes Mailbag Coming Up Order your copy today! NEITHER SLEET NOR SNOW NOR… Here’s a letter I received recently that introduces the topic of cold weather grilling even better than…

February 2007

UP IN SMOKE A Word from Workman Bring the Show Indoors Recipes Coming Up Order your copy today! Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: We’ve been in the deep freeze here in the Northeast. For days, high temperatures have been in…

February 2007

UP IN SMOKE: SPECIAL SUPER BOWL EDITION Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: This special issue is my way of saying “thanks” for subscribing to my online newsletter, Up in Smoke. I’m sending you one of the recipes I’ll be serving…

December 2006

UP IN SMOKE A Word from Workman Ay, There’s the Rub Recipes Mail Bag Coming Up Order your copy today! Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: We want to take this opportunity to thank you for subscribing to Up in Smoke,…

November 2006

UP IN SMOKE: SPECIAL THANKSGIVING EDITION Thanksgiving Feast A Word from Workman Thanksgiving Side Recipes Mail Bag Coming Up Order your copy today! Dear Steve, My wife and I were just married a month ago. We are hosting our first…

September 2006

UP IN SMOKE News Flash A Word from Workman Tailgating Time The Game Plan Recipes Coming Up Order your copy today! Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber: The American Association of Tailgaters has declared this National Tailgating Month. Hopefully, you haven’t…

August 2006

UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: VOTE FOR AMERICA’S MOST OUTRAGEOUS RIB FAN! To celebrate the publication of Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs, we’re looking to crown America’s Most Outrageous Rib-Lover, and we need your help. The judging panel has…

July 2006

UP IN SMOKE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: RIB-LOVER PHOTO CONTEST! To celebrate the publication of Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs, we’re looking to crown America’s Most Outrageous Rib-Lover! The test is simple: Do your eyes light up? Do you have that…

June 2006

UP IN SMOKE What’s New with Steven Special Announcement! Tools and Fuels Recipes Mail Bag Coming Up Order your copy today Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber, It’s out! Launch parties in New York City and Detroit officially celebrated the May…

May 2006

UP IN SMOKE Dear Up in Smoke Subscriber, Sorry for deviating from our editorial schedule: we promised a crash course in ribs this month to coincide with the release of Raichlen on Ribs. The book has been delayed a few…

April 2006

UP IN SMOKE Dear Up in Smoke Reader, In a departure from the format of past newsletters, we thought we’d give you an insider’s view of what it takes to shoot and produce a television series. You might think it’s…

January 2006

UP IN SMOKE Premium seats are still available for the Super Bowl, that annual intersection of great food and championship football. And they’re yours for the taking—complete with birds-eye view of the action, instant replays, a ringside seat (your favorite…

December 2005

UP IN SMOKE - December, 2005 Happy Holidays! We’re in the middle of a snowstorm here in Martha’s Vineyard. (But that won’t prevent us from grilling.) So naturally, our thoughts turn to how to combine our great love of barbecue…

November 2005

UP IN SMOKE Welcome to the Thanksgiving issue of Up in Smoke. This time of year, I bet your thoughts are on turkey. To judge from the emails I have received and your postings on the Barbecue Board, Thanksgiving is…

October 2005

Greetings (with a Word from Workman)! Sorry for the delay since the last newsletter, folks. Steven has been incredibly busy this summer and into the fall. He has completed a 15-city book tour and finished the next book, tentatively…

August 2005

GREETINGS! It’s been a busy summer, and I’ve been on tour for most of it. The bad news is too many airports (Try clearing security with a set of 20 inch tongs and the ultimate grill brush!) The good news…

June 2005

GREETINGS FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD It’s been a cold, wet spring here—not that a little rain or snow ever stopped a truly dedicated grill master. But today, the sun is shining and it’s perfect barbecue weather. So all of us at…

March 2005

GREETINGS FROM STEVEN Many of you have written regarding the whereabouts of the next newsletter. I’m sorry about the delay, but I have a reasonable excuse. I’m on book tour. (This newsletter is being written at 35,000 feet on the…

November 2004

Greetings from the Steven We knew you loved ribs. But even in this community of smoke-obsessed barbecue fanatics, we were blown away by the response to the Barbecuebible.com Rib Contest. More than 1100! of you submitted recipes (1144 to be…

November 2004

Lights! Camera! Action! As the morning mist rose over the Old White Golf Course at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia a few weeks ago, early-risers experienced a curious sight. A full outdoor TV studio, complete with klieg lights, a boom camera, and a giant light screen appeared out of nowhere one morning—the set for the taping of Year 3 of BBQ University for PBS.

July 2004

GREETINGS FROM THE GRILLING GURU Summer is here, and the living is easy . . . That’s how the song goes at least, but for many folks, summertime means burnt chickens, tough steaks, and fish that sticks to the grill…

April 2004

GREETINGS FROM THE GRILLING GURU Spring is in the air and grills are coming out of the garage (in the unlikely event you actually stop grilling during the winter). That means it’s time to crank up the BBQ USA bus…

March 2004

When the composer, Igor Stravinsky, unveiled the Rite of Spring in Paris in 1913, it sparked a revolution. As this very cold long winter comes to an end (it’s even been colder than normal down here in Miami), I’ve been thinking about the barbecue rites of spring.

December 2003

Elsewhere in the country, winter is the true test of a grill master’s mettle—and commitment. As one barbecue fanatic in Minnesota put it, “When it snows, what do you shovel first: a path to your car or the path to your grill?!” (Tell us where you stand on this issue by voting at the BBQ Board Newsletter Poll.) I got a taste of true winter grilling recently in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where I went to teach a series of grilling classes for The Cookbook Co.

October 2003

It’s hard to believe it’s October already. When I was a kid growing up in Baltimore, October was the time to pack up the grill for the winter. We’d scrape out the ashes caked on the bottom and move the grill into the garage. (Or maybe we left it outdoors to rust during the winter, so we’d have a reason to buy a new grill come springtime.) My, how times have changed!

August 2003

UP IN SMOKE: First Issue Greetings fellow barbecue fanatics! Welcome to the first edition of Up in Smoke. The object of this newsletter is to share grilling stories, recipes, tips, and adventures. To tell you what I’ve been up to and hear what’s been turning you on on the grill. I’ll try to answer some of your more frequently asked questions and bring you up to date on the latest techniques, grills, and gear.